Posts Tagged ‘America’
Drake Motel – Nashville, TN
Drake Motel - Stay Where the Stars Stay by newartsweb More Icons T-Shirts The Drake Motel has been on Murfreesboro Road between Nashville's airport and music row since at least 1975. It started life as the Drake Motor Court. The neon sign proudly states that it is where the stars stay, but it's doubtful a star has stayed in quite some time [...]
American Cinema Theater – Charleston, SC
Goin To The Movies Print by Wendy Mogul This is a really wonderful capture of the entrance to a classic movie house. The American Cinema Theater opened in Charleston, SC, in 1942. This photo of the entrance captures classic art deco details of the ticket booth and entrance doors. The rounded corners and the repeated circles on the entrance [...]
Classic 1949 Cadillac
Crazy 'Bout a Cadillac Print by John De Bord This beauty is a 1949 Cadillac. Check out all the chrome and the curves of this gracious beauty. You can really understand how Cadillacs came to be synonymous with luxury when you see the grandeur that went into them. The photographer has done a great job on capturing the details that set these [...]
1964 Mercury Montclair Timewarp
The Montclair Timewarp Print by John De Bord A really eye catching print featuring a classic American car. This appears based on the tail lights and fins to be roughly a 1964 Mercury. The chrome and colors are really well captured by the photographer. It literally feels as if you could reach in and touch this classic car. And of course, [...]
Colorado Classic Car Lot
Where Eternity Stands In A Line Print by John De Bord A lovely collection of classic old cars in a car lot, Classical Gas, that used to exist in Eaton, Colorado. It must have been an incredible place to even window shop as this photo really feels as if it were from decades ago with the rows of classic American cars with their mammoth curved [...]
1960 Chevy Impala T-shirt
American Retro T-shirt - by John De Bord Wonderful retro style in this t-shirt which features those rocket like tail lights from a 1960 Chevrolet Impala. This t-shirt is further retro styled because it uses the frame of a classic polaroid print as part of its design. Great for anyone who loves those classic lines of old American cars and [...]
Stonewall Motel – Denver
4 Rooms, Squared Print by John De Bord This wonderful black and white print features a close-up of a weathered old motel sign. Apparently from the 1950s, the Stonewall Motel still stands on Colfax Avenue in Denver, Colorado. This photo depicts only a portion of that sign so is a bit anonymous but still gives you the best of the vintage feel. [...]
Palms Motor Hotel
Palms Motor Hotel by RobertMars See other Artsprojekt Posters Excellent pop art collage featuring a vintage motel sign. The Palms Motor Hotel is in Portland, Oregon, and sits beside Highway 99. The Palms opened in 1954 and it doesn't look like the sign has changed since! The car looks to be a roughly early 1960s Chevrolet Impala [...]
Radio City
Radio City Music Hall by James Howe Radio City Music Hall, part of the massive 12 acre Rockefeller Center, opened in 1932, a few years into the great depression. An opera hall was originally planned but never materialized due to the market crash. Originally International Music Hall, its current name was because of a tenant of the building, [...]
P-51 Mustang Print
P-51 Mustang Print by James Howe An excellent high contrast black and white print of the propeller and nose of a P-51 Mustang. Built in North America, they first saw service in the British Royal Air force. The aircraft was a single seat fighter from World War II. Designed and built in just 117 days, this model was used in the fight against [...]