Tuesday, November 22, 2016

New Midway Volunteer Fire Company Building with Coca-Cola signage

New Midway Vol. Fire Company building (with vintage Coca-Cola
signage on the organization's older building) in New Midway, Maryland. 
Worn-Out Coca-Cola (circa 1970s)/New Midway Vol. Fire Company
sign.

"Enjoy Coca-Cola" sign (circa 1970s) on the older building of the
New Midway Volunteer Fire Company building.
A Happy (and peaceful) Thanksgiving to all!

Thursday, November 10, 2016

Great Stuff By Paul

"Shadow Signs" Street Sign Vortex (a shout-out to Liz Pantalone and Nikki Vasallo
for pointing this collection of street signs out)!
Street Sign Vortex (a shout-out to Liz Pantalone and Nikki Vasallo
for pointing this collection of street signs out)!

"We Deliver For You."

Banks's Traditional Draught Beers sign (1970s-1980s)

Katie Stout with a creepy Peter Sellers-style figure
sitting in vintage cinema seating (w/ Tim Jacobsen
getting ready for his next adventure in photography).

Monday, October 31, 2016

"Put a Tiger in your Tank:" Vintage Esso Pump at Walkersville Heritage Farm Park (Ca. Late 1950s- Early 1960s?)

Here's something that may not be ordinary at any historic farm site- a vintage gas pump.  This vintage Esso (Exxon) pump is near the white shed at the Heritage Farm Park in Walkersville, Maryland.

Rusted Esso gas pump (with broken "Esso" sign)
behind the white shed at Heritage Farm Park in
Walkersville, Maryland.

Lead identification sign on the old Esso pump
at Heritage Farm Park in Walkersville, Maryland.

Full shot of the Esso pump outside the
Heritage Farm Park in Walkersville, Maryland.
"Happy Motoring!"

Thursday, October 20, 2016

Rosebud Salve Company (Woodsboro, Maryland)

The Rosebud Salve Company, a soap manufacturing company in Woodsboro, Maryland is known for their mail-order soap products.  The company has been operating out of the same building for over 121 years.
Panorama of the Rosebud Salve Company headquarters in
Woodsboro, Maryland.  The company was established in 1895.

Ordinary street shot of the Rosebud Salve Company headquarters
in Woodsboro, Maryland.

"Home of Rosebud Salve" sign, painted on the side of the
Rosebud Salve Company building in Woodsboro, Maryland.


Tuesday, September 27, 2016

Great Frederick Fair: Signs

Mid-90s "Always Coca-Cola" sign on one of the exhibition barns
at the Great Frederick Fair in Frederick, Maryland.
Pizza Alley Food stand at the Great Frederick Fair in Frederick, Maryland.

Close-up of Pizza Alley/Hot Pizza sign at the Great Frederick Fair in
Frederick, Maryland.

"Drinks" sign from the Pizza Alley stand at the Great Frederick Fair in
Frederick, Maryland.



Reithoffer "R" w/spokes from the large Ferris Wheel at the Great Frederick Fair
in Frederick, Maryland.

Close-up of "No Parking" sign at the Great Frederick Fair in
Frederick, Maryland.


McClellan Animal Hospital Sign & Pet Leash Advisory Sign

Back of McClellan Animal Hospital in Frederick, Maryland
(with generic "Animal Hospital" sign).

Close-up of McClellan "Animal Hospital" sign in Frederick, Maryland.

City of Frederick Pet Leash advisory sign (covered with stickers)
at Baker Park in Frederick, Maryland.

Wednesday, September 21, 2016

Baker Park Tower Star Sign & Tower Marker

The Joseph Dill Baker Memorial Carillon tower is located at Baker Park in the downtown section of Frederick, Maryland, which was erected in memory of Dill (who was a local resident) in 1941.  

For some time, the tower has had a lighted star sign, usually used for the winter holiday season.  Since this was photographed in September, it is still in place on top of the stone Carillon tower.
Wide shot of the Baker Park Carillon in Frederick, Maryland.

Baker Park Holiday/Christmas star sign on top of the Carillon tower in Frederick, Maryland.

Baker Park Holiday/Christmas star sign (from another view) on top of the Carillon Tower in Frederick, Maryland.

Sepia "Docs In The Park" Baker Park Bell Tower signpost in Frederick, Maryland.