Photo Friday

I found this photo while sorting through my files to find pictures to go with my Dream Cruise posts, and I thought it made a prefect subject for a Photo Friday post.

Links and info within story updated 2020

 

This 1960-vintage McDonald’s sign is in the Driving America exhibit at The Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan.  The exhibit, created in 1987, displays many of the museum’s vintage vehicles alongside artifacts related to automotive life and travel.

McDonald’s kept this particular sign up at its original location on John R in Madison Heights, Michigan long after other area McDonald’s installed more modern versions of the golden arches. I always enjoyed driving by this sign, but was happy to see it go somewhere that I could continue to enjoy seeing it when the John R McDonalds finally decided to modernize their sign.

Thanks to Debbie Dubrow of Delicious Baby for creating and coordinating this effort to link travel photos and blog posts across the Web.

© Dominique King 2008 (updated 2020)

Comments

[Caitlin]

Great pic! I love the vintage car and neon lights. Half expect to see milkshakes and taffeta skirts.

[Dominique]

Thanks, Caitlin!

Meanwhile, there will be plenty of poodle skirts and shakin' goin' on out on Woodward tonight.

I just got a call from a friend telling me to keep an eye out for the Monkeemobile she saw cruising up there a few minutes ago.

[k.a.t.calvin]

I didn't know there was a Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn! I am so going!

[Debbie]

Thank you for sharing your picture of this beautiful old neon sitn. I have a strange fascination with old neon signs (Seattle, where I live, is a good city for them), so I appreciate it.

[Dominique]

k.a.t.-

The Henry Ford is part of the Greenfield Village complex. A quick trip over from A2 :)
There's also an Imax theater there, so there's always something going on--even in the winter when the Village is closed. The Henry Ford has a great collection of vintage cars ('natch), but there are lots of other displays as well. Plenty to keep you busy for the better part of a day!

[Dominique]

Thanks, Debbie.

I've always loved this particular sign because of the local connection to me :)