Elegant Beauty Salon, Montrose Avenue near Avers, Chicago
#roadsideart #vernacularart #sca_roadside #signage #signlovers
Jesus The Living Hope Ministry in Waukegan has great continuity with Don’s Automotive next door.
#roadsideart #sca_roadside #signage #signlovers
A dynamic ghost sign for the former Greenberg Shoe Center, Decatur, Illinois.
#ghostsigns #roadsideart #vernacularart #sca_roadside #signage #signlovers
Vacuums, Decatur, Illinois
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Tee Pee Liquor, North Chicago, Illinois
#roadsideart #sca_roadside #signage #signlovers
Touhy Lumber Co., Sheridan Road, Zion, Illinois. Now site of a strip mall.
#roadsideart #sca_roadside #signage #signlovers
This straightforward sign long ago graced the corner Diversey and Maplewood. You can see hundreds more gyros signs at gyrosproject.com
#gyrosproject #gyros #streetfood #roadsideart #vernacularart #SCA_roadside #signage #signlovers
Jr's Kitchen, MacArthur Highway, Peoria. Not sure if it is coming or going.
#roadsideart #vernacularart #sca_roadside #signage #signlovers #peoria
Gamecock Motel, Santee, South Carolina. “An outstanding superior motel with an excellent restaurant on the premises.”
#vintagemotel #motel #roadsideart #sca_roadside #motelsigns #signage #signlovers #vintagepostcard
A trio of fine signs at Al's Tap, Beach Park, Illinois.
#roadsideart #sca_roadside #signage #signlovers
A former A&W in Oglesby, Illinois, complete with Papa and his burger. And they’ve got Porks!
#roadsideart #sca_roadside #signage #signlovers
At this angle the top-like gyros of Mr. G's would be spinning out of the broiler. Clark Street and Estes. Long gone. You can see hundreds more gyros signs at gyrosproject.com
#gyrosproject #gyros #streetfood #roadsideart #vernacularart #SCA_roadside #signage #signlovers
Vale Motel, U.S. 93-466, Boulder City, Nevada. Mr. and Mrs. George H. Bodensiek, Owners-Managers. A grand place to stay. Gone
#vintagemotel #motel #roadsideart #sca_roadside #motelsigns #signage #signlovers #vintagepostcard
The candy is tasty and the interior delicious at the century-old Parkside Candies in Buffalo, deservedly a national historical landmark.
#roadsideart #sca_roadside #signage #signlovers #niagarafalls
Energetic gyros. Jimmy's Rainbow Drive-In, Western Avenue near Berteau. Gone. You can see hundreds more gyros signs at gyrosproject.com
#gyrosproject #gyros #streetfood #roadsideart #vernacularart #SCA_roadside #signage #signlovers
Travelers Rest Motel, 6 Miles South of Nashville, Tennessee on U.S. 31 and I-65. Glenn and Iva Lee Noble - Owners
#vintagemotel #motel #roadsideart #sca_roadside #motelsigns #signage #signlovers #vintagepostcard
Two NIcky's Gyros. The first, on U.S. 6 in Portage, Indiana, is gone. The second, on U.S. 20 in Portage, is still there, in altered form. You can see hundreds more gyros signs at gyrosproject.com.
#gyrosproject #gyros #streetfood #roadsideart #vernacularart #SCA_roadside #signage #signlovers
Metro Motel, Dickerson Pike, Nashville. Nothing left but the sign.
#vintagemotel #motel #roadsideart #sca_roadside #motelsigns #signage #signlovers
Bearing Headquarters, Waukegan, Illinois. “Delivering quality products, expert repairs, and peak performance solutions. We carry everything you need to keep your machinery running smoothly and efficiently.”
#roadsideart #sca_roadside #signage #signlovers
In 2012 Cornjerker Country was the place to be, especially with its Tribute to the American Farmer. Dixie Highway, Hoopeston, Illinois.
#roadsideshrine #folkart #roadsideart #sca_roadside #signage #signlovers
Several generations of signs for the late Niko’s Gyros, Western Avenue and Diversey. Note the variant spelling on the third one. You can see hundreds more gyros signs at gyrosproject.com.
#gyrosproject #gyros #streetfood #roadsideart #vernacularart #SCA_roadside #signage #signlovers
Swept Wing Inn, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. A New Dimension in an Airport Motor Hotel. The swoop of the sign was echoed in the slight tilt of the building.
#vintagemotel #motel #roadsideart #sca_roadside #vintagepostcard #motelsigns #signage #signlovers
Toto’s Express Grill, Kedzie near Archer Avenue. Gone. You can see hundreds more gyros signs at gyrosproject.com.
#gyrosproject #gyros #streetfood #roadsideart #vernacularart #SCA_roadside #signage #signlovers
I revisited Chicago’s Royal Pawn Shop, once home to this sign, for an upcoming talk at the Society for Commercial Archeology’s Niagara Falls conference. The portraits are sadly gone. Visit sca_roadsides.org for info on the event.
#roadsideart #vernacularart #sca_roadside #signage #signlovers
Little Mel's Place, Clark near Winnemac. Gone. You can see hundreds more gyros signs at gyrosproject.com.
#gyrosproject #gyros #streetfood #roadsideart #vernacularart #SCA-roadside #signage #signlovers
Best Sub #2, North Avenue near Talman. The sub is the star of this sign, the gyros an accent mark. You can see hundreds more gyros signs at gyrosproject.com.
#gyrosproject #gyros #streetfood #roadsideart #vernacularart #SCA-roadside #signage #signlovers
A lone shell sign stands in against an arid landscape of olive trees under a startlingly blue sky punctuated by white fluffy clouds
There’s something wonderful about lonely gas stations in the middle of nowhere.
#Photography #SignLovers #GasStation #PhotographersUnited #Catalonia #EastCoastKin #StunDay #LandscapePhotography
A rusty road sign sign nestled in the brush grows orange in the late afternoon desert sun. It’s showing a man riding a horse and is framed against a pale blue sky
Cowboys ahead.
#Roadtrip #Photography #California #NationalParks #PhotographersUnited #EastCoastKin #SignLovers #Scape
New batch of prints of "BlueBird" are now now at Auric Gallery in Colorado Springs.
Get them while you can!
#neonsign #vintageneonsigns #signage #oldneon #signlovers #denvercolorado #Bluebird