The 1956 rotating hot pink neon sign for the Elephant Super Car Wash in Seattle, Washington.


The 1956 rotating hot pink neon sign for the Elephant Super Car Wash in Seattle, Washington. The car wash is on 616 Battery Street and it was the first automated car wash in the United States. By some accounts it is the most photographed landmark in the city. of Seattle.


Size: 3571px × 2381px
Location: Seattle, Washington
Photo credit: © Todd Strand / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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