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A man trekked all over North America in an RV to take 50,000 photos of vintage neon signs — here are some of the best shots

Over the next two and half years, Barnes traveled to 38 US states and five Canadian provinces, taking over 50,000 images of neon signs.Barnes originally expected Las Vegas and New York City to have the most neon signs, but that turned out to not be the case.Source:

"Vancouver, British Columbia, probably had more neon signs per capita than any other city in North America," he told Business Insider.Neon Road Trip Before heading to a new city, Barnes would map out as many signs as he could identify online, locating them by day and returning to photograph them at night. Often, he would spend hours photographing one sign in order to get the best angle.About one-third of the signs he photographed he found after arriving in a city, like the Mint Bar in Sheridan, Wyoming.

Barnes told Business Insider that if he could do his trip over again, he would do more research ahead of time. "Like there's a Mr. Peanut sign in Columbus, Ohio. I was in Columbus, Ohio, and I didn't know it was there," he said.John Barnes / Neon Road TripSince his trip, Barnes has noticed a resurgence of interest in vintage neon signs. In San Francisco, for example, locals Al Barna and Randall Ann Homan offer regular neon walking tours.

 

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