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August 2, 2014 by tomdalzell

Signs

1343-King-225x300Signs (No Theme)

Signs are material culture.  They aren’t the type of material culture that I focus on, but – they are there and I like them.  That’s enough.  So here are a few that I like.  No theme.  Just quirky.

9th-STreetSigns – Faded Reminders of the Past

They peek out from behind fences, in alleys, from brick walls.  Reminders of businesses gone, of a time gone.  Faded signs.

 

2611 San PabloThe Signs of San Pablo Avenue

From the Oakland line to the Albany line, the sign art of San Pablo Avenue, our Boulevard of Funk.

 

 

824  University

The Signs of Little India

The outward and physical manifestations of an inward and spiritual quirk – signs from the Indian spice shops, groceries, music and video stores, and clothing stores that add to the mix of Berkeley.

 

"Quirky Berkeley"Signs of University Avenue

From East to West, Oxford to 4th, the signs that line University Avenue serve as cultural markers and thus rise in my estimation to quirky.  I don’t include the signs of Indian businesses, which are posted separately.

 

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 Neon Signs: University and San Pablo Avenues

The neon signs that line University Avenue and San Pablo Avenue.  Simply that. I find them quirky and calming.

 

 

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Neon Signs of Telegraph Avenue

Neon at night – Telegraph Avenue, Bancroft, and Durant.  That’s it.  Simple, calming, urban, quirky.

 

Quirky Berkeley 04-11-2017

The Signs of Shattuck

This is my sixth post on business signage, which I find quirky.  If nothing else, it is of some historical interest.  Paul’s Shoes rocks quirky, no?

 

Quirky Berkeley in Berkeley, Calif. on April 24th, 2018.

The Best Signs on San Pablo Ave., Albany

I’ve expressed my love of San Pablo Avenue.  I love it so much that I am willing to break QB rules and wander San Pablo Avenue in Albany photographing signs.  I do not regret it.

 

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