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Subject: Vintage Signage and Maps
Category: Miscellaneous
Asked by: kimono-ga
List Price: $10.00
Posted: 25 Feb 2004 00:36 PST
Expires: 26 Mar 2004 00:36 PST
Question ID: 310576
I'm looking for 2 images/sources for signage display.  1 - Train
station arrival/departure sign.  I could swear I saw one of these in
the Rome train station (or was I in Venice?) but it's black with white
letters that flip over to update, so the whole board "refreshes" with
new info.  Am specifically interested in vintage-looking ones.  2 -
Wall-sized map, either entirely backlit or with lights marking a
specific area/city.  Again, looking for a "vintage" look.  For both
images I'm interested in images that show them in an old/vintage
setting, and sources for purchasing them.
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Subject: Re: Vintage Signage and Maps
From: nelson-ga on 25 Feb 2004 19:07 PST
 
Not from an Italian train station, but from a US airport.  These are
from the old TWA terminal at JFK.  It was designed by Eero Saarinen
and is my favorite piece of architecture.  It is no longer used and
has been threatened with demolition.  The departure board is beautiful
in a minimalist way.

http://www.lightningfield.com/extra/0103twa/
http://www.ared.it/pagfoto/slides.php?a=Saarinen&b=TWA_TERMINAL&c=NEW_YORK
http://www.greatbuildings.com/buildings/TWA_at_New_York.html

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