12/31/2007

hair salon: windsor, canada

i nearly ran off the road when i saw this. absolutely the best salon name ever. EVER!

12/30/2007

tecumseh cycle: windsor, canada

12/29/2007

woody's outhouse: windsor, canada

12/28/2007

gift shop: windsor, canada

hmmm, souvenirs and bone china. not sure about that.

12/27/2007

sunshine laundry: windsor, canada

12/26/2007

parisian shoe repair: windsor, canada

feet and food...not my favorite combination.

12/25/2007

meyers diamonds: windsor, canada

back in the day, i bet these colors were amazing.

12/24/2007

maple leafs: windsor, canada

i'm curious...is there any other athletic team whose name is incorrectly plural? i mean, shouldn't it be maple leaves?

12/23/2007

inglis appliances: windsor, canada

12/22/2007

ghost sign: windsor, canada


12/21/2007

diane motel: windsor, canada

12/20/2007

chubby pickle: windsor, canada

12/19/2007

bling bling: windsor, canada

12/18/2007

back door sign: windsor, canada

12/17/2007

back door sign: windsor, canada

12/16/2007

frank james hotel: memphis, tn


if you look closely enough you can see the black outline of the original font and the green chain of Gandhi quotes. friggin' beautiful! (thank you murray)

12/15/2007

americana motel: arlington, va

this sign is a lot older than it looks...they just repainted it.

12/14/2007

antiques: fairfield, va


truth in advertising. (thank you gene)

12/13/2007

ghost sign: memphis, tn

(thank you dad)

12/12/2007

street vendor: washington, dc

12/11/2007

antiques: washington, dc

i can't decide if this sign helps or hurts.

12/10/2007

ghost sign: memphis, tn

a church with a ghost sign. i dig it. (thank you dad)

12/09/2007

dry creaning: washington, dc

sweet geezus my eyes watered when i saw this. (thank you jamie)

12/08/2007

soussi: washington, dc

sometimes all you gotta do is hammer a bunch of nails into your sign. tadah!

12/07/2007

ghost sign: memphis, tn

vacancy! (thank you dad)

12/06/2007

more manhole(s): arlington, va


maybe i'm sick, but i think these are fantastic. i think i'm gonna make buttons out of them.

12/05/2007

pan american barber shop: washington, dc


12/04/2007

barnies coffee: franklin, tn

i would buy coffee here. (thank you caleb)

12/03/2007

stanley's: canton, ms

adorable little sign. not sure if the apostrophe AND period are necessary. seriously, i'm not sure.

12/02/2007

chicken shit: malpais, costa rica

mmmmm, tasty. (thank you gene)

12/01/2007

closed four remodel: nashville, tn

it's not like a letter fell off, causing a goofy spelling. nope, this was intentional. (thank you mallory)