Brian's and La Piedad

Signs, poles, roofs, and windows.

Not sure how I managed to get that pole

going right through the vertical axis

of the La Piedad sign.

It reads,

"Mercado y Carniceria."

Taken 30 November 2018.

Pep Boys

There are Pep Boys stores all over the country,

and the corporation is fast approaching its

100th anniversary.

The history of these stores is

one of America's great success stories.

Taken 30 November 2018.

City Motel

Taken 30 November 2018.

U Drive In

Ultimate convenience?

Taken 30 November 2018.

FREE TV

City Motel.
One can probably see the words on the sign

better after dark, when the neon is illuminated!

Taken 30 November 2018.

Ghost Signs and Power Lines

Globe Mills

Poultry Feeds

Abandoned buildings

Fences

Vacant lots

A solitary figure cutting cross the frame

toward the stop sign

Taken 30 November 2018.

Growing with Fresno

This venerable sign

has stood its ground

for who knows how long

near where Church Street

crosses Golden State Highway.

"Home of"

something

that was apparently a

"wholesale distributor"

of some kind of "equipment,"

and proud to be

"Growing with Fresno."

Taken 30 November 2018.

Big Star Motel Sign

Vintage neon,

always eye-catching.

29 November 2018.

Lum's Chop Suey

Still selling chop suey,

though, frankly, one wouldn't

know it by the condition of their signs...

Taken 10 October 2018.

Ming's

I have to be honest,

this old sign does not particularly

seduce me to patronize this eatery.

But it does capture my attention

as a piece of art and history.

Taken on 14 September 2018.

Pope Tire Co. Sign

Not sure I can say anything

worthy about a sign

like this.

It is a lovely

testament

to days long past.

Taken 12 October 2018.

Old Signs and New Murals

A couple of nearly gone signs,

and a couple of (relatively) fresh murals

in Leavenworth, Kansas.

Taken 19 June 2015.