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Tag Archives: signage
Tucumcari – Where signs are art
A recent trip through Tucumcari, New Mexico on old Route 66 revealed a litany of roadside history, not least of which were some amazing signs. The following photo montage depicts a sample of these structures and reveals the artistry of … Continue reading
Posted in advertising, architecture, art, branding, Cities, commerce, Communications, consumerism, culture, fun, geography, highways, historic preservation, history, land use, pictures, placemaking, product design, signs, tourism, Trade, Travel, urban planning, zoning
Tagged advertising, auto travel, design, historic preservations, marketing, New Mexico, Route 66, signage, signs, travel, Tucumcari
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Eons of neon in Tucson
If there is one type of signage this urban planner adores, it’s tastefully designed mid-century neon. And if there is one place to find such glorious signage, it’s Tucson, Arizona, where the city and local preservation groups have done a … Continue reading
Posted in advertising, architecture, art, Cities, Communications, consumerism, economic development, fun, historic preservation, history, land use, planning, shopping, signs, tourism, Transportation, Travel, Uncategorized, zoning
Tagged Arizona, neon, neon signs, preservation, signage, signs, Tucson
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More signs are not a cure for a bad business model
As an urban planner, I find it amazing how sign companies can routinely convince business owners that large, flashy, expensive, and abundant signage will be an instant solution to their business woes. In some very rare cases this might be … Continue reading
Posted in advertising, branding, cities, civics, commerce, Communications, consumerism, government, infrastructure, land use, landscape architecture, planning, product design, signs, transportation, urban planning, visual pollution, zoning
Tagged business, business plan, cities, clutter, land uses, planning, sign pollution, signage, signs, visual pollution, zoning
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Chinatown gates of North and Central America
While traveling in Northern California back in August of this year, some of the most interesting places we visited were related to Chinese-American history. These included an 1863 Chinese Temple in Oroville and the Chinese-American Historical Society Museum in San Francisco (see … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, art, Asia, China, cities, civics, Communications, consumerism, culture, density, diversity, economic development, entertainment, entrepreneurship, Food, fun, geography, globalization, land use, Music, new urbanism, North America, placemaking, planning, revitalization, signs, skylines, spatial design, tourism, Travel
Tagged architecture, art, Canada, Central America, China, Chinatown, Costa Rica, Cuba, culture, diversity, Dominican Republic, gates, Mexico, Panama, signage, tourism, travel, United States
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