Parking and Black Streak
Now and then they must repair parking places.
Tag Archives: street signs
Hidden in the Wild
I am always on the lookout for hidden Mondrians. I have a good track record so far: Faded Mondrian, Mondrian Composition 300 CRY, Found Art – Mondrian Rug, Mondrian 300, Mondrian 002 OXY, Hidden: Mondrian 240, Found Art In Situ. More Found Art, Found Art,
Apostrophe Hunter
I was so astounded by this sign that I couldn’t keep my camera straight. Is misapostrophizing a felony or misdemeanor?
Street Sign
See related post: Hot Seat.
Interesting Curb
I’d never come across this particular warning before… in writing.
No Cruising
I saw this sign in front of city hall the other day. What is cruising anyway? I could understand the sign if it was located in Venice, Italy. After all, nobody likes unwanted wakes from cruising boats. Would I be in violation if I drove slowly looking at passers by? I suppose if I were […]
Corner of ‘Look’ and ‘Don’t Look’
I am one of the vanishing breed who still remembers the ‘Walk’ and ‘Don’t Walk’ signs that used to populate the corners in NYC. I understand the logos that replaced the words on these signs have also undergone evolutionary change since the ones I knew when I lived there. I encountered an equivalent, yet modern […]
Another Hot One
In this photo, the operative word is the first word. But it’s a good sign anyway.
Look Up
I’ve seen ‘Look’ signs before. Usually they are at light rail crossings or at sidewalk level next to the curb. This is the only ‘Look Up’ sign I’ve seen, to my recollection. Before I looked up, I looked around to see if anyone was lurking, waiting for looker uppers as pick pocket targets. Satisfied that […]
‘Or Else’ Icon
One sees icons everywhere. Although the word in a ‘Stop’ sign is in English, the eight-sided shape of the sign is the universal language for ‘cease from moving forward’. Any foreign word could be placed on this octagonal template, and all (who have passed a driver’s test) would know the correct meaning. What about the […]
