Blog Feed: Book of Signs

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No More Neon!

Published on 2012-05-16 23:26:00

Lady Bird Johnson wasn't a fan of neon signage. The wife of President Lyndon B. Johnson had had enough of America’s beautiful landscape littered by neon.In the 1960s, she became an advocate for a highway beautification program in the United States.She influenced her husband, President Johnson, to sign the Highway Beautification Act, where he stated that he didn’t choose “to hide from view what God has gladly given it.”Neon signs were the culprits that blocked the views so that the Gold [..] > read more

The Graffiti Gift

Published on 2012-01-30 15:32:00

The walls of buildings and infrastructure throughout the world turned into the canvases of youth and impacted the world’s populace with shocking messages.In the 60s The New York Times reported the trend of some young people tagging the subway walls and cars with their names. Soon, everyone wanted a piece of the action and graffiti became widespread. Most markings were scrawl, but some were a gift of art.The gift came in the form of a man with talent in his hand. Artist Keith Herring brought t [..] > read more

Saying Goodbye to Phone Booths

Published on 2012-01-28 10:40:00

Everyone knows that the typical landlines are quickly becoming a thing of the past. To be sure, they still exist in homes and businesses everywhere, but their appearance on the street—phones inside hallow rectangular prisms, a safe, quiet place for callers to duck the sounds of traffic on the street--is dwindling as more and more people chat on cell phones in the open air. Many phone booths, such as those in several cities in Bolivia went mod in the 60s, in the form of phones housed inside bir [..] > read more

Hello Hollywood

Published on 2012-01-05 19:27:00

Hollywood has always been an inspiration to artists all around the world, and the legends of the twentieth century starlets appeared everywhere in Las Vegas.In the early 1990s actress Debbie Reynolds bought a hotel and plastered it with murals of her favorite stars.The hotel was demolished after Reynolds declared bankruptcy some five years later.cafe artSign, sign, everywhere a sign... > read more

Ghost Signs

Published on 2012-01-04 12:44:00

These painted wall signs can be found in cities that were created in the late 1800s. By the late 20th century some of the signs remained and became known as ghost signs.They contain faded and peeling paint, often revealing a pentimento effect, one image showing through another.The lead paints and other chemicals used to create the signs, durable yet toxic, exposed the sign painters, who were often called wall dogs, to an environmental hazards at the same time as they made art that seemed to last [..] > read more

Published on 2012-01-03 20:03:00

Bennetts Ice Cream in the Farmers Market, Los Angeles.Sign, sign, everywhere a sign... > read more

Assurance?

Published on 2011-12-25 20:19:00

Losses for the "assured?" Anybody have an idea what that means. Is it "insurance" misused?Sign, sign, everywhere a sign... > read more

Way West Motel

Published on 2011-10-06 20:44:00

Seattle, Washington. Sign, sign, everywhere a sign... > read more

Fine Arts

Published on 2011-09-30 08:12:00

What a great name for a theater!Sign, sign, everywhere a sign... > read more

El Rey Theater Clock

Published on 2011-09-29 14:26:00

Clocks on signs used to be really popular in the 1950s-1980s.Sign, sign, everywhere a sign... > read more

Ticket Booth

Published on 2011-09-14 11:29:00

Ticket booth at the Mary Pickford Theater in Cathedral City, CA.Sign, sign, everywhere a sign... > read more

Pink High-Top Tennis Shoe Sign

Published on 2011-07-04 20:30:00

Pink high-top tennis shoe sign in Caribbean.Sign, sign, everywhere a sign... > read more

Published on 2011-06-30 11:57:00

Times have changed in downtown LA. What used to be a glamours theater district is now a Hispanic neighborhood. This theater has been converted into a church.Sign, sign, everywhere a sign... > read more

Angel Youth

Published on 2011-06-26 23:15:00

Los Feliz neighborhood, LA.Sign, sign, everywhere a sign... > read more

Aztec Motel

Published on 2011-06-25 01:38:00

Earlier this month, this Albuquerque motel was torn down.Sign, sign, everywhere a sign... > read more

Urinal in Portugal

Published on 2011-06-22 16:25:00

In Portugese it's spelled "urinol."If you want to buy this image, please contact me at matthewbam@aol.com. Great picture for the bathroom.Sign, sign, everywhere a sign... > read more

State Theater

Published on 2011-06-21 00:25:00

State Theater, MinneapolisSign, sign, everywhere a sign... > read more

Orpheum

Published on 2011-06-18 00:27:00

Orpheum, downtown Minneapolis.Sign, sign, everywhere a sign... > read more

Arab Theme

Published on 2011-06-17 00:49:00

Arab themes were popular in the 50s and 60s.Sign, sign, everywhere a sign... > read more

Published on 2011-06-13 23:00:00

Signs just aren't what they used to be.Sign, sign, everywhere a sign... > read more

Bang Bang Club

Published on 2011-06-10 23:49:00

I think the Bang Bang Club is a bar. It's also a mediocre movie about four photographers capturing apartheid.Sign, sign, everywhere a sign... > read more

Beltone Hearing Aids

Published on 2011-06-10 00:28:00

Hearing aid store in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.Sign, sign, everywhere a sign... > read more

Torn and Tattered

Published on 2011-06-08 02:33:00

Ralph's Market has seen better days.Sign, sign, everywhere a sign... > read more

Dicks

Published on 2011-06-06 22:55:00

Dicks 5 & 10 is a great store with lots of trinkets.Sign, sign, everywhere a sign... > read more

Crescent Hotel

Published on 2011-06-04 12:29:00

A ghost sign revamped in Eureka Springs, Arkansas.Sign, sign, everywhere a sign... > read more

Tick Tock Diner Eat Heavy

Published on 2011-06-04 01:41:00

Eat heavy? Go figure!Sign, sign, everywhere a sign... > read more

Saguaro Cactus

Published on 2011-06-02 09:39:00

Sign, sign, everywhere a sign... > read more

Stomatol Toothpaste

Published on 2011-05-31 07:46:00

Stockholm, Sweden 60s blinking Stomatol sign.Sign, sign, everywhere a sign... > read more

Car Wash

Published on 2011-05-30 11:57:00

The ubiquitous Los Angeles car wash sign.Sign, sign, everywhere a sign... > read more

Neon Shoe

Published on 2011-05-29 02:46:00

Shot in 2002, this neon shoe was a sign in Lisbon.Sign, sign, everywhere a sign... > read more

Butte Beauty

Published on 2011-05-27 14:09:00

Is this a play on words, or what?Sign, sign, everywhere a sign... > read more

Kona Lanes Blog

Published on 2011-05-26 11:33:00

The old Kona Lanes Bowl sign, which was demolished in 2003. It was an Orange County landmark towering above the city of Costa Mesa. Might have you thinking if bowling will ever make a comeback. It was very popular in the mid-twentieth century.Sign, s > read more

Sign, sign, everywhere a sign

Published on 2011-05-24 22:28:00

Signs in Venice Beach, Los Angeles.Sign, sign, everywhere a sign... > read more

Clown

Published on 2011-05-24 12:10:00

Clown sign at Circus-Circus, an old hotel on the Las Vegas strip.Sign, sign, everywhere a sign... > read more

Bowl

Published on 2011-05-23 00:52:00

A "BOWL" sign in Hollywood, CA.Sign, sign, everywhere a sign... > read more

Hotel Pickwick

Published on 2011-05-21 20:57:00

The old hotels in San Francisco such as the Hotel Pickwick have some great signage.Sign, sign, everywhere a sign... > read more

Thunderbird Lodge

Published on 2011-05-20 23:22:00

Thunderbird Lodge sign before it was refurbished in 2006. Image was taken in 2005.Sign, sign, everywhere a sign... > read more

Motel Rainbow

Published on 2011-05-19 03:20:00

"Rainbow" as in trout.Sign, sign, everywhere a sign... > read more

K Motel Culver City

Published on 2011-05-17 23:23:00

I love Culver City. It's my favorite part of LA. It has a nice downtown, good restaurants and the hotels are cheap. Plus, it has some great motel signs.Sign, sign, everywhere a sign... > read more

Sign in Myanmar

Published on 2011-05-17 02:05:00

A Dash of Delicious

Published on 2011-05-13 14:01:00

Took me awhile to figure this one out. It's a movie theater sign, originally. Now it's a sign for the restaurant, Landrys.Sign, sign, everywhere a sign... > read more

Pink Elephant

Published on 2011-05-12 02:31:00

Pink Elephant LiquorSign, sign, everywhere a sign... > read more

Sahara Closing

Published on 2011-05-11 14:41:00

Catch your images of the Sahara Hotel sign and hotel now, as the hotel will close on May 16th.Sign, sign, everywhere a sign... > read more

Felix Chevrolet

Published on 2011-05-07 12:33:00

Felix Chevrolet is a classic LA landmark that's been there for decades. You can tell that it's an established business because it's still open and they have their 1957 sign stands tall and proud.Sign, sign, everywhere a sign... > read more

Park Western

Published on 2011-05-05 19:51:00

Retro Park Western in LA.Sign, sign, everywhere a sign... > read more

Hollywood Motel Sign

Published on 2011-05-04 00:47:00

One of many motel signs remaining in Hollywood.Sign, sign, everywhere a sign... > read more

Caribbean Barber Shop

Published on 2011-05-03 01:27:00

The hand-made signs are unique.Sign, sign, everywhere a sign... > read more

Cleaners--Car Hop Service

Published on 2011-05-01 01:03:00

Retro cleaners. Note the "Car Hop Service."Sign, sign, everywhere a sign... > read more

Bambi

Published on 2011-04-30 03:07:00

Bambi. This Bambi sign is a classic. It taken some 15 years ago. It's the original sign. The "Cleaners" part of the sign has been replaced.Sign, sign, everywhere a sign... > read more

Malice

Published on 2011-04-29 02:19:00

Neon sign with a message inside a museum.Sign, sign, everywhere a sign... > read more

North Beach Lights

Published on 2011-04-26 23:31:00

San Francisco's North Beach neighborhood at night.Sign, sign, everywhere a sign... > read more

Gulf

Published on 2011-04-25 21:50:00

Remember the Gulf gas station.Sign, sign, everywhere a sign... > read more

Motel

Published on 2011-04-24 20:54:00

Gee, I don't think that motel sign would lure me in. However, it is beautiful in its own way. It was taken in Desert Hot Springs, California.Sign, sign, everywhere a sign... > read more

Dizzy

Published on 2011-04-22 12:34:00

Some where in the Baltic States.Sign, sign, everywhere a sign... > read more

Gayety

Published on 2011-04-20 18:01:00

Collingwood, Ontario, home of the Elvis Festival.Sign, sign, everywhere a sign... > read more

Jesus Saves

Published on 2011-04-19 01:58:00

Backward "Jesus Saves" sign.Sign, sign, everywhere a sign... > read more

All Star Donuts

Published on 2011-04-17 18:14:00

Built in 1928.Sign, sign, everywhere a sign... > read more

Orpheum

Published on 2011-04-15 14:01:00

Too bad many of the old movie palaces have shut their doors. They existed in a grand time of red carpets and movie intermissions. The Orpheum is in downtown Los Angeles.Sign, sign, everywhere a sign... > read more

Melody Inn Neon Sign

Published on 2011-04-14 02:28:00

Branson, Mo. NeonSign, sign, everywhere a sign... > read more

Plaza Theater

Published on 2011-04-12 19:46:00

Plaza Theater, Palm SpringsSign, sign, everywhere a sign... > read more

Tomato Sauce

Published on 2011-04-11 20:20:00

On the backstreets of downtown LA, I found this tomato sauce sign.Sign, sign, everywhere a sign... > read more

Conga Room

Published on 2011-04-10 00:22:00

Conga Room, Los AngelesSign, sign, everywhere a sign... > read more

Amber Hills

Published on 2011-04-07 23:59:00

Sounds like it was a lovely place long ago.Sign, sign, everywhere a sign... > read more

Bow and Arrow Motel the Way It Used to Be

Published on 2011-04-06 22:00:00

This was photographed when the sign was at the Bow and Arrow Motel downtown a few years ago. That motel is no longer there. The sign has been refurbished and placed on Las Vegas, Blvd.Sign, sign, everywhere a sign... > read more

Slideroll Slide Show

Published on 2011-04-05 22:52:00

Create a Free SlideshowExample of a Slideroll slide show.Sign, sign, everywhere a sign... > read more

Can You Read This?

Published on 2011-04-04 23:53:00

The spelling of this sign is questionable. Can anyone decipher?Sign, sign, everywhere a sign... > read more

Tiki

Published on 2011-04-03 14:01:00

Tiki time means party time.Palm Springs Daily photo Tiki pics.Sign, sign, everywhere a sign... > read more

Safari Inn

Published on 2011-04-03 02:58:00

Another Southern California classic.Sign, sign, everywhere a sign... > read more

Little Giant Printers

Published on 2011-04-02 20:10:00

Wouldn't want to get on his wrong side!Sign, sign, everywhere a sign... > read more

Coffee Shop Provides Rocket Fuel for the Body

Published on 2011-04-01 15:08:00

Seems like the best outdoor signs other than those for motels are for coffee shops like this coffee shop or for cocktails like yesterday's cocktail glass sign.Sign, sign, everywhere a sign... > read more