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On the Trail of the Elkhorn Rooming House

recapturist — Thu, 02 May 2013 18:49:08 +0000

Norfolk, NE – I came upon Norfolk in July of 2011 while driving south between Yankton, SD and Omaha. This northeastern Nebraska town sits along US Route 81, which was first established in 1926 and is also known as Johnny Carson Blvd in this part of the country (Johnny Carson’s...

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Exclusive Access to Ferguson’s Motel

recapturist — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 15:52:26 +0000

The hours leading up to my then-unclear dinner plans with legendary sign designer Buzz Leming were spent canvasing the forgotten parts of Las Vegas. Knowing I had just one day free to shoot, I took the early flight out and jumped into a rental car shortly after my arrival. Under...

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Dinner Plans with Buzz Leming

recapturist — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 22:21:08 +0000

One week before I left for a recent trip to Las Vegas I came across an article about man named Brian “Buzz” Leming, perhaps the last living designer from the golden age of Las Vegas neon. As I read more about him that afternoon, it became obvious to me that...

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Drugs of All Kinds

recapturist — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 03:59:31 +0000

Fancy Pharmacy (New York, NY) – We found ourselves on the southeast corner of Rivington & Essex early one summer evening while walking around the LES. Looking diagonally across the street, the weathered painted signs on the facade of a pharmacy caught my eye. As soon as I signal changed...

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Before & After: Northernaire Motel

recapturist — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 04:06:44 +0000

Back in November 2011, I drove past an old motel in Maplewood (Minnesota) whose great vintage neon sign I’d first photographed several months prior. I hadn’t been in that part of town for a while and was shocked to discover that the sign had been replaced with the plastic monstrosity...

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Historic Beech-Nut Sign Removed

recapturist — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 00:17:24 +0000

Canajoharie, NY – Perhaps the most recognizable landmark in this small upstate New York town has been lost forever. Last week the bright red letters of the long-standing Beech-Nut scaffolding sign were removed from atop the 800,000 sq foot factory that now sits vacant along the banks of the Mohawk...

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Supermix Paints Sign Uncovered

recapturist — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 21:33:38 +0000

I saw something pretty great on the way home from a coffee date with the wife this morning. Something that made me do an ill-advised three-point-U-turn right in the middle of the street. There was some work being done to the outside of the old Bayers Hardware store – a...

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Before & After: Corn Palace Motel

recapturist — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 15:36:07 +0000

Before & After is a series documenting the changes that occur to vintage signs over time, usually due to damage and/or replacement. Over Christmas, my wife and I made a quick trip back to her home town of Mitchell, SD. It was my first trip to this relatively small town...

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Instagram’s New Terms of Service, Take 2

recapturist — Sat, 22 Dec 2012 03:34:14 +0000

By now you’ve likely heard ad nauseum about how (seemingly all) Instagram users took exception to some of the language in the mobile photo sharing app’s new Terms of Service announced earlier this week. In short, the new terms read as though Instagram was about to allow advertisers to buy...

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The Best Way to Delete Your Instagram Account

recapturist — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 01:21:14 +0000

Note: Instagram has revised their Terms of Service, addressing the issues which have lead many to want to delete their account. That being said, the following steps outline the best way to delete your Instagram account should you choose to do so. Here is the best way to go about...

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