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vintage retail, architecture, ads, weird stuff I happen to like

interior of an office building lobby. seen are three levels, with bright red railings on each level. on the ground floor is a plaid tile floor and large planted trees. on the rear wall from floor to ceiling is an optical illusion mural that looks like an atrium that continues off into the distance
interior of a shopping mall at night, with palm trees in the foreground. the camera is angled towards the ceiling skylights which are surrounded by pastel blue and pink neon lights.
a nightclub with polished black and red flecked floors, with a large big screen tv mounted above the dancefloor, with neon signs saying "streamers" and brightly painted walkways going to levels above the dancefloor
photograph showing a vintage carls jr restaurant, with disco patterned carpet, booths with vinyl seating and brown and orange vinyl, a menu board in the far background, and industrial type lighting and ductwork hanging from the ceiling
interior of a two level shopping mall that's modeled after an old new orleans bourbon street with ornate ironwork, upper levels that have windows with shutters, insets show a french restaurant and wine cellar
interior of a shopping mall, with multiple container trees in the background, with dark reddish colored tiles that alternate lighter color tiles creating a checkerboard pattern. in the far background is a globe fountain.
detroit medical center in 1981. shows a long hallway disappearing into the horizon with cylindrical shape, with long paneled tiles that extend the length of the hallway. the panels are shades of blue, with dark blue on the highest point of the ceiling, down to nearly white where the panels near the floor. two people stand against the curved while in the distance
personal scan of the south street deli, showing a brightly lit, neon tinged deli in a shopping mall. the display cases are surrounded by purple and pink tile, with pastel blue columns, a ceiling with blue neon accent lighting
A rust cinnamon colored late 1970s buick lesabre two door landau top parked on a residential street. there are red fuzzy dice hanging from the rear view mirror
part of a mural that depicts the steel industry in pittsburgh, installed in an underground walkway
a long exposure photograph showing a subway car exiting a station with a glass brick wall with brightly light LED strips glowing from behind it
an image showing an escalator leading up to a rainbow light neon light portal
An advertisement for quarry tile that shows a large indoor fountain, trees and the facade of "strawbridge and clothier", a department store inside of a shopping mall. architectural record, 1979
a hallway of an Asian focused mall showing a bench and various storefronts with Chinese language characters
a scanned promotional ad copy for "Le Mans Family Fun Centers, Inc" a video arcade operated by Bally that shows a mother and child playing arcade games, a child winning a stuffed Pink Panther plush, and the store front that features the Le Mans sign in bright blue colors. from 1982