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A night version of Joey's shot.

When I was a kid this sign was for Schmidt’s Grocery in Okemos, Michigan. At some point Barnes and Nobel moved into the aircraft hanger like store. They kept the sign, replacing the painted in groceries in the cart with books, and left much of the store interior intact. Now its a fairly bland athletic shoe store.

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Voxphoto says:

Sometime it would be fun to convert photos of these moving neon signs into animated GIFs... Don't the little wheels "spin" on this?

P.S. there's a Neon Signs Pool.
Posted 49 months ago. ( permalink )

methinkin says:

Eileen!
Posted 49 months ago. ( permalink )

Joey Harrison says:

Hey, nice job. Looks like she needs that grocery cart to prop her up.
Posted 49 months ago. ( permalink )

Roadsidepictures says:

I think she's just stretching out, Joey! She's been standing up there for quite a while ;-)
Posted 45 months ago. ( permalink )

arts enthusiast says:

Wow...that is such a cool sight!
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

anikarenina says:

One of my favorite childhood landmarks! The wheels do "spin," hence only two of three wheel sections being lit, and she switches which leg she's standing on--you can just see the unlit front leg. It was part of the deal, when the building was transferred away from the grocery store, that the sign would be preserved in perpetuity. It's one of few marks of that era in that area, and is considered locally (maybe officially?) as an historic landmark.

When I was a child, it bothered me immensely that she only had one leg.
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

John Baird says:

Heh, you just needed more persistent vision .
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

anikarenina says:

Nah, I'm just very literal. Her legs switch slowly enough that it appears as though she might be hopping along in a weird sort of marionette fashion. But if they went faster, it would look freakily frenetic. Can't win.
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

Paula Wirth says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Vintage Supermarkets, Grocery & Convenience Stores, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

cliffordzang says:

Check inside the store. There's a nice waterfall inside. Woudn't exactly call that bland. ;-)
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

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