{"id":2228,"date":"2016-05-09T22:46:06","date_gmt":"2016-05-09T22:46:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/starktruthradio.com\/?p=2228"},"modified":"2018-02-05T19:58:21","modified_gmt":"2018-02-05T19:58:21","slug":"robert-stark-interview-thomas-rinaldi-about-new-york-neon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starktruthradio.com\/?p=2228","title":{"rendered":"Robert Stark interviews Thomas Rinaldi about New York Neon"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Robert Stark and co-host Rabbit talk to Thomas Rinaldi. He is the author of\u00a0New York Neon<\/a>\u00a0and blogs at\u00a0 nyneon.blogspot.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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How Thomas got interested in Neon growing up, and how he noticed it’s decline
\nHis project charting and photographing existing \u00a0Neon Signs before they\u00a0disappear
\nThe\u00a0History of Neon<\/a>, how it was invented in Victorian England in 1898, and latter made into signs\u00a0by French Scientist\u00a0Georges Claude<\/a>
\nHow the peak of Neon was in the late 1920’s and \u00a030’s(Art Deco Era), but already started to see a decline in the 40’s
\nHow Neon was originally used by Corporate chains but latter delegated to small businesses
\nChurches & Neon<\/a>
\nHow Neon\u00a0\u00a0was originally seen as glamorous but latter became associated with seediness
\nNeon in Cinema, contrasting Dick Powell’s \u00a0glamorous\u00a0Gold Diggers Of 1933 – The Shadow Waltz<\/a>\u00a0and his 1944 detective film\u00a0Murder, My Sweet<\/a>,\u00a0which depicts Neon as seedy
\nThe 1946 film\u00a0It’s a Wonderful Life<\/a>\u00a0which also uses Neon to depict seediness
\nHotel Neon<\/a>\u00a0Signs and and\u00a0Hotel Neon<\/a> in the Film Noire Genre
\nNeon in future films including the utopian 1927 film\u00a0Metropolis<\/a>\u00a0and the dystopian 1982 film\u00a0BLADE RUNNER<\/a>
\nIncandescent\u00a0Bulb Signs<\/a>
\nThe history, decline and revitalization of Time Square, and how there are very few Neon Signs left
\nHow Neon has become replaced by LED Signs
\nThe myth that Neon signs are not eco friendly
\nHistoric preservation issues regarding Neon Signs
\nNew Neon Signs designed in the Vintage style<\/a>
\nNeon in San Francisco<\/a> and the book\u00a0San Francisco Neon<\/a>
\nLas Vegas, how newer casino’s have rejected Neon, and how older signs are preserved at the\u00a0Neon Museum<\/a>
\nThe popularity of Neon in Asian cities
\nHow there is a renewed interest in Neon
\nArtist who depict Neon in their work including\u00a0Robert Stark<\/a>
\nNeon in 1960s Pop Art
\nThe importance of patronizing businesses that have Neon Signs<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/starktruthradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Thomas-Rinaldi-New-York-Neon-1.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

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Check out Robert Stark’s Artwork<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

                    Robert Stark and co-host Rabbit talk to Thomas Rinaldi. He is the author of New York Neon and blogs at  nyneon.blogspot.com Topics include: How Thomas got interested in Neon growing up, and how he noticed it’s decline His project charting and photographing existing  Neon Signs before they disappear … Continue reading Robert Stark interviews Thomas Rinaldi about New York Neon<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[542,221,623,457,629,598,429,554,156,459,4,428,653,548,449,276,448,624,600,411,604,527,654,652,451],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2228","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-aesthetics","category-american-culture","category-architecture","category-art","category-art-deco","category-blade-runner","category-cinema","category-cities","category-corporations","category-culture","category-environment","category-film","category-film-noire","category-futurism","category-historic-preservation","category-history","category-las-vegas","category-mid-century-modern","category-neon","category-new-york","category-rabbit","category-san-francisco","category-science","category-thomas-rinaldi","category-vice"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/starktruthradio.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2228","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/starktruthradio.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/starktruthradio.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starktruthradio.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starktruthradio.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2228"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/starktruthradio.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2228\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6163,"href":"https:\/\/starktruthradio.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2228\/revisions\/6163"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/starktruthradio.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2228"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starktruthradio.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2228"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starktruthradio.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2228"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}