March 02, 2004
Relieves fatigue
DELICIOUS AND REFRESHING
SOLD EVERYWHERE 5¢
Drink Coca-Cola
5¢ IN BOTTLES
AT FOUNTS 5¢
Drink Coca-Cola
RELIEVES FATIGUE
North 21st and East Main Streets
Sorry about all the capital letters, but they're in the sign. Whoever owns this building has done a great job with the exterior. I like how they've kept the ghost sign and added their own art. The other buildings in the row are all different and visually appealing, despite their lack of ghost signs, so I'll probably feature them later.
The houseplants sunning themselves on the sidewalk look pleased with the arrangement. I should give these people my plants; they are much better at plant maintenance than I am. And notice how two telephone poles stand side by side on the corner? The one on the right is held together by electrical tape. A few years ago a car crashed into it and the building as well. I'm glad the power company put in a new pole eventually (I seem to recall it taking quite a while for them to get around to it, longer than it took to fix the building), but I can't imagine that it was impossible to remove the old one. I guess you really can fix anything with tape.
208 words | March 2, 2004 09:39 PM | Ghost signs