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Vintage neon signs

Guttersnipe

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Here's a really good one that was actually put up in the last 10 years, or so:

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Oakland, CA

It's almost directly across the street from this great neon facade:

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Guttersnipe

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There's an entire block of neon on Broadway in San Francisco. These places were all burlesque clubs back in the day. Not much has changed really...

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But the coolest one is across the street:

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Stearmen

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Here is a great one in my city. As you can see, the interior even mimics a Hogan. I think it was built in 1935, here is the interesting story of it! http://www.johnnyshogan.com/ Our motorcycle club meant their for a few years, then the owner moved us to his other bar farther south. The new location has better food, but it is much smaller!
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fgradowski

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Indiana, United States
My hometown's movie theater apparently used to have a neat looking sign. It's all the way to the left of the picture. As you can see the new signage is very ugly. Haaa.
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And then there's the awesome sign at the Buskirk Chumley here in Bloomington:
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Old signage is so much more appealing than what's out there now.
 
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Very cool Harv! The old Sears sign down here has been gone for a few years now. It was a coooool old building.
 
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Very cool Harv! The old Sears sign down here has been gone for a few years now. It was a coooool old building.

This property is up for a renovation (shocker). It will be sad to see the signs go. I have made it clear to the architect, that if the signs are to be trashed, I will gladly take them off his hands. Due to insurance regulations, I doubt that will happen. We will see.
 

Ghostsoldier

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Starke, Florida, USA
Not a problem....I usually try to wait until someone posts in the different threads, before I add mine...it's like a reminder that I have lots of photos to upload. :)

Rob
 

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