Lighted Spaces and Landscapes
Excerpts from a Geographer's Photo Archive
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Category: Bad Signs
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This was posted at a worksite in a conspicuous place. I couldn’t agree more with the sentiment. (Tempe, Arizona, 2005)
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This sign was on my way to work for a number of years. Yes, the planes flew low. It wasn’t the planes that worried me–there was also a skydiving school and I would watch the sky for students. (Racine County, Wisconsin, 2017)
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I confess that I didn’t take this shot. One of my former students sent this to me. I thought it was a joke and I had to look it up on the internet. They are still in business. Keep saying the name out loud (Buffalo, New York, 2006)
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There is a supper club that overlooks the Lake that is one of my favorite places to dine. It feels like I’ve stepped back into the 1960s (minus the cloud of cigarette smoke). This sign is at the end of their parking lot. It makes me think that that there must have been a problem…
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One of my all-time favorite signs. When I saw it I couldn’t believe my eyes. (Phoenix, Arizona, 2004)
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It was a cute way to announce the move off the main street where a Jimmy John’s and Dunkin was needed. (Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin, 2012)
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I was taking the train home from Michigan to Milwaukee in the 1980s. There was a delay on the tracks and they stopped at a station to let us walk around and get something to eat. Although we were between these two places, Detroit and Chicago were the endpoints on the train line. (Battle Creek,…
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There is no need to be rude here. The message is direct. I love interesting signs and postings. (Lochinver, Scotland, 2018)
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