Post #125273 by mrsmiley on Fri, Nov 12, 2004 4:09 PM

On 2004-11-12 15:55, tikitucson wrote:

On 2004-11-12 15:26, mrsmiley wrote:

How could anything think that a rectangular sign with block letters saying "Hacienda Motel" (or something like that) is an improvement over a stylish one of a cowboy riding a bucking bronco? (for example).

It's not AS bad as it sounds. Yes, they did screw up the sign a bit but the bucking bronco is still there- they just covered over the "Hacienda."

Interestingly, the sign that's up now is at least the second version of the Hacienda sign. I have a postcard from the early 60's that shows the sign and "Hacienda" is written in a rather stylish, slightly cursive script.

[ Edited by: tikitucson on 2004-11-12 15:58 ]

thanks for the info--I was just using this case as a generic example-I have never seen the current plastic sign. It was a rhetorical example, if you will. :)