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ROY'S
2008
Amboy, California.
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U.S.
395 2007
Dunmovin', California.
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BED
SPRINGS AND THE OASIS OF 29 PALMS 2008
Benjamin Bottom's private collection, 29 Palms, California.
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AVENUE
G 2007
Mojave Desert.
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THE
45 OUTDOOR 2006
New London, Wisconsin.
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JOE'S
2000
The YESCO boneyard in Las Vegas. This site is now occupied by
a bulding.
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ANCIENT
FUTURISM 1989
San Francisco, California.
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FOUNTAIN
2005
The abandoned Southern Pacific train station in Oakland, California.
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SALES
TOOL 2008
Benjamin Bottom's private collection, 29 Palms, California.
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ROUND
UP ROOM 2008
Benjamin Bottom's private collection, 29 Palms, California.
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THE
SILVER SLIPPER 2000
The Yesco yard, Las Vegas, Nevada.
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JOSH
2008
Benjamin Bottom's private collection, 29 Palms, California.
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SASSY
2002
Missing the "Sally's." Part of the Las Vegas Neon Museum's
collection.
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CIVIC
CENTER 2008
Benjamin Bottom's private collection, 29 Palms, California.
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HUB
2008
The underbelly of the massive "Round Up Room" sign.
Benjamin Bottom's private collection, 29 Palms, California.
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THE
HAND OF EL DORADO 2008
Benjamin Bottom's private collection, 29 Palms, California.
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666
Early 90s
Sunset on U.S. Route 666 in southern Arizona. Redesignated U.S.
Route 491 in 2003 because of pressure from Christian groups and
the AZ highway department, who was tired of replacing stolen signs.
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EAT
PEARSONVILLE 2008
Rusting below the racing ice clouds alongside a remote section
of U.S. 395.
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HARMONIOUS
2008
Benjamin Bottom's private collection, 29 Palms, California.
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LAS
VEGAS CLUB 2000
Part of the now defunct YESCO yard in Las Vegas.
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LOLLYPOPS
2008
Benjamin Bottom's private collection, 29 Palms, California.
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ROAD
RUNNER'S RETREAT 2008
Chambliss, California.
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dsST
2002
"Stardust" relics. Part of the Las Vegas Neon Museum's
collection.
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THE
FAT MAN SLEEPS 2002
The Las Vegas Neon Museum boneyard, Las Vegas, NV. This is "Mr.
O'Lucky", the gigantic fiberglass figure/sign for the old
Fitzgeralds casino. A couple of years ago he was destroyed by
a fire started inside his body by homeless squatters living inside.
All that's left is a charred spot in the dirt and pile of melted
fiberglass.
This was shot about 2AM. When I rounded his feet to light the
"El Cortez" sign, I woke up a homeless guy sleeping
by his head. We scared the hell out of each other, but managed
to avoid each other the rest of the night.
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MOTEL
2006
Blown out plastic sign at Kramer Junction, California.
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DESERT
PARADISE 2008
Benjamin Bottom's private collection, 29 Palms, California.
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THE
KING 2002
Part of the Las Vegas Neon Museum's collection.
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TEXACO
MARINE 2001
North Shore Marina, Salton Sea. All the letters are gone now.
That white crust on the ground? Dead fish. Millions of dead fish.
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