Truly a sign of the times on Manly's Corso.

03 September - 2025

I spotted this on my stroll down Manly's seaside Corso today.

Here's all that's left of the once mighty, multi level, Billabong super store on Manly's Corso. Now selectively chopped up into several smaller, bite-sized retail outlets.

The lifeless under awning sign, is the final reminder of a golden era that has now passed. Just like the Statue of Liberty, half-buried on the beach, in the 1970's science fiction film, 'Planet of the Apes'.

Truly a sign of the times on Manly's Corso.

I was just thinking, that Las Vegas has that visitors' attraction, the Neon Museum boneyard for all the old classic Casino, Hotel and Las Vegas Strip neon signs that live on as glowing reminders of the past, ensuring that the vibrant spectrum of Las Vegas's old icons continues to shine for future generations.

Maybe there should be a place like that for all the old surf signs.

Since '73... it least they got two good generations out of it.


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