a closer look at the krugers jewelers sign.
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just one of the many cool old signs in austin. was just there last week for the ia summit. wish i was going for sxsw...maybe next year.

orchard supply hardware: if it's hardware we have it! cool arrow sign that has great neon at night

billiard sign on san carlos ave, san jose, ca

Just two of the several cool old motel signs that flank both sides of Monterey Highway as it comes into downtown San Jose. I took a bike ride this afternoon down there - usually I am in the car and in a hurry - but today I decided to ride down and snap a couple of pics. There are lots more - for those kind of drive in motels that became popular in the 1950's. A couple even have little carports next to each room.

Once upon a time I lived in Leesburg Virginia. In Leesburg was a small mini-diner called the mighty midget. I never ate there but it was supposed to be a great place to get carry out fries and burgers. Only one guy could work in the kitchen space. Last year I started travelling back to Virginia as part of my job at AOL. I went back to Leesburg checking out my old haunts, was my townhouse still there, what about the woods where I used to walk with Maggie and take lots of photos, how about the Mighty Midget? Alas...

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the pied piper	little piggie	stephen's meat products
stephen's meat products	motel city center	motel city center
alma bowl	alma bowl & pizza	5 spot drive in on first street
5 spot drive	stop at the 5 spot drive	garden theater
behind elite	elite	elite cleaners
garden theater

around town, not far from where i live are a ton of signs sporting neon and interesting typography. most of these seem to be older signs from the 50s or 60s and are still in use today. i haven't been by at night to know if the neon is still being used. there are more out there - san jose seems to be a mecca for this type of sign and hasn't been "upgraded" yet. these are a few captured with the new digital camera and experiementing with the in camera saturation.