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Nicolas Harnois

French Canadian guy from Montréal, Québec.

Job — Web Content Strategist + Technical Writer + Web and Software Localization Engineer + Language Technologies + Multilingual Publishing and Typesetting

Fun — Architecture [Moderne | Avant-Garde | Deco | Streamline] + Pop Culture [Americana | Canadiana] + Vintage Road Signs + Fiberglass Giants + Fitness + Nutrition + Music [Trance | Lounge | EuroPop | Dance | French Folk | a little Country from time to time] + Movies + Technology [Web 2.0 | Social Media | Macs] + New York City.

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February 15, 2012

White Castle interior illustration (c. 1950)

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Media_httpchuckmanpla_gmbdf
via chuckmanplaces.wordpress.com

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February 15, 2012

Holiday Inn Las Vegas postcard

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Media_http4bpblogspot_pftyd
via artskooldamage.blogspot.com

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February 15, 2012

Howard Johnson's, Chattanooga-East Ridge, TN (c. 1966)

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Media_httpwwwhighwayh_jzjfz
via highwayhost.org

 

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February 15, 2012

Woolworth's, Ste-Catherine/McGill College, Montreal (Canada), 1938

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Media_httpfarm4static_futze
via flickr.com

Brings back memories. My mom used to take me there for lunch.

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February 15, 2012

NBC and Grimm restore a classic Portland neon sign

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Media_http1bpblogspot_hkiwe
via vintageroadtrip.blogspot.com

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February 15, 2012

Modernism at its best

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Media_httpwwwmodernis_hytgh
via modernismweek.com

 

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December 8, 2011

Grand foyer on seventh floor of Eaton's College St. Store, 1930

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Media_httpwwwarchives_ifhry
via archives.gov.on.ca

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December 8, 2011

Eaton’s Ninth Floor

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via artdecomontreal.com

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November 5, 2011

Sky Village, Copenhagen Rodøvre, Denmark

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via openbuildings.com

Cantilever on steroids. I love this.

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November 5, 2011

The Fifty-Nine-Story Crisis

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Media_httpwwwdukeeduh_kebcf
via duke.edu

Just re-read this today about the events surrounding the possible collapse of the Citicorp building in NYC, back in 1978. This is quite the story.

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