Radically Retro

yep. You gotta take the date of the publishing into account. It's like you have to be a detective and I didn't sign up for this.

a man in a suit says i couldn 't agree more ALT: a man in a suit says i couldn 't agree more

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It’s like when I try and search for vintage neon or actual metal signs and everything is plastic tube or that Hobby Lobby faux-patina bullshit

It's so frustrating isn't it?
ugh!

I really hate seeing AI generated "retro" & "vintage" images.

It just pollutes the vintage reference image databanks.

Please don't use AI - especially for generating fake AI bullshit vintage/retro imagery. There's plenty of already cool & real vintage stuff out there. Find and share that instead.

🧡 Tiki Temptress Original Painting 🧡
Off to her new home! 16 x 20 inches, acrylic on canvas.
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sky-lit motel sign, green bay, wisconsin, 1992

sky-lit motel sign, green bay, wisconsin, 1992

Antique ceiling attached exit light signs.

Fantastic exit lights circa 1920s - 1940 at Olde Good Things in NYC.

Roulette Motel - 1950s

oh wow!

Oh yeah, I've found countless gorgeous Victorian shopping centers in the UK. They are the ones that actually led me down the rabbit hole.

Leadenhall Market is what first caught my eye:

If you'd like to walk around and inside the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II in Mila, Italy, Google maps has you hooked up:
maps.app.goo.gl/pU2EAFd78BzE...

Some more of that lovely dome. Just the amount of details... [chef's kiss]

A grand carved stone entrance to a covered glass shopping arcade.

The interior of the Victorian arcade with arched glass roofs, painted columns and glass lamps.

The blow vaulted ceiling with painted stars.

A column topped by a crown and silver dragon.

Leadenhall Market still with impeccable Victorian vibes.

A large apartment block with large oval windows adorned with flower boxes.

A large apartment block with a reflecting pool, dotted with 1970s street lamps and benches.

A warren of concrete staircases, apartment balconies and greenhouses.

Sunken round seating areas with greenery built into channels in the pool.

How about some Brutalism next in the retro-futuristic Barbican Centre?

Steel arches holding up alternating tan and green tiles.

Golden illustrated ceiling panels depicting various plants and flowers.

Sunlight streams into a large ornate Victorian stone hall, casting light onto the skeleton of a blue whale.

Ornately carved balustrades.

Hintze Hall at the Natural History Museum, possibly the most beautiful building I've ever seen

Some photos of the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II under construction:

Some historical photos of the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II:

And the entrance to the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II is just MASSIVE along with the entire building:

The Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II has an AMAZING glass dome:

So I've been digging around doing research on Victorian shopping malls - would y'all like to see what I found?

This one is probably the most most breathtaking one IMHO.

The Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II in Milan, Italy:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galleri...

[Paris Hilton voice]
That's hot

A photorealistic mask of Clara Peller, the woman who shouted "Where's the Beef?" in old Wendy's commercials. The mask features her wavy grey hair and a string of pearls. The eyes are cut out, giving an incredibly unsettling appearance

Just so everyone is aware, as a promotion in 1984, Wendy's produced terrifying, photorealistic carboard masks of Clara Peller, aka the "Where's the Beef?" lady

This just triggered a long-forgotten memory of how kid me was kind of entranced by the interior shots of the bottle. Maybe tied to my love of conversation pits and pillow forts?

I’ve never been to Beaver Valley Mall, let alone shopped at a Gimbels, but I know my happy place when I see it

Harundale Mall - Glen Burnie, Maryland
(William Bird via flickr)

Disneyland Map - Early 1970s
#Disney #Disneyland

Harvest House at an unknown mall location. F.W. Woolworth Co. photo, circa 1977

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