Posts Tagged ‘poster’
Oasis Gas Station
Oasis-Poster/Print by CollierGraphica Poster printing from Zazzle This graphic illustration of a very art deco looking stucco gas station is interesting because it depicts a place that was built in the 20th century, but not as vintage as you might expect. This old station was actually a prop for the movie, Dancer, Texas Pop. 81, a movie [...]
Route 66 Motel
Motel Sign by traliz Browse more Motel Posters This awesome print is of all that remains of an old motel in Yucca, Arizona. It rests along the old mother road, route 66. According to this site, the sign once pointed to the Whiting Brothers Motel. Desert photos in general are striking, the arid land and brush against blue skies creates [...]
Rhinebeck Diner – New York
Vintage Roadside Diner by YesterdayCafe Other posters from Zazzle The Rhinebeck Diner is another of those old classic mobile restaurant that were built in the same style as a train car. It was apparently first opened in 1938 in Brooklyn, NY, on Coney Island. After not much time, it was moved to Rhinebeck, New York, sometime in the 1940s. [...]
1957 Desoto Fireflite
Car - The Wing by suburbanscenes Get poster printing done at zazzle.com There's something magical about the cars from the 1950's like this 1957 Desoto. They truly echoed the jet age and looked prepared to fly! Take a look at that tall tail fin in this fine print. The red rocket launcher tail lights look prepared to provide extra thrust [...]
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 [...]
Pelican Diner
Vintage Roadside Diner by YesterdayCafe View more prints & posters at zazzle.com This is a vintage postcard print of a diner that once stood in St. Petersburg, Florida. The Pelican Diner was a aluminum and steel mobile restaurant that sat on Gulf Boulevard for the last half of the 20th century. It opened in 1951 and closed in 2001. [...]
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 [...]
Rolleiflex Pop Art
Rolleiflex Pop Art by Jean-Francois Dupuis The 20th century is when cameras really found their way into the hands of the masses. Camera technology in 1900 versus 2000 couldn't be further apart, but there's still a lot of love for the early technology. Rolleiflex was a high end and long running camera line from a German company, Rollei. [...]
Palace Theater – Louisville, Kentucky
Marquee by GreatBlueWhale Great detail shot showing the bright colors of the marquee sign as well as the rich 1920's architectural details of this fine old movie palace in Louisville, Kentucky. Opened in 1928, it was originally known as Loew's United Artists Theatre. It's been the Palace since around 1950. The theater features Spanish [...]
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 [...]