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Where can I find a split-flap departure board in use, or video/film reference of one?

  • I'm working on a project where I need photo and video reference of a large split-flap display in action, like those old Solari departure boards that used to grace train stations and airports. Where can I still find one in use? High quality video or film references would also be welcome (like if you can think of an old movie where these are featured in action). I live near the DC-Baltimore corridor, and was planning on going to film the board in Baltimore Penn Station, until I found that they finally ripped it out just a few weeks ago. If you know of another one mid-Atlantic area, that would be most helpful, but I'd be willing to travel a bit if I knew for sure that it were going to still be there. As for video, the lo-rez YouTube videos that I've found are not clear enough to give me the detail I need, but other online videos might still be helpful. Thanks!

  • Answer:

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/dandc/4048611206/ has one.

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I don't know for sure, but I'd bet http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0362227/has some of these boards.

Marky

I haven't been there *recently*, and it's not super convenient to Baltimore, but Newark Penn Station in NJ has had one forever. I can't imagine it's been replaced, but I guess you'd want to make a call and see. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solari_departure_board says it's still there, but... Wikipedia.

frankdrebin

Make sure you get the sound these things make. Like a huge ticker-tape machine. Taptaptaptaptaptaptaptaptaptaptaptap.

Geckwoistmeinauto

Just in case you're unclear of what I'm looking for, here's some photo reference from Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mboszko/galleries/72157623653974494/

mboszko

Geckwoistmeinauto, are you sure that one's still there? That's decently close. Thanks! And Marky, I bet you're right. I'll give that a rental.

mboszko

mbozko: I travel through 30th st fairly regularly, and unless there has been a major overhaul in the last two weeks, it is still there. If you promise to buy me a beer if you come up to observe it in the station bar (which is actually very good), I will go through this afternoon and confirm.

Geckwoistmeinauto

New Haven has one, unless something has changed since August 2009.

acidic

http://www.ottopizzeria.com/ Restaurant in NYC has one, don't they? (I haven't been there, just heard about it.)

The corpse in the library

Geckwoistmeinauto, thanks, but I've sent an email out to Amtrak's media relations to inquire. It seems their policy might require me to get permission before I come up and film anyway, so we'll see how that goes.

mboszko

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