Posts Tagged ‘Neon’
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 [...]
Eddie Bohn Motel – Denver
Reach For the Sky Print by John De Bord This incredible vivid print is of another old motel sign on Colfax Avenue in Denver, Colorado. Apparently there's a good bit of local history tied up in this one. Local Boxer, Eddie Bohn, opened a restaurant called the Pig 'N Whistle here in 1926 on the birthday of his friend, Jack Dempsey. It [...]
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. [...]
Blue Angel Motel
Blue Angel Motel / Cygnus Loop Supernova Poster by urbanphotos Large format poster printing from zazzle This is a very cool Las Vegas print featuring the Blue Angel Motel, a mid to late 1950s hotel on Fremont Street. The sign is classic googie architecture. This was a very modern style used in the 50s and 60s with an emphasis on space age [...]
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
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
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
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
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 [...]