las maria's: washington, dc

la fondita: los ayala, mexico

seriously, how fab is this? (thank you dorian)

republic gardens: washington, dc

office of materiels: washington, dc

intentional or not? you decide. (thank you cat)

coca-cola signage: alexandria, va

the fudgeboat: carolina beach, nc

poot! poot! here comes the fudgeboat! (thank you jen)

we sell umbrellas: washington, dc

i love a good visual.

metro jeweler's: washington, dc

yes, this store belongs to the jeweler.

cajen on a bun: washington, dc

(thank you orlando)

saad piza: washington, dc

airport health: burlington, vt

all aboard!! (thank you rachel)

coca-cola ghost sign: washington, dc

i really want to live here. really. (thank you katie)

please yell: washington, dc

OHHHH KAAAAY!

pimpollo: rincon de guabayitos, mexico

aka pimpin' chicken. (thank you dorian)

sparkly potbelly: washington, dc

i'm such a sucker for glitter. sigh.

cold drinks: washington, dc

don't be slip: somewhere, china

(thank you anonymous contributor)

14th street graffiti: washington, dc

bm food store: washington, dc

i don't care that those are your initials. eww.

gold medal ghost sign: cambridge, ma

something fishy: wilmington, nc

um, no thanks. (thank you jen)

history mural: washington, dc

robert gould shaw: washington, dc

duke ellington: washington, dc

starbucks: washington, dc

la putain: washington, dc

14th street graffiti: washington, dc

who doesn't love the ninja turtles?

ghost sign: bordeaux, france

(thank you bryan)

obvious math: arundel mills, md

(thank you katie)

gary's shoe repair: alexandria, va

mr. cranky pants who runs the shop next door to gary's asked why i was photographing this sign. i said i thought it was adorable. he told me he hated it. hmmphh.