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McDonald’s
America’s oldest surviving McDonald’s dates to 1953. Architect Stanley Clark Meson initially outlined the tall sheet metal arches with flashing pink neon. Subsequent corporate modernization mandates got ignored since this franchise predated the McDonald’s Corporation. After McDonald’s purchased the property with demolition plans, the National Trust for Historic Preservation listed it as endangered in 1994. The stucco shed structure and canted plate glass windows were subsequently restored.
Collector Perk: Signed copy of ‘Gas and Glamour’ book, featured in Los Angeles Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, The Guardian among others.
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Ashok Sinha
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Ashok Sinha shoots lifestyle and creative culture through a contemporary architectural lens and creates large-scale photographs that capture a sense of place tied to natural and built environments. He has made photographs in all seven continents and his works have been published by editorial outlets such as The New York Times, Architectural Digest, Interior Design, and exhibited at The Museum of the City of New York, the International Center of Photography, and The Royal Photographic Society. He is the author of the best-selling ‘Gas and Glamour’, an art book of Los Angeles roadside buildings from the golden age of car culture.
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Los Angeles, California
Midcentury Modern Architecture
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Can be used to display privately, or in commercial and non-commercial settings, or in groups with an unlimited number of participants. The license includes unlimited use and display in virtual or physical galleries, documentaries, and essays by the NFT holder. Provides no rights to create commercial merchandise, commercial distribution, or derivative works.
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