Uploads from avilon_music, tagged signs, with geodata

The Neon Show

nobody@flickr.com (avilon_music) — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:56:19 -0800

The Neon Show that I'm a part of along with neon artists Elyse Weidner, Bill Concannon and Arlo Fishman at the Gallery at 1000 Van Ness San Fransisco, this great exhibit runs from Feb 4th through March 6th ........... If your in the bay area check it out

Lee's Liquors

nobody@flickr.com (avilon_music) — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 15:52:38 -0700

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Lee's Liquors also known as "The Wine Center" has been around like the sign says since 1957.............. well except for the year or so that Lee's closed and the great old A-Frame building Lee's resided in was up for sale........... now Robert Gabrielyan and his wife have re-modeled the store and brought Lee's back to life much to the enjoyment of the local west-siders who have patronized this great liquor & wine store in the past

The Mug

nobody@flickr.com (avilon_music) — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 11:12:15 -0700

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Slingin pizza and booze in San Bernardino since 1948 .........

End of the Trail

nobody@flickr.com (avilon_music) — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 08:38:01 -0700

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If you travel the old east-west route 66 and find yourself on the Santa Monica Pier and the pacific ocean, well as the sign says you've come to the end of the trail ............

Wayside Cafe

nobody@flickr.com (avilon_music) — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 07:54:19 -0800

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Small town diner along old route 6 ..............

Roadside gas stop

nobody@flickr.com (avilon_music) — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 08:41:17 -0800

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Only one place to get gas along old US route 66 in Amboy CA. and that's Roy's Motel & Cafe ..............

Cocktails

nobody@flickr.com (avilon_music) — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 20:14:23 -0800

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Open for business and slingin drinks at the Hermosa Saloon

Park Avenue

nobody@flickr.com (avilon_music) — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 10:19:24 -0800

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Park Avenue is a great retro restaurant that resides in a 1950's googie style building that used to be the Park Pantry Coffee Shop way back in the day.............. keeping with the googie theme the restaurant was re-done and opened back up in 2005 ............. If your looking for a steak house with that late fifties early sixties look and feel this is your spot to go to in Stanton CA.
www.parkavedining.com/

Clifton's Cafeteria

nobody@flickr.com (avilon_music) — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 09:43:17 -0800

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One of the more unique and historic landmarks on Broadway in downtown Los Angeles is Clifton's Cafeteria which was opened in 1935.
Owned and operated by Clifford Clinton and his wife Nelda and later on their children This locations interior was made to look like a northern California Mountain resort called Brookdale (which he named this location) where Clifford spent his summers as a youth, the Family also owned another cafeteria on Olive St. called the Pacific Seas and that restaurant was decked out like one giant tiki bar and both places had waterfalls inside....... The Pacific Seas closed in 1960 but the Brookdale restaurant has remained.
The last few decades has seen a drop off in customers but this summer the restaurant was sold to Andrew Meieran who owns The Edison bar and nightclub one of the truly amazing bars in downtown LA........... Meieran plans to make some cool changes to the old cafeteria with a new Tiki bar lounge upstairs and the cafeteria being open 24 hours a day, his goal is to restore this LA landmark back to it's 1930's heyday continuing the revitalization of the Los Angeles Broadway theater district blogdowntown.com/2010/09/5684-cliftons-to-stay-open-24-ho...

Baby Blues BBQ

nobody@flickr.com (avilon_music) — Sun, 02 Jan 2011 10:06:13 -0800

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A cool neon sign for the Baby Blues BBQ restaurant in West Hollywood, Baby Blues has four locations............ the one here, Venice, San Fransisco and Philly......check them out
www.babybluesbbq.com/

Sands Motel

nobody@flickr.com (avilon_music) — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 09:01:11 -0800

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1950's route 66 motor court motel

El Rancho Verde Motel

nobody@flickr.com (avilon_music) — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 19:20:48 -0800

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If you land here I think most of the luck has run out of that horseshoe ............

Al's Cocktail Lounge

nobody@flickr.com (avilon_music) — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 09:13:56 -0800

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A great old dive bar located in San Gabriel ................... cheap drinks and friendly bartenders, what more do you need

Twain's Restaurant

nobody@flickr.com (avilon_music) — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 08:53:36 -0800

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A great googie style diner restaurant that was built in 1960, still in business and open 24hr's for you late night party animals

In-N-Out Burger

nobody@flickr.com (avilon_music) — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 09:45:57 -0800

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California's first drive-thru hamburger stand that opened in 1948

Wheel World

nobody@flickr.com (avilon_music) — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 19:08:13 -0800

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This great bicycle shop has been a fixture in Culver City since 1945

The Original Saugus Cafe

nobody@flickr.com (avilon_music) — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 21:47:33 -0800

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Opened in 1887 as the Saugus Eating House the Saugus Cafe is LA County's oldest continually operating restaurant............. this historic diner is known for it's huge breakfast menu that can be had at any time day or night, open seven days a week
www.sauguscafe.com/index.php

Margie's Merry-Go Round

nobody@flickr.com (avilon_music) — Sun, 12 Dec 2010 08:22:02 -0800

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Some great neon signage for Margie's Merry-Go Round restaurant in Lone Pine CA.

Clifton's Cafeteria

nobody@flickr.com (avilon_music) — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 21:03:24 -0800

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Graddy's

nobody@flickr.com (avilon_music) — Sat, 04 Dec 2010 09:35:11 -0800

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embodies the definition of "Dive"