tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7088113792698926514.post5083950222641896756..comments2024-03-19T11:28:13.688-07:00Comments on New York Neon: Lights Out 2011: Signs We Lost This YearT.E. Rinaldihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07342150623593087755noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7088113792698926514.post-78698736585022219372012-01-05T07:05:39.832-08:002012-01-05T07:05:39.832-08:00MILFORD PLAZA sign was turned off shortly after th...MILFORD PLAZA sign was turned off shortly after the O went out. The R & D were already out. Heh.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7088113792698926514.post-30324660305804336102012-01-05T06:39:57.491-08:002012-01-05T06:39:57.491-08:00I recall on 125 st west of Lexington a store that ...I recall on 125 st west of Lexington a store that was once the "whirlaway" and it's neon.George Wittnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15064019065730033923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7088113792698926514.post-11151053995159366622012-01-04T20:57:11.326-08:002012-01-04T20:57:11.326-08:00Wow, ATZ's comment makes me feel better. It m...Wow, ATZ's comment makes me feel better. It means that there are still people out there who know how to make these great signs and someday they might come back into fashion!Mitchnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7088113792698926514.post-18362720653914689882012-01-04T16:44:08.254-08:002012-01-04T16:44:08.254-08:00ATZ: Wow, thanks for the tip! On the main page at...ATZ: Wow, thanks for the tip! On the main page at nyneon.org, I had remarked of the Surf Hotel sign: "So perfect I wondered if it was the real thing or something left over from a film shoot." http://www.nyneon.org/Transport-15.htmT.E. Rinaldihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07342150623593087755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7088113792698926514.post-14553809793044989292012-01-04T11:43:28.365-08:002012-01-04T11:43:28.365-08:00It's not generally known outside of Coney Isla...It's not generally known outside of Coney Island, but the Surf Hotel neon sign on the Henderson Building (1899) was not original. It was a prop for the 1997 Spike Lee movie "He Got Game" and was left there. Still it is a very nice sign and the demo men were offering it for sale, along with the original painted sign shown in my post, to various people. So I would say, yes it very likely found a home. <br /><br />The loss of the Faber's Fascination sign still upsets me. It should have been saved by Thor Equities and made a part of the new Coney Island, the way the developer Durst saved and donated the Peep-O-Rama sign to the Times Square Alliance.Amusing the Zillionhttp://amusingthezillion.com/noreply@blogger.com