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"Findlay Oldsmobile". So in the foreground there are two Chevys, a Ford, a Plymouth, and whatever that thing is by the dealer's showroom.
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Vintage neon signs
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"Findlay Oldsmobile". So in the foreground there are two Chevys, a Ford, a Plymouth, and whatever that thing is by the dealer's showroom.
Trade-ins ...
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Ohhhhhh, cheating, eh?
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Billups Neon Crossing near Grenada Mississippi.
In 1940, after numerous fatal accidents involving trains at an Illinois Central Railroad crossing on Mississippi Route № 7 at Grenada, Mississippi, one of which involved a family member, W.A. Billups created a railroad crossing that nobody could possibly miss.
In 1940, after numerous fatal accidents involving trains at an Illinois Central Railroad crossing on Mississippi Route № 7 at Grenada, Mississippi, one of which involved a family member, W.A. Billups created a railroad crossing that nobody could possibly miss.
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Would be nice to see uploads with some commentaries/explanation, instead of just loading up pics.
Blackthorn
I'll Lock Up
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Good idea, Trenchfriend.
Ghostsoldier
Call Me a Cab
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Sorry, I don't have explanations for these older images... just treasures from the interwebs, lol.
Rob
Rob
Blackthorn
I'll Lock Up
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I love that last one especially , very cool! I could be happy there!
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A birthday visit yesterday to the Silverball Pinball museum I came across these two
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And the Rainbow right next door. You just know there's a Magic Fingers Massage in there somewhere.
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This was probably posted before, but now with the requested related information.
"August 2, 1931 - The Post Dispatch reported that the new Standard Station at the Hi Pointe was open. The triangular site was well known for the massive two sided Standard sign, once the largest of its kind in the country. The sign was 45 feet across, and 60-feet-tall. It contained 5,800 bulbs, 2,900 feet of neon tubing and five miles of wiring. It weighed 44 tons and used as much electricity as a town of 1,000 people, requiring its own electrical substation."
"August 2, 1931 - The Post Dispatch reported that the new Standard Station at the Hi Pointe was open. The triangular site was well known for the massive two sided Standard sign, once the largest of its kind in the country. The sign was 45 feet across, and 60-feet-tall. It contained 5,800 bulbs, 2,900 feet of neon tubing and five miles of wiring. It weighed 44 tons and used as much electricity as a town of 1,000 people, requiring its own electrical substation."
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There's an argument to be made that you just won best post in the "Vintage Neon Sign" thread.
