AAA Electric--Route 66, Joplin

A friend and I were photographing down in Joplin when he showed me this neon sign in, just off Route 66.  Shot on Fuji Velvia, because you still can't get this kind of neon color fidelity from a digital camera. 

Tiger Pawn on a Rainy Night

Tiger Pawn on a rainy night, down on the business loop.  It lacks some of the effortless grace of an older neon display, but is somehow fitting for a pawn shop at the east end of the loop.

Noll Motel, Moberly

The neon outside the Noll Motel, in Moberly, Missouri.  Located at the junction of highway 63 and the venerable old route 24, the Noll's neon sign has been lit since at least the early 50s.  I have a feeling that this post will be the first of several Missouri neon signs.

Arrowhead Motel Neon, Business Loop, Columbia

The Arrow Head Motel neon sign, down on the east end of the business loop, in Columbia.  I photographed the sign back in 1999, when the owners were still switching on the neon every night.  I haven't seen it on in over three years. 

Buffalo Motel, Buffalo

The neon sign luring weary travelers to the Buffalo Motel on Highway 65.  A recent trip through Buffalo found this once beckoning beacon--alas--extinct.