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"The pink paint is refreshing and attractive but that rectangle of grayish corrugated material is dingy-looking," I declared, imagining myself as a new arrival from Sonora. "La pintura rosa es refrescante y atractiva, pero ese rectángulo de material corrugado grisáceo tiene un aspecto sucio."

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In downtown Nogales, Arizona, on October 5th, 2015, at the northwest corner of North Morley Avenue and West Park Street.

The building was erected in 1920 according to the website of the Santa Cruz County Assessor.

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Famous beloved Radium Photography in downtown Muskegon. by Tim Kiser

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All of the local people feel warmly toward Radium Photography. The quirky name delights them every time they see it, which is often.

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In downtown Muskegon, Michigan, on April 13th, 2019, at the southeast corner of Terrace Street and West Clay Avenue. The building is from 1975.

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_DSC7180 by Richard Mark Darley

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Great exterior and signage on a building in Murnau (Bavaria) Germany.

The Peña Sisters by Joseph Cerulli

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Los Ebanos, TX

A visit to Sign. We are here at the "Sign" sign of 费城招牌. by Tim Kiser

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At 费城招牌, or Fèichéng zhāopái if you prefer; "Philadelphia Sign," that is. Here were our memories of our visits thereto.

I look at those stairs and I picture myself falling down them as I leave the store. I drop all the new signs I just bought and they scatter into the street.

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In Philadelphia on January 23rd, 2020, on the east side of North 11th Street between Buttonwood Street and Ridge Avenue.

The building is said to have been erected circa 1925.

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Down here at Coyote Claw World's Greatest Bargains at 2209 Mount Rushmore Road. by Tim Kiser

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I think the clearance sale is permanent? Also we get Discount Sturgis 79th Anniversary, Lazy "U" Motel, Carpet One, Simply Sleep Better, Sonic, Arby's, and Perkins.

I'll eat at Perkins because I like their apricot-flavored pancake syrup, but I do not want any of the rest of this shit.

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In Rapid City, South Dakota, on September 7th, 2019, on the west side of Mount Rushmore Road (U.S. Route 16), south of Flormann Street.

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Sign of a New Grocer in Town | LIDL* by steveartist

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Coming soon to Johnson Ferry Road and other nearby locations,

LIDL is our third grocery chain with European connections. Daughter, Amanda, shopped at LIDL when she lived in the Netherlands.

*Pronounced “LEEDL”

A tourist town tradition: Mark Twain's comically oversized rootbeer on a pole. by Tim Kiser

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I like this little grassy area between the parking lots. My large country family emerges from our crowded car.

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In downtown Hannibal, Missouri, on October 30th, 2020, at the Mark Twain Dinette, a/k/a the Mark Twain Family Restaurant, on the northeast corner of North 3rd Street (Missouri Route 79) and Hill Street.

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J. Desco & Son Tile Marble Terrazzo by Mabry Campbell

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At the Global Crossroads Auto Dealer on the east side of Adams Street in Marion, Indiana. by Tim Kiser

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Online, I found a journalistic puffpiece from the local Chronicle-Tribune newspaper profiling the man responsible for the sign. ("Devout, [he] prays daily and openly blends his faith in Jesus Christ with a high degree of determination in business," etc.)

The article is from May 2011 and includes this:

"A used car dealership will also open soon and already has the name Global Crossroads Auto Dealer on the east side of Adams Street."

So apparently the badly fading and streaky Global Crossroads Auto Dealer sign — not the larger sign structure, just the fading/streaky words-and-logo portion — was no more than five years old at the time this picture was taken: Very incompetent sign manufacture!, very very incompetent.

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In downtown Marion, Indiana, on November 8th, 2015, on the east side of South Adams Street, north of East 8th Street, on the site of the former Howard Chrysler car dealership, which relocated in 2006.

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Library of Congress classification ideas:

GT3911.A2 Signs and signboards—United States—Pictorial works.

HF5439.A8 Automobile dealers—United States—Pictorial works.

HD9710.U6 Used car trade—United States—Pictorial works.

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BV160 Crosses—Pictorial works.

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F534.M34 Marion (Ind.)—Pictorial works.

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San Francisco architecture by Dale Cruse - 12M views

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Vintage Reproduction Neon Sign "Martini Girl" by Ryan Eastlyn

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Vintage Reproduction "women in martini glass neon sign"

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Neon Greyhound bus sign by Sandor Gulyas

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The blue light oscillates to give the impression of movement.

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CAROLOGY motors sign / Powers Ferry Road / Marietta, GA by steveartist

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This is a favorite of mine. Great name for a pre-owned auto business, don’t you think? Located a hop and a skip from the 120 Loop. It’s hard not to notice their sign.

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Furniture salespeople are known as "furniture queens." by Tim Kiser

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I bet this parking lot has never been completely full, in all its years.

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In Columbus, Georgia, on January 4th, 2018, at a stripmall on the north side of Buena Vista Road between of Brown Avenue and Britt Avenue.

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Plastic ice cream; wasting a letterboard; "ah the diagonal signpoles of the mid-20c." by Tim Kiser

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In downtown Adrian, Michigan, on October 25th, 2015, at "Frosty Boy" at the northeast corner of South Broad Street and East Church Street.

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Blue Smurf Village Juzcar Schlumpfdorf Andalusien Spanien by hn.

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Blue Smurf Village Juzcar Schlumpfdorf Pitufo Andalusien Spanien Andalusia Spain Europe Europa EU - (C) Fully copyrighted. No use of any image whatsoever without written royalty agreement. No answer = no permission at all. - (C) Verwendung generell nur nach schriftl. Honorarvereinbg. Keine Antwort = keine Freigabe.

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Lobster Pound Restaurant by Mabry Campbell

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At Vapor Exotica E-Cigs Outlet, in its building from 1925, in its aqua-colored paint. by Tim Kiser

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"Oh my goodness what an abundance of anchor plates!" I said gaily as I lifted my camera to my face.

I am attracted to that style of graffiti between the two roll-down doors.

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In downtown Los Angeles on April 23rd, 2019, a building (erected 1925) at the southwest corner of East 3rd Street and Wall Street.

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Business Sign / MAVIS TIRES & BRAKES on Piedmont Road at Hwy. 120 (Roswell Road) in Cobb County, Georgia by steveartist

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Evidently, Mavis bought out Kaufman Tire. Long time customer, Bruce s, writes (below) that the new owner ruined the well-earned reputation of Kaufman Tire. They did it with poor service and policies unfavorable to consumers.

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