Hola Glasgow red neon sign, city Centre,Scotland,UK

Hola Glasgow red neon sign, city Centre,Scotland,UK Stock Photo
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Contributor:

Tony Smith

Image ID:

HEJ5YG

File size:

45.5 MB (1.7 MB Compressed download)

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Dimensions:

4836 x 3288 px | 40.9 x 27.8 cm | 16.1 x 11 inches | 300dpi

Date taken:

16 December 2016

Location:

Glasgow City, Scotland, UK

More information:

. This scene at Glasgow City, Scotland, UK in 2016 forms part of the visual history of the locality, documenting the named subject together with aspects of how the area looked and functioned at the time. The photograph centres on Hola Glasgow red neon sign, city Centre, Scotland, UK. Further facets of the scene include social history, wayfinding marker, place identity, local information board, local character, community identity, route marker, street furniture, public realm, transport stop marker, changing land use, local history, regional identity, and before-and-after reference. For current editorial use, inclusive design and accessibility provide additional context, especially through the importance of clear wayfinding in public and transport environments. As a dated visual record of Glasgow City, Scotland, UK, the frame retains transport arrangements and footfall, making it especially useful if refurbishment subsequently changes the scene. Further associations within the scene are archival record, contemporary social history, visual archive, roadside information, documentary photography, navigation aid, directional sign, and visitor guidance. References to Glasgow, Scotland, and Centre give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. By fixing the subject within Glasgow City, Scotland, UK, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. The image also provides a reference for inclusive design and how small pieces of street furniture become recognisable parts of local identity as part of the longer story of Glasgow City, Scotland, UK. Another useful connection is maintenance and how signs record changing road names, destinations and administrative responsibility when considered against later change at Glasgow City, Scotland, UK. The record includes part of the area's social history for future local research.