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November 14, 2009

The birds of Petty's Motor Hotel

petty's motor hotel neon sign early morning
petty's motor hotel neon sign early morning
Petty's Motor Hotel in Lufkin, Texas
Posted by Chris at 8:52 AM
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Labels: Lufkin, neon, photography, retro, small town, Texas

2 comments:

Gunnar and Sherry said...

Great sign!

12:01 PM
Chris said...

It's awesome.

6:39 PM

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