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Kansas kymco

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Question for those outside the US
« on: August 15, 2021, 02:51:22 PM »
During the sixties did your country use a lot of neon-lights for businesses?
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Re: Question for those outside the US
« Reply #1 on: August 16, 2021, 03:21:39 PM »
Some used in the UK, but we never went as big on neon as you did Stateside.
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Re: Question for those outside the US
« Reply #2 on: August 16, 2021, 03:40:22 PM »
Neil I couldn't picture Neon in quaint village in England just a few large cities. 

When I was a child Neon lights were common, restaurants and especially for motels*.  I remember riding in the car on a trip and you would come into a small town  from the dark countryside  to a sea of color.

Then in the 80's Neon went out of fashion and was considered a blight.

*In the old days motels had a Neon sign you could see from the highway vacancy / No Vacancy.  Today you have to get off the interstate  drive up to the lobby only to find a No Vacancy sign tapped to the door.

What motel chains are popular in your country (non-USA)?
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Re: Question for those outside the US
« Reply #3 on: August 17, 2021, 06:52:42 AM »
Spot on with your imaginings KK it was really only in the bigger towns or cities where you’d see neon signs. As for UK hotel / motel chains the most frequently seen reasonably priced ones are Holiday Inns, Travelodge and Premier Inns.
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