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Stonewall Motel – Denver

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. [...]

Bender’s Restaurant – Canton, Ohio

Bender’s Restaurant – Canton, Ohio

Good Food by image_americana Browse other Neon Posters Bender's Restaurant has been in downtown Canton, Ohio, since 1902.  It's obvious that the simple but fun neon sign in this poster is comparably newer but still firmly in the 20th century when neon signs landed on the stage.  If a restaurant has stayed in business over 100 years, it seems [...]

Coffee Pot Kenosha

Coffee Pot Kenosha

The Coffee Pot poster by JBPEANUT The Coffee Pot in Kenosha, Wisconsin, opened in 1934.  The Coffee Pot neon sign in this poster is believed to be original to the business and the style definitely seems to fit the 1930s.  The current owners have successfully kept this a neighborhood eatery where locals congregate as well as a tourist landmark [...]

Hi Way Drive In

Hi Way Drive In

Drive In Movie by MattRasnick Browse other Silent pictures Posters While movie theaters thrive today, one variety has only survived in random places across the country.  Once upon a time, though, every decent sized town had at least one drive in move theater out on the edge of town somewhere, a place to bring the family, friends, or a date to [...]

Colony Hotel in Miami at night

Colony Hotel in Miami at night

Art Deco District at Dusk, Ocean Drive Miami Beach, Miami, Florida, United States of America Collections Framed Art Poster Print by Gavin Hellier One of the most photographed facades in South Beach, Miami, the Colony Hotel was designed by Henry Hohauser, the Art Deco district’s most famous and [...]

Teatro de Mérida

Teatro de Mérida

Neon Dreams by marksda1 Browse other Merida Posters Just off the central plaza in Mérida, Mexico, the capitol of the Yucatan state of Mexico. I love these old art deco theaters and the neon lights, but so many in America are husks of their former selves. This one appeared to be owned by the state. There's just something abour the lines [...]