Lindy's

What a sign! It wasn't alone in those days.

November 2, 2009 at 2:57PM
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

A 1938 Tribune ad touting the pleasures of Lindy's restaurant had a picture of the sign. Fans of zigzag moderne may approve:

(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

The streets were once alive with dozens of such illuminated masterpieces. Nothing that replaced them has ever come close.

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