Take a few minutes and Photograph It! - General Tiki

D DejaVoodoo Member Woodbridge, NJ Joined: Feb 07, 2008 Posts: 144	D DejaVoodoo Posted posted on Mon, Jul 14, 2008 7:02 PM I couldn't have tuned in to this topic at a more appropriate time! Yes, I agree 1000% with every comment before mine, although living in the North Eastern USA there is a serious lack of mid-century signage/architecture. However, being in diner country, I do notice some great neon signs that just aren't manufactured anymore. In fact, this past weekend I was driving at night along some interior roads (non-beach promenade) down the Jersey Shore and saw an old style restaurant sign that had little carriage lanterns with colored smoked glass (it was probably just dirty) and some great script lettering in wonderful retro hues. The main building had clearly been recently remodeled, but for whatever reason, the roadside sign remained untouched and I would have given anything to have taken a picture of it. It wasn't all that spectacular, but it was just something you don't see all that frequently anymore. There were also a bunch of bowling alleys with some killer neon, too. Man, I guess one night I'll have to go driving in search of these soon-to-be lost gems of yesteryear WITH my camera in tow. Watch, then I won't find any worth photographing! Peace, Peter

I couldn't have tuned in to this topic at a more appropriate time!

Yes, I agree 1000% with every comment before mine, although living in the North Eastern USA there is a serious lack of mid-century signage/architecture. However, being in diner country, I do notice some great neon signs that just aren't manufactured anymore. In fact, this past weekend I was driving at night along some interior roads (non-beach promenade) down the Jersey Shore and saw an old style restaurant sign that had little carriage lanterns with colored smoked glass (it was probably just dirty) and some great script lettering in wonderful retro hues. The main building had clearly been recently remodeled, but for whatever reason, the roadside sign remained untouched and I would have given anything to have taken a picture of it. It wasn't all that spectacular, but it was just something you don't see all that frequently anymore. There were also a bunch of bowling alleys with some killer neon, too.

Man, I guess one night I'll have to go driving in search of these soon-to-be lost gems of yesteryear WITH my camera in tow. Watch, then I won't find any worth photographing!
Peace,
Peter

Post #393933 by DejaVoodoo on Mon, Jul 14, 2008 7:02 PM