Old School 1940's / 50's NEON "MOTEL" Sign..Classic Font
Located in Buffalo, NY
Classic vintage NEON "MOTEL" sign salvaged from a motel in Niagara Falls Canada,, Retains original finish & patina,, New transformer, metal replaced to bottom of can,, (see photo)
Metal
Bel Shore Motel sign, Highway 80, Deming, New Mexico; December, 1980
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Vanishing Vernacular features a selection of color works by photographer Steve Fitch focusing primarily on the distinctive, idiosyncratic, and evolving features of the western roadsi...
Archival Pigment
Motel, Raton, New Mexico; 1980
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Vanishing Vernacular features a selection of color works by photographer Steve Fitch focusing primarily on the distinctive, idiosyncratic, and evolving features of the western roadsi...
Archival Pigment
Royal Motel, Highway 66, Elk City, Oklahoma
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
His images capture the essence of the classic American highway in neon, motel signs, drive-ins and roadside attractions.
Silver Gelatin
Grandview Motel, Albuquerque, New Mexico; 1980
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Vanishing Vernacular features a selection of color works by photographer Steve Fitch focusing primarily on the distinctive, idiosyncratic, and evolving features of the western roadsi...
Archival Pigment
Motel, Highway 85, Truth or Consequences, New Mexico
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
His images capture the essence of the classic American highway in neon, motel signs, drive-ins and roadside attractions.
Silver Gelatin
AA Motel, Holdrege, Nebraska, May 22, 1981
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Vanishing Vernacular features a selection of color works by photographer Steve Fitch focusing primarily on the distinctive, idiosyncratic, and evolving features of the western roadsi...
Archival Pigment
Grandview Motel, Raton, New Mexico; December 18, 1980
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Vanishing Vernacular features a selection of color works by photographer Steve Fitch focusing primarily on the distinctive, idiosyncratic, and evolving features of the western roadsi...
Archival Pigment
Highway 50, Fallon, Nevada; December, 1981
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
In “American Motel Signs” Steve Fitch crisscrossed the United States documenting the colorful dynamic, advertisements inviting weary traveler to park their car and pack it in for the...
Archival Pigment
Highway 90, Van Horn, Texas; March 24, 2006
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
In “American Motel Signs” Steve Fitch crisscrossed the United States documenting the colorful dynamic, advertisements inviting weary traveler to park their car and pack it in for the...
Archival Pigment
Plainview, Texas; July 7, 2004
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
In “American Motel Signs” Steve Fitch crisscrossed the United States documenting the colorful dynamic, advertisements inviting weary traveler to park their car and pack it in for the...
Archival Pigment
Highway 66, Grants, New Mexico; March 20, 2002
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
In “American Motel Signs” Steve Fitch crisscrossed the United States documenting the colorful dynamic, advertisements inviting weary traveler to park their car and pack it in for the...
Archival Pigment
Deming, New Mexico; March
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
In “American Motel Signs” Steve Fitch crisscrossed the United States documenting the colorful dynamic, advertisements inviting weary traveler to park their car and pack it in for the...
Archival Pigment
Seneca, Kansas; April
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
In “American Motel Signs” Steve Fitch crisscrossed the United States documenting the colorful dynamic, advertisements inviting weary traveler to park their car and pack it in for the...
Archival Pigment
Pueblo, Colorado; June
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
In “American Motel Signs” Steve Fitch crisscrossed the United States documenting the colorful dynamic, advertisements inviting weary traveler to park their car and pack it in for the...
Archival Pigment
Harlowton, Montana; June, 1998
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
In “American Motel Signs” Steve Fitch crisscrossed the United States documenting the colorful dynamic, advertisements inviting weary traveler to park their car and pack it in for the...
Archival Pigment
Albuquerque, New Mexico; January
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
In “American Motel Signs” Steve Fitch crisscrossed the United States documenting the colorful dynamic, advertisements inviting weary traveler to park their car and pack it in for the...
Archival Pigment
Sandia Motel, Highway 66, Albuquerque, New Mexico; August, 1980
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Vanishing Vernacular features a selection of color works by photographer Steve Fitch focusing primarily on the distinctive, idiosyncratic, and evolving features of the western roadsi...
Archival Pigment
El Paso, Texas, August, 1980
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
In American Motel Signs Steve Fitch crisscrossed the United States documenting the colorful dynamic, advertisements inviting weary traveler to park their car and pack it in for the n...
Archival Pigment
Albuquerque, New Mexico, January, 1980
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
In American Motel Signs Steve Fitch crisscrossed the United States documenting the colorful dynamic, advertisements inviting weary traveler to park their car and pack it in for the n...
Archival Pigment
Vaughn, New Mexico, July, 1980
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
In American Motel Signs Steve Fitch crisscrossed the United States documenting the colorful dynamic, advertisements inviting weary traveler to park their car and pack it in for the n...
Archival Pigment
Custer, South Dakota, July 4, 1999
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
In American Motel Signs Steve Fitch crisscrossed the United States documenting the colorful dynamic, advertisements inviting weary traveler to park their car and pack it in for the n...
Archival Pigment
San Antonio, Texas, September, 1985
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
In American Motel Signs Steve Fitch crisscrossed the United States documenting the colorful dynamic, advertisements inviting weary traveler to park their car and pack it in for the n...
Archival Pigment
Garden City, Kansas, August, 1982
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
In American Motel Signs Steve Fitch crisscrossed the United States documenting the colorful dynamic, advertisements inviting weary traveler to park their car and pack it in for the n...
Archival Pigment
Mesa, Arizona, December, 1980
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
In American Motel Signs Steve Fitch crisscrossed the United States documenting the colorful dynamic, advertisements inviting weary traveler to park their car and pack it in for the n...
Archival Pigment
Mesa, Arizona, December, 1980 #5
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
In American Motel Signs Steve Fitch crisscrossed the United States documenting the colorful dynamic, advertisements inviting weary traveler to park their car and pack it in for the n...
Archival Pigment
Waycross, Georgia, December, 1983
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
In American Motel Signs Steve Fitch crisscrossed the United States documenting the colorful dynamic, advertisements inviting weary traveler to park their car and pack it in for the n...
Archival Pigment
Albuquerque, New Mexico, January, 1980
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
In American Motel Signs Steve Fitch crisscrossed the United States documenting the colorful dynamic, advertisements inviting weary traveler to park their car and pack it in for the n...
Archival Pigment
Tucumcari, New Mexico, December, 1989
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
In American Motel Signs Steve Fitch crisscrossed the United States documenting the colorful dynamic, advertisements inviting weary traveler to park their car and pack it in for the n...
Archival Pigment
Salida, Colorado, June, 1980
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
In American Motel Signs Steve Fitch crisscrossed the United States documenting the colorful dynamic, advertisements inviting weary traveler to park their car and pack it in for the n...
Archival Pigment
Russell, Kansas, July, 1992
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
In American Motel Signs Steve Fitch crisscrossed the United States documenting the colorful dynamic, advertisements inviting weary traveler to park their car and pack it in for the n...
Archival Pigment
Albuquerque, New Mexico, August, 1980
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
In American Motel Signs Steve Fitch crisscrossed the United States documenting the colorful dynamic, advertisements inviting weary traveler to park their car and pack it in for the n...
Archival Pigment
Cherokee, North Carolina, August, 1982
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
In American Motel Signs Steve Fitch crisscrossed the United States documenting the colorful dynamic, advertisements inviting weary traveler to park their car and pack it in for the n...
Archival Pigment
Kansas, September, 1986
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
In American Motel Signs Steve Fitch crisscrossed the United States documenting the colorful dynamic, advertisements inviting weary traveler to park their car and pack it in for the n...
Archival Pigment
Albuquerque, New Mexico, August, 1980
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
In American Motel Signs Steve Fitch crisscrossed the United States documenting the colorful dynamic, advertisements inviting weary traveler to park their car and pack it in for the n...
Archival Pigment
Blue Swallow Motel, Hwy.66, Tucumcari, New Mexico; July, 1990
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Vanishing Vernacular features a selection of color works by photographer Steve Fitch focusing primarily on the distinctive, idiosyncratic, and evolving features of the western roadsi...
Archival Pigment
Texan Motel, Highway 64, Raton, New Mexico; December 19, 1980
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Vanishing Vernacular features a selection of color works by photographer Steve Fitch focusing primarily on the distinctive, idiosyncratic, and evolving features of the western roadsi...
Archival Pigment
Siesta Motel, Highway 66, Moriarty, New Mexico, March 29, 1981
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Vanishing Vernacular features a selection of color works by photographer Steve Fitch focusing primarily on the distinctive, idiosyncratic, and evolving features of the western roadsi...
Archival Pigment
Arrow Motel, Highway 84, Espanola, New Mexico, March 23, 1982
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Vanishing Vernacular features a selection of color works by photographer Steve Fitch focusing primarily on the distinctive, idiosyncratic, and evolving features of the western roadsi...
Archival Pigment
El Kapp Motel, Highway 64, Raton, New Mexico; December 19, 1980
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Vanishing Vernacular features a selection of color works by photographer Steve Fitch focusing primarily on the distinctive, idiosyncratic, and evolving features of the western roadsi...
Archival Pigment
On the Tucson to Nogales highway, Greyhound Motel, Tucson, Arizona; December 30,
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Vanishing Vernacular features a selection of color works by photographer Steve Fitch focusing primarily on the distinctive, idiosyncratic, and evolving features of the western roadsi...
Archival Pigment
Lillian Redman, Blue Swallow Motel, Rt. 66, Tucumcari, New Mexico; July, 1990
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Vanishing Vernacular features a selection of color works by photographer Steve Fitch focusing primarily on the distinctive, idiosyncratic, and evolving features of the western roadsi...
Archival Pigment
It'll Do Motel, Highway 66, Grants, New Mexico, January 11, 1982
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Vanishing Vernacular features a selection of color works by photographer Steve Fitch focusing primarily on the distinctive, idiosyncratic, and evolving features of the western roadsi...
Archival Pigment
Sign, Highway 101, Ukiah, California
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
His images capture the essence of the classic American highway in neon, motel signs, drive-ins and roadside attractions.
Archival Pigment
Sign on I-40 West of Tucumcari, New Mexico, July, 1990
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Vanishing Vernacular features a selection of color works by photographer Steve Fitch focusing primarily on the distinctive, idiosyncratic, and evolving features of the western roadsi...
Archival Pigment
Circle Drive-In, Waco, Texas
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
His images capture the essence of the classic American highway in neon, motel signs, drive-ins and roadside attractions.
Silver Gelatin
Wastwater from Whinn Rigg, Cumbria, England
By Edward Ranney
Located in Sante Fe, NM
His images capture the essence of the classic American highway in neon, motel signs, drive-ins and roadside attractions.
Silver Gelatin
River Lune, Cumbria, England
By Edward Ranney
Located in Sante Fe, NM
His images capture the essence of the classic American highway in neon, motel signs, drive-ins and roadside attractions.
Silver Gelatin
Radio Tower near Sudan, Texas; October 18, 2010
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Vanishing Vernacular features a selection of color works by photographer Steve Fitch focusing primarily on the distinctive, idiosyncratic, and evolving features of the western roadsi...
Archival Pigment
Radio Tower on the Llano Estacado near Umbarger, Texas; March 11, 2005
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Vanishing Vernacular features a selection of color works by photographer Steve Fitch focusing primarily on the distinctive, idiosyncratic, and evolving features of the western roadsi...
Archival Pigment
Prairie Drive-in theater, Dumas, Texas, January 9, 1981
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Vanishing Vernacular features a selection of color works by photographer Steve Fitch focusing primarily on the distinctive, idiosyncratic, and evolving features of the western roadsi...
Archival Pigment
Prairie Drive-In Theater, Dumas, Texas; July, 1980
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Vanishing Vernacular features a selection of color works by photographer Steve Fitch focusing primarily on the distinctive, idiosyncratic, and evolving features of the western roadsi...
Archival Pigment
Radio Tower between Trujillo & Las Vegas, New Mexico, September 9, 2006
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Vanishing Vernacular features a selection of color works by photographer Steve Fitch focusing primarily on the distinctive, idiosyncratic, and evolving features of the western roadsi...
Archival Pigment
Ft. Union Drive-In Theater, Las Vegas, New Mexico; July 12, 1982
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Vanishing Vernacular features a selection of color works by photographer Steve Fitch focusing primarily on the distinctive, idiosyncratic, and evolving features of the western roadsi...
Archival Pigment
Abandoned Truck Stop, Winnemucca, Nevada; June 19, 1984
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Vanishing Vernacular features a selection of color works by photographer Steve Fitch focusing primarily on the distinctive, idiosyncratic, and evolving features of the western roadsi...
Archival Pigment
Oassis Court, Benson, Arizona; December 3, 1980
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Vanishing Vernacular features a selection of color works by photographer Steve Fitch focusing primarily on the distinctive, idiosyncratic, and evolving features of the western roadsi...
Archival Pigment
Circle Drive-in theater, Waco, Texas; January 7, 1981
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Vanishing Vernacular features a selection of color works by photographer Steve Fitch focusing primarily on the distinctive, idiosyncratic, and evolving features of the western roadsi...
Archival Pigment
Dinosaur, Colorado; March 16, 1981
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Vanishing Vernacular features a selection of color works by photographer Steve Fitch focusing primarily on the distinctive, idiosyncratic, and evolving features of the western roadsi...
Archival Pigment
Highway 66, Chambliss, California, February, 1986
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Vanishing Vernacular features a selection of color works by photographer Steve Fitch focusing primarily on the distinctive, idiosyncratic, and evolving features of the western roadsi...
Archival Pigment
Drive-in theater, Van Horn, Texas;January 2, 1981
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Vanishing Vernacular features a selection of color works by photographer Steve Fitch focusing primarily on the distinctive, idiosyncratic, and evolving features of the western roadsi...
Archival Pigment
Vintage 1990's Sepia Toned Moody Motel Photograph
Located in Seguin, TX
Dark sepia toned semi glossy photograph of old motel sign. Unsigned, Eric Weller was a professor of photography at Texas State University, from the artists estate.
Paper
1940 Two-Sided Neon Motel Sign
Located in Surrey, BC
Authentic light box sign that once held neon. This fixture is two-sided and was found many years ago from an old Motel in Illinois.
Metal
Las Vegas Motel "Television In All Rooms" Sign
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Stenciled and haind painted, this double-sided sign once hung outside of a Las Vegas motel.
Wood
Double sided Neon sign salvaged from Sleepy Hollow Motel " NO VACANCY"
Located in Buffalo, NY
Large Vintage ,1950s Double Sided Neon Sign salvaged from the famed Sleepy Hollow Motel in Niagara fALLS Ny, (see photo of full sign).. sOME Neon, ,transformer and flasher fully rest...
Metal, Steel
Vintage Lighted Mid-Century Modern Motel Sign
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A fabulous vintage MCM motel sign. A classic direction sign with a row of lights.
Metal
Sold
H 12 in W 12 in
El Paso, Texas, August, 1980, signed, archival pigment ink photograph
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
El Paso, Texas, August, 1980, signed, archival pigment ink photograph In American Motel Signs Steve Fitch crisscrossed the United States documenting the colorful dynamic, advertise...
Archival Pigment
Steamboat Springs, Colorado, December
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
In “American Motel Signs” Steve Fitch crisscrossed the United States documenting the colorful dynamic, advertisements inviting weary traveler to park their car and pack it in for the...
Archival Pigment
Cherokee, North Carolina; August
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
In “American Motel Signs” Steve Fitch crisscrossed the United States documenting the colorful dynamic, advertisements inviting weary traveler to park their car and pack it in for the...
Archival Pigment
Highway 93, North Fork, Idaho; July 19, 2007
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
In “American Motel Signs” Steve Fitch crisscrossed the United States documenting the colorful dynamic, advertisements inviting weary traveler to park their car and pack it in for the...
Archival Pigment
Beresford, South Dakota, June, 1988
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
In American Motel Signs Steve Fitch crisscrossed the United States documenting the colorful dynamic, advertisements inviting weary traveler to park their car and pack it in for the n...
Archival Pigment
El Paso, Texas, August, 1980
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
In American Motel Signs Steve Fitch crisscrossed the United States documenting the colorful dynamic, advertisements inviting weary traveler to park their car and pack it in for the n...
Archival Pigment
Sign, Highway 101, Ukiah, California
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
His images capture the essence of the classic American highway in neon, motel signs, drive-ins and roadside attractions.
Silver Gelatin
Motel Sign 1970s Indoor Outdoor Double Sided Five-Piece Illuminated
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Motel sign 1970s indoor outdoor double sided five-piece illuminated.
Aluminum, Steel
1960s Motel Sign Letters
Located in Alhambra, CA
Set of six yellow plexi-glass panels with hand-cut "motel" letters attached. These were taken out of a large motel sign in North Hollywood, CA.
Plexiglass
Spectacular Animated Neon Texas Motel Sign
Located in North Hollywood, CA
This great galloping cowboy once graced a Texas motel, hoping to "lasso" in some weary travelers.
Metal
Large Neon Diving Girl Motel Sign
Located in North Hollywood, CA
The neon works great, and the sign has been restored in its' original paint combination, and displays beautifully.
Steel
Eleven Foot Long Salvaged Motel Sign
Located in Portland, OR
At eleven feet long, this incredible blue neon masterpiece would have caught the eye of any weary traveler. Today, it glows just as brightly as it did 50 years ago, and makes just as...
Neon Motel Office Vacancy / No Vacancy Sign
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Just flip on the "no" portion of this old motel sign, and they will get the hint - hopefully....!
Steel
Motel Pool Sign
Located in Seattle, WA
Hand-painted kidney-shaped pool sign which adorned a Texas roadside motel.
Metal
Vintage Roadside Motel Arrow Sign
Located in Seattle, WA
This double-sided "chasing" arrow sign was harvested from the exterior of a bar in Southern Alabama. Fully functional with 65 sockets per side.
Steel
Original Art Deco Metal Sign Reads Motel
Located in santa monica, CA
Large original Art Deco metal Motel sign 1940s. Original sign from the historic deco Olive Motel in Los Angeles.
Sheet Metal
Folk Art Birdhouse Motel
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Folk art painted wood birdhouse with a large sign: MOTEL. American, circa 1940. Great concept and execution.
Wood
Mid-Century Motel Vacancy Sign, circa 1965
Located in Portland, OR
Straight from a Portland, Oregon's lucky Holiday Motel, this vacancy/no vacancy sign comes fully restored with the original neon tubing and a new wiring system that allows you to tur...