Neon City

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I love neon signs, especially when they are old, creative, distinct. Whether simple or over the top, appropriately placed neon lights the New York City night like a movie location. There is something seedy, lonely about the best neon. It is eerily effective very late at night, when most people are tucked in at home, but the longing heart wanders the city in search of something to light the dark places.

Here is some of my favorite neon, accompanied by "Matchstick Life", a song by an old friend.

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• neon
• signs
• new
• york
• city
• nightlife
• fantasticbabblings

[TandEeesDad]

Great video Phil. I really dig neons signs too. It looks like you have a plethora of them in NYC.

I'm also fond of those old painted signs (pre-billboard era) that you can still find on the occasional building. They're getting harder to spot (getting old sucks).

Thanks for posting.

Linc65

[FantasticBabblings]

Getting old does suck. There are a handful of painted signs on the sides of buildings in New York, but they are fading away, literally and figuratively. Some of them are masterpieces, but alas, it was a different era. thanks for watching and commenting.

[Joan3424]

Thanks for the inside look at NYC at night through your eyes :-)

Joanie

[FantasticBabblings]

Thanks, Joanie.

[ockteby]

This southern boy's first experience with New York was December 1964. I gave the bellhop a 50 cent tip, and he gave it back to me. :)

Kind of tong-in-cheek -- I don't know if he became a rapper, and I defiantly didn't have on my vagabonds.

You should see some of the neon's at old Appalachian mountain beer joints.

Frank

[FantasticBabblings]

I went to Clemson University, at the foot of the mountains. I remember roadside shacks with the most elaborate beer signs, especially Budweiser. They were also the prize art displays of dorm rooms and frat houses.

[Fringe111]

God I wish lol

[DefaultPosition]

:)

I discovered that using my full real name on this site wasn't such a clever thing so I ditched it for this alter ego.

Many thanks for your sub. I enjoy your vids very much.

[FantasticBabblings]

Thanks. Glad you enjoyed it.