Neon/bright billboard districts in your city (think Times Square etc.) - Page 7

LeeWilson · #**121** Posted: **Jun 21, 2012, 3:43 AM**

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Originally Posted by osmo

...many students have no memory of [the iconic spinning discs from Sam The Record Man] (neither do I but I do remember it from old rap videos and shots from Toronto as a child)

Don't remember it anymore? Am I that old? But you can see the signs in that Van Damme movie Double Team with Dennis Rodman....from....1997.

RST500 · #**122** Posted: **Jun 21, 2012, 4:44 AM**

Brussels:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/frontstudio/469972486/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/19180182@N07/2786845613/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/onerandommonkey/48106367/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mlipton/401030170/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/danturn...kr/2159368439/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/infidelic/2373050432/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/7223121@N05/418103191/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cruccone/4219375135/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/glovebox/3241469331/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/sdosremedios/1203985828/

SHiRO · #**123** Posted: **Jun 21, 2012, 8:37 AM**

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Originally Posted by Nouvellecosse

^ I'm sure here are plenty of rent boys around too.That's pretty funny. I would not be surprised if there was a Hotel Amsterdam in Atlanta, but I'd never expect a city like Amsterdam to have a "Hotel Atlanta"

Well "Atlanta" comes from Atlantic.

RST500 · #**124** Posted: **Jun 27, 2012, 12:48 AM**

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cabasse · #**125** Posted: **Jun 27, 2012, 2:55 AM**

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Originally Posted by Nouvellecosse

^ I'm sure here are plenty of rent boys around too.That's pretty funny. I would not be surprised if there was a Hotel Amsterdam in Atlanta, but I'd never expect a city like Amsterdam to have a "Hotel Atlanta"

i had to take a pic myself last year

http://www.flickr.com/photos/2415113...in/photostream

though i didn't walk right by it, i also found a different but similarly-named hotel in rotterdam retracing my steps

http://goo.gl/maps/ChQZ

/sad, sad homer

RST500 · #**126** Posted: **Jun 28, 2012, 8:15 PM**

http://www.flickr.com/photos/soniacu...ro/5304409095/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rikaard/511291375/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rikaard...n/photostream/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/eyesofrc/1405809282/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ja1vbn/51162710/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/tampics/36884570/

http://www.imgsensors.eu/category/paris/

http://www.fotopedia.com/items/nme94-_34aWM88RBY

http://www.flickr.com/photos/justonlysteve/4795189395/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/10334294@N00/1048233800/

http://sewingbaroness.blogspot.com/2...1_archive.html

http://www.flickr.com/photos/billyrosendale/7039293261/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/billyrosendale/6893198116/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jonathancohen/4862341078/

http://www.lonelyplanetimages.com/se...2?keywords=eat

RST500 · #**127** Posted: **Jul 2, 2012, 10:24 PM**

Istanbul:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/danesito/3263309135/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/kurkusas/6329540504/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/spirosk/5586522407/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/kurkusas/6329526288/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/johannschmidt/3524240550/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/oter/5199341575/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/69242137@N00/4604637555/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/berndpics/4247032795/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ridepo/5118924558/

RST500 · #**128** Posted: **Jul 5, 2012, 9:30 PM**

San Francisco's Fisherman's Wharf:

http://www.fotolibra.com/gallery/650...hermans-wharf/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/pedrosz/5569236369/

http://heartthrobpinchy.blogspot.com...1_archive.html

http://www.igougo.com/journal-j45050...the_Wharf.html

http://www.flickr.com/photos/thomashawk/278837200/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/15218401@N04/2723750558/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/15218401@N04/2722916691/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/a_clark/2975977686/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/skipmoore/6916362422/

http://www.igougo.com/journal-j45050...the_Wharf.html

http://www.flickr.com/photos/iggbees/6893445942/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/hollywoodplace/6186631769/

http://www.flickriver.com/photos/tho...7603922602574/

http://mikereport.blogspot.com/2012_01_01_archive.html

http://www.flickr.com/photos/22866559@N00/6586507097/

mrnyc · #**129** Posted: **Jul 5, 2012, 11:06 PM**

pattaya, thailand

RST500 · #**130** Posted: **Jul 6, 2012, 7:17 AM**

1957 Street scene in San Francisco, CA. Looking South on Stockton Street at Geary Street. Looking toward Market Street further down the block.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/9385421...pool-lost_neon

San Francisco: Geary Street, 1957.

http://www.flickriver.com/photos/9385421@N08/tags/neon/

http://www.flickr.com/groups/lost_neon/pool/

http://meridethgrierson.com/projects/neon-signs/

http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/_Y9yb...FF0Qoqx4zkJfYw

http://www.flickriver.com/photos/tag...s/interesting/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jef/2075760856/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/dboo/5546940921/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/dboo/55...n/photostream/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/thomash...57607760013853

http://www.flickr.com/photos/vintage...ip/4498737431/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/fonggren4/1449402597/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/fonggren4/1449402211/

http://upfromthedeep.com/2011/07/13/elm/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeanettevieira/3528710428/

http://blog.sfgate.com/missbigelow/2...-awards-night/

http://telstarlogistics.typepad.com/...eon-signs.html

http://www.flickr.com/photos/51035555243@N01/2619240150

http://www.flickr.com/photos/anomalous_a/4726530234/

http://vic.gedris.org/node?page=7

http://www.flickr.com/photos/1918018...-35907091@N00/

RST500 · #**131** Posted: **Jul 12, 2012, 12:52 AM**

Ginza Tokyo, 1966. Most of this neon would have been replaced during the building boom of the 1980s.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/glenhsp...ool-lost_neon/

Today:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/altus/3886562003/

Shibuya,Tokyo:

tokyolife.biz

panoramio.com

Quote:

Originally Posted by Manila-X

One thing I like about Japanese cities are the neon lights. They have this distintive characters, nice animation effect and liven up the city!

Tokyo

Shinjuku

Osaka

Sapporo

RST500 · #**132** Posted: **Jul 12, 2012, 2:11 AM**

List of Historic Signs in Los Angeles:

http://www.publicartinla.com/neon_signs/

RST500 · #**133** Posted: **Jul 14, 2012, 9:35 PM**

Hong Kong:

http://photoeverywhere.co.uk/east/ho...roadnight2.htm

http://travelblog.viator.com/top-thi...-in-hong-kong/

http://www.jblog.fr/wallpapers/11949...a,800x600.html

http://www.ebay.com/itm/HONG-KONG-NE...-/370431346215

http://www.flickriver.com/photos/ian...7614738881264/

http://www.masterfile.com/stock-phot...ight-Hong-Kong

http://www.mark-ju.net/diary/2003/dec4.htm

http://www.flickr.com/photos/dandc/f...age15/?view=lg

RST500 · #**134** Posted: **Jul 18, 2012, 11:20 PM**

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Originally Posted by RST500

Time Square, NY.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/dandc/3284719338/

http://ashesdust.deviantart.com/art/...uare-174634879

http://www.gwu.edu/~theatre/Cast/NYnews.html

RST500 · #**135** Posted: **Jul 26, 2012, 8:06 AM**

http://www.google.com/search?q=north...BcmwiQK9i4GYCA

http://www.playle.com/listing.php?i=SABASUSH458

http://www.flickr.com/photos/milantram/5873013509/

fflint · #**136** Posted: **Jul 26, 2012, 8:27 AM**

SF Market Street, 1957, looking west:

http://upfromthedeep.files.wordpress...1957.jpg?w=990

RST500 · #**137** Posted: **Aug 3, 2012, 9:13 PM**

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Originally Posted by Bl1ZZarD

Downtown’s Former Fitz Loses Its Neon Bling

http://lasvegasblog.harrahs.com/las-...ts-neon-bling/

WTF is wrong with people, doesn't Vegas have any historic preservation messures? Anyone know if the Neon Sign Boneyard is taking this. I remember they offered to take the old Frontier Sign but Wynn had it destroyed because he claimed it was an eyesore infront of his resort. Atleast Reno still has a Fitzgeralds.

Why can't any of the newer Casinos come up with decent signage considering their budgets are so high compared to the 1950's and 60's?

fflint · #**138** Posted: **Aug 4, 2012, 5:12 PM**

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Originally Posted by RST500

At least Reno still has a Fitzgeralds.

Fitzgeralds went dark a few years ago. It's now called "Comm Row"--a rock climbing wall, some restaurants and clubs, but no hotel, no casino, and no bling.

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6085/6...3dbdcc28_b.jpg

RST500 · #**139** Posted: **Aug 4, 2012, 10:19 PM**

That really sucks. At least with Vegas they still have tons of cool signage downtown such as Binions and Four Queens. Fitzgeralds along with the Arch was always the Reno's best.

http://www.shutterstock.com/pic-4540...reno-neon.html

Is there anything of that callibar left in Reno?