LED and LCD displays are a technological marvel. They’ve brought the price of televisions and monitors down to unheard-of levels since the days of CRTs, but this upside arguably comes with an ...

The Oat Foundry Split Flap Display in Motion. A Throwback to the Golden Age of Train Travel Adds to the Allure of Utopia of the Seas. The Split Flap's mechanical design, with motion and sound, brings ...

Standing in the Gare du Nord train station in Paris in 2012, Dorrian Porter was transfixed by a sign. The station’s arrivals and departures board—a classic split-flap analog sign that constantly turns ...

The iconic split-flap board at 30th Street Station was removed this past weekend, but with any luck a new (and similarly noisy) board will take its place. While the novelty of the original, vintage ...

Philadelphia's famous Solari split-flap board, the centerpiece of 30th Street Amtrak station, is officially departing. Crews were spotted at 30th Street Station on Thursday night beginning to ...

Passengers and history buffs worried about the fate of the iconic split-flap schedule board at Philadelphia’s 30th Street Station got a new reason to hope Monday. According to U.S. Rep. Brendan Boyle, ...

This modern incarnation of a vintage display technology is making its mark in myriad locations, including retro art installations. All I can say is that my chum Rick Curl has a lot to answer for, ...