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Cavern Inn Motel, White's City, New Mexico. U.S. Highways 62 & 180. At The Entrance to the World Famous Carlsbad Caverns National Park. Still there, and now with fancier pools!
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#vintagepostcard
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#vintagepostcard
February 8, 2026 at 5:12 PM
Cavern Inn Motel, White's City, New Mexico. U.S. Highways 62 & 180. At The Entrance to the World Famous Carlsbad Caverns National Park. Still there, and now with fancier pools!
#vintagemotel #roadsideart #sca_roadside #motelsigns
#vintagepostcard
#vintagemotel #roadsideart #sca_roadside #motelsigns
#vintagepostcard
Elegant Beauty Salon, Montrose Avenue near Avers, Chicago
#roadsideart #vernacularart #sca_roadside #signage #signlovers
#roadsideart #vernacularart #sca_roadside #signage #signlovers
February 7, 2026 at 10:56 PM
Elegant Beauty Salon, Montrose Avenue near Avers, Chicago
#roadsideart #vernacularart #sca_roadside #signage #signlovers
#roadsideart #vernacularart #sca_roadside #signage #signlovers
"Your First Winter In Europe.” German propaganda leaflet brought back by my father-in-law from World War II.
February 7, 2026 at 10:49 PM
"Your First Winter In Europe.” German propaganda leaflet brought back by my father-in-law from World War II.
Most Chicagoans of a certain age fondly remember Magikist signs. Several major expressways entering Chicago had one. This example was on the Kennedy near Montrose, though the sign of my own youth was on the Dan Ryan.
#roadsideart #sca_roadside #signage #magikist
#roadsideart #sca_roadside #signage #magikist
February 3, 2026 at 1:15 AM
Most Chicagoans of a certain age fondly remember Magikist signs. Several major expressways entering Chicago had one. This example was on the Kennedy near Montrose, though the sign of my own youth was on the Dan Ryan.
#roadsideart #sca_roadside #signage #magikist
#roadsideart #sca_roadside #signage #magikist
The sub upstages the gyros on the sign for Best Sub #2 in Chicago’s Humboldt Park. The name plate has been patched on. The nails accommodate the top of the gyros cone. Sadly the owner of this shop, who arrived in the U.S. in 1989, is being deported. See more at chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
January 2, 2026 at 3:05 PM
The sub upstages the gyros on the sign for Best Sub #2 in Chicago’s Humboldt Park. The name plate has been patched on. The nails accommodate the top of the gyros cone. Sadly the owner of this shop, who arrived in the U.S. in 1989, is being deported. See more at chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
Scottie dogs. My book Unsealed: The Art of the Bottle Cap features more than 200 examples of this mostly unintentional but sculpturally impactful artwork. Order at www.lulu.com/shop/william...
January 2, 2026 at 2:08 AM
Scottie dogs. My book Unsealed: The Art of the Bottle Cap features more than 200 examples of this mostly unintentional but sculpturally impactful artwork. Order at www.lulu.com/shop/william...
Trim ’n Tidy Cleaners, Higgins Avenue. A touch of Googie in Chicago.
#vintageneon #roadsideart #vernacularart #sca_roadside #MCM
#vintageneon #roadsideart #vernacularart #sca_roadside #MCM
January 2, 2026 at 2:06 AM
Trim ’n Tidy Cleaners, Higgins Avenue. A touch of Googie in Chicago.
#vintageneon #roadsideart #vernacularart #sca_roadside #MCM
#vintageneon #roadsideart #vernacularart #sca_roadside #MCM
Rival Dog Food ghost sign, at California Avenue near Rosemont, Chicago. Now covered by an Aldi.
#ghostsigns #roadsideart #vernacularart #sca_roadside #signage
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December 24, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Rival Dog Food ghost sign, at California Avenue near Rosemont, Chicago. Now covered by an Aldi.
#ghostsigns #roadsideart #vernacularart #sca_roadside #signage
#ghostsigns #roadsideart #vernacularart #sca_roadside #signage
Soy City Motel, U.S. 36, Decatur, Illinois
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#vintagemotel #roadsideart #sca_roadside #neonsigns #motelsigns
December 24, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Soy City Motel, U.S. 36, Decatur, Illinois
#vintagemotel #roadsideart #sca_roadside #neonsigns #motelsigns
#vintagemotel #roadsideart #sca_roadside #neonsigns #motelsigns
New Yeah Shanghai Deluxe Restaurant, Bayard Street, Manhattan. Former location and later location, at which point I guess it wasn’t new any longer. Now the Golden Shanghai. For hundreds of interesting names check out my book, Bizarre Bazaars, which you can buy via eBay: www.ebay.com/itm/33519963...
December 23, 2025 at 7:47 PM
New Yeah Shanghai Deluxe Restaurant, Bayard Street, Manhattan. Former location and later location, at which point I guess it wasn’t new any longer. Now the Golden Shanghai. For hundreds of interesting names check out my book, Bizarre Bazaars, which you can buy via eBay: www.ebay.com/itm/33519963...
Not too many business signs feature El trains. GT Fast Food’s example across from the Kimball train station at Lawrence Avenue is nicely rendered. Note that yellow street signs were once the standard in Chicago. Kimball is the final stop for the CTA’s Brown Line.
#roadsideart #sca_roadside #signage
#roadsideart #sca_roadside #signage
December 23, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Not too many business signs feature El trains. GT Fast Food’s example across from the Kimball train station at Lawrence Avenue is nicely rendered. Note that yellow street signs were once the standard in Chicago. Kimball is the final stop for the CTA’s Brown Line.
#roadsideart #sca_roadside #signage
#roadsideart #sca_roadside #signage
Fabulous floating food at this long-gone Lawrence Avenue food parlor.
#gyrosproject #gyros #roadsideart #vernacularart #SCA_roadside
#gyrosproject #gyros #roadsideart #vernacularart #SCA_roadside
December 22, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Fabulous floating food at this long-gone Lawrence Avenue food parlor.
#gyrosproject #gyros #roadsideart #vernacularart #SCA_roadside
#gyrosproject #gyros #roadsideart #vernacularart #SCA_roadside
Jesus The Living Hope Ministry in Waukegan has great continuity with Don’s Automotive next door.
#roadsideart #sca_roadside #signage #signlovers
#roadsideart #sca_roadside #signage #signlovers
December 22, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Jesus The Living Hope Ministry in Waukegan has great continuity with Don’s Automotive next door.
#roadsideart #sca_roadside #signage #signlovers
#roadsideart #sca_roadside #signage #signlovers
A dynamic ghost sign for the former Greenberg Shoe Center, Decatur, Illinois.
#ghostsigns #roadsideart #vernacularart #sca_roadside #signage #signlovers
#ghostsigns #roadsideart #vernacularart #sca_roadside #signage #signlovers
December 20, 2025 at 8:35 PM
A dynamic ghost sign for the former Greenberg Shoe Center, Decatur, Illinois.
#ghostsigns #roadsideart #vernacularart #sca_roadside #signage #signlovers
#ghostsigns #roadsideart #vernacularart #sca_roadside #signage #signlovers
I suspect it’s been a while since the horsey set spent time at The Paddock Motor Court & Restaurant, Manning, South Carolina
#vintagemotel #roadsideart #sca_roadside #MCM #vintagepostcard #neonsigns
#vintagemotel #roadsideart #sca_roadside #MCM #vintagepostcard #neonsigns
December 15, 2025 at 7:25 PM
I suspect it’s been a while since the horsey set spent time at The Paddock Motor Court & Restaurant, Manning, South Carolina
#vintagemotel #roadsideart #sca_roadside #MCM #vintagepostcard #neonsigns
#vintagemotel #roadsideart #sca_roadside #MCM #vintagepostcard #neonsigns
They do a great job with roadside shrines in Poland. Rajbrot, Poland.
#roadsideart #vernacularart #folkart #roadsideshrine
#roadsideart #vernacularart #folkart #roadsideshrine
December 15, 2025 at 7:22 PM
They do a great job with roadside shrines in Poland. Rajbrot, Poland.
#roadsideart #vernacularart #folkart #roadsideshrine
#roadsideart #vernacularart #folkart #roadsideshrine
December 11, 2025 at 1:05 AM
That’s Mr. Churros and Dr. Falafel to you. Mr. Churros resides in Antalya, Turkey; Dr. Falafel in Vienna, Austria. For that friend who has everything, I recommend my book of interesting business names, which I guarantee they don’t have. Buy Bizarre Bazaars via eBay: www.ebay.com/itm/33519963...
December 11, 2025 at 1:05 AM
That’s Mr. Churros and Dr. Falafel to you. Mr. Churros resides in Antalya, Turkey; Dr. Falafel in Vienna, Austria. For that friend who has everything, I recommend my book of interesting business names, which I guarantee they don’t have. Buy Bizarre Bazaars via eBay: www.ebay.com/itm/33519963...
December 9, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Restaurante El Comedor, National Avenue, Milwaukee. Gone.
#gyrosproject #gyros #roadsideart #vernacularart #SCA_roadside
#gyrosproject #gyros #roadsideart #vernacularart #SCA_roadside
December 9, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Restaurante El Comedor, National Avenue, Milwaukee. Gone.
#gyrosproject #gyros #roadsideart #vernacularart #SCA_roadside
#gyrosproject #gyros #roadsideart #vernacularart #SCA_roadside
December 4, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Newberry Inn, Newberry, South Carolina. As the sign says, all conveniences.
#vintagemotel #roadsideart #sca_roadside #MCM #vintagepostcard
#vintagemotel #roadsideart #sca_roadside #MCM #vintagepostcard
December 4, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Newberry Inn, Newberry, South Carolina. As the sign says, all conveniences.
#vintagemotel #roadsideart #sca_roadside #MCM #vintagepostcard
#vintagemotel #roadsideart #sca_roadside #MCM #vintagepostcard
Check out the ears and earrings on this seated figure. Then consider my book about these pop-culture craft items, Unsealed: The Art of the Bottle Cap, as a gift for the person who has everything else. Order at www.lulu.com/shop/william...
December 2, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Check out the ears and earrings on this seated figure. Then consider my book about these pop-culture craft items, Unsealed: The Art of the Bottle Cap, as a gift for the person who has everything else. Order at www.lulu.com/shop/william...
Touhy Lumber Co., Sheridan Road, Zion, Illinois. Now site of a strip mall.
#roadsideart #sca_roadside #signage #signlovers
#roadsideart #sca_roadside #signage #signlovers
December 2, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Touhy Lumber Co., Sheridan Road, Zion, Illinois. Now site of a strip mall.
#roadsideart #sca_roadside #signage #signlovers
#roadsideart #sca_roadside #signage #signlovers
Category confusion: Oh My Gauze! 5th Avenue South, Naples, Florida. For that hard-to-shop-for friend who claims to have everything, I recommend my book of interesting business names, which I guarantee they don’t have. You can buy Bizarre Bazaars via eBay: www.ebay.com/itm/33519963...
November 29, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Category confusion: Oh My Gauze! 5th Avenue South, Naples, Florida. For that hard-to-shop-for friend who claims to have everything, I recommend my book of interesting business names, which I guarantee they don’t have. You can buy Bizarre Bazaars via eBay: www.ebay.com/itm/33519963...