Nothing says "good eats" like a giant chicken sitting atop your restaurant. I have often admired this over-sized piece of advertising while driving through downtown
Clawson, in fact I appreciate any form of store signage that utilizes unusual sizes or shapes to lure in prospective customers, especially when highlighted with chase lights or neon tubes. Unfortunately, in the modern world of malls and downtown development authorities the more outlandish signs are shunned. Occasionally you may still find these relics of 1950's America in older downtown areas that have not yet been homogenized by planning
committees. It is incumbent upon us as photographers to preserve images of these odd bits of Americana before they are wiped away completely from our landscape. As always, photography is one way to preserve and protect our past. Remember it is up to you to save the giant chickens... and any other unusual objects or signs that recall a seemingly more innocent and yet more colorful time.
Nothing says "good eats" like a giant chicken sitting atop your restaurant. I have often admired this over-sized piece of advertising while driving through downtown Clawson, in fact I appreciate any form of store signage that utilizes unusual sizes or shapes to lure in prospective customers, especially when highlighted with chase lights or neon tubes. Unfortunately, in the modern world of malls and downtown development authorities the more outlandish signs are shunned. Occasionally you may still find these relics of 1950's America in older downtown areas that have not yet been homogenized by planning committees. It is incumbent upon us as photographers to preserve images of these odd bits of Americana before they are wiped away completely from our landscape. As always, photography is one way to preserve and protect our past. Remember it is up to you to save the giant chickens... and any other unusual objects or signs that recall a seemingly more innocent and yet more colorful time.
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