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A
once common alternative to Billboards, these advertisements for local
businesses
were once common. Now faded, one must usually strain to make them
out,
if they can find one! This page will tell you where they can
still
be found, and will document a few that have since vanished since the
site
was started in 2001.
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Ubiquitous
in the 1940's and 1950's, this style of storefront advertising has
grown incredibly
scarce. Though few remaining examples still glow, this page will tell
you where the find the hulks of the era that still persevere.
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Large and Bulky, a handful of
particularly tacky roadside signs of this nature persist in selected
areas of the region. Like to see some? Visit this page!
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In this modern world, it's the old
product logos that are the most refreshing to observe. When you
seek real vintage refreshment, visit this page!
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Often
thought of as an overbearing nuissance by many, advertising in its many
physical
forms does provide a great deal of variety and color to the local
landscape.
All too often, however, these ads present a bland uniformity
themselves,
repated with a "Cookie cutter" repetition across the landscape.
As
a result, exceptions to this uniformity are indeed a refreshing change
to
the norms. Naturally, the most intriguing differences are seen
within
the ads of old, in the form of old product logos, storefronts, and
hanging
signs. Their presence is few and far between, but when observed,
do
posess a striking presence when observed.
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