From a photo essay at Restless:Above, the massive billboard skeleton at Queens Plaza and 29th would be right at home in a noir superhero landscape.
Yeah, why not?
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6 comments:
It was definitely, many years ago, a grand neon advertisement for an airline. I'm pretty sure that it flashed out "Fly PanAm" in its heyday. Note the sharp "peak" in the otherwise rectangular scaffoldwork. That was the wing of a right-facing stylized airplane. I wonder if anybody has a video -- presumably converted from a film -- of that neon sign. Now THAT would be YouTube-worthy. As well as one for Swingline staplers down the road at the former factory -- now a tennis bubble -- at Van Dam Street.
It just said "Pan Am".
Actually, it's quite refreshing to not be bombarded by advertising for a change.
I wish they made them available to artists.
Maybe if we're patient, there will be a falcon next up there before long!
I think that sharp peak was the tail of the plane but it was definitely a Pan Am sign.
I wish they could skip the billboards but get some of the businesses they once advertised for back. I remember when New York was a real jobs powerhouse. No more.
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