Day 12: More Missouri (St. Louis Area)
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Let’s get back to the summer trip. This day was pretty grey but I did what
I could. Let’s start with the Chuck-a-Burger drive-in in St. John. There
were ei...
4 days ago
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Pretty soon everything will start becoming more projections than neon, it is a sign of advancement in technology...generally speaking it is cheaper and easier to maintain, and can more easily be changed and updated,
Also, the bright neon doesn't glare in someones window all night(as in the Chicken Place on Seinfeld that was on tonight)...
I think the neon signs are unique, and stand out more distinctly...I find neon signs to be better to look at...and of course, if a place has a neon sign with a letter burned out, it sometimes has hilarious results...(my favorite is the Waffle House with the burnt out W by my house...looks like awful house from the interstate)...there is something you won't see with projections...
That's funny about the Waffle House! That would make a great website, if it doesn't already exist: funny burned out signs. I bet everything about the new projection signs is more practical: brighter, cheaper, more efficient. But looking at a neon sign is more like looking at an oil painting by an old master.
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