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Hot coffee

27 Sunday Sep 2020

Posted by Ricky Leong in Canada, montreal, photography, photowalk, photowalking, Quebec, random, Travel, urban

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canada, coffee, montreal, photography, photowalk, quebec, random, sign, Travel, urban

Café chaud

There’s no mistaking what is served at this Montreal establishment.

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Breakfast all day

10 Sunday Nov 2019

Posted by Ricky Leong in Alberta, art, Calgary, Canada, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, urban

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alberta, calgary, calligraphy, canada, night, photowalk, random, sign, typography, urban

Breakfast all day, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

A beautiful, modern painted sign, seen in a city that has precious few of these from any era. Red’s Diner is on 4th Street S.W. in Calgary, in the Beltline on the way to Mission.

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Electronic tubes

02 Saturday Mar 2019

Posted by Ricky Leong in photography, photowalk, photowalking, Portland, random, Travel, urban

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clock, Oregon, photography, photowalk, Portland, random, sign, Travel, urban, vintage

Electronic tubes

A cool old-school sign and clock from Portland in February 2013.

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Keen marketing sense …

18 Tuesday Apr 2017

Posted by Ricky Leong in photography, photowalk, photowalking, Portland, random, Travel, urban

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funny, humour, Oregon, photography, photowalk, Portland, random, sign, Travel, urban

Portland, Oregon

… clearly coupled with a tremendous sense of humour. Spotted at a fishmonger’s in Portland, Oregon, last week.

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Thanks for the warning!

09 Sunday Nov 2014

Posted by Ricky Leong in Norway, photowalking, random, Travel

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Beware of the cat!

Spotted this in Balestrand, Norway, this summer. Never did see a cat, to verify the seriousness of the warning …

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When pigs can fly …

19 Thursday Dec 2013

Posted by Ricky Leong in fun, photography, photowalking, random, Travel, urban

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Watch for flying pigs

… we’ll be needing such signs as this one, spotted in San Diego back in October.

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