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“Earle C. Anthony is believed to be the first US business owner to use neon signage – in 1923, he ordered two signs reading ‘Packard’ to be used by two car dealerships in Los Angele ...
To anybody willing to juggle the task of driving a car while taking a good look around, vintage neon signs all over Seattle offer a "windshield museum" open from dusk to dawn along the streets and ...
It’s thought the very first neon sign in America was erected in San Francisco in 1923 for a car dealership on Van Ness Avenue. Market Street in the 1950s was a blazing anaconda of neon ...
Neon signs require expensive upkeep and maintenance ... Unfortunately, like so many of Seattle’s old landmarks, the fate of the Elephant Car Wash sign currently is in jeopardy.
which was during the age of the car,” said Jeff McVay, the city of Mesa’s manager of downtown transformation. “Those neon signs were put out there to be like the beacons to the travelers ...
The Elephant Car Wash’s cheerful neon sign, which had been perched at the corner of Battery Street and Denny Way since 1956, was deconstructed and lifted from its site Tuesday afternoon.
South Lake Union's iconic neon pink Elephant Car Wash sign will soon be coming down and moved to its new home at the Museum of History and Industry. Rumors of possible demolition began swirling ...