Seen outside a restaurant in downtown Calgary.
Shadow express
01 Monday Mar 2021
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Pioneer Market
10 Wednesday Feb 2021
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Calgary has so few of these painted signs, finding one new to me brings a little bit of irrational excitement. I came across this one while wandering down an alley in downtown Calgary, not far from where I found the mural whose image I shared yesterday.
Authenticity
19 Saturday Sep 2020
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A beautiful use of type here, spotted in Montreal this past winter.
D wing
17 Thursday Sep 2020
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bus, canada, Longueuil, montreal, photography, photowalk, random, terminal, transit, transportation, Travel, typography, urban
A view inside the bus terminal adjacent to Longueuil metro station in suburban Montreal.
Sign says no parking!
13 Thursday Aug 2020
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Another one from January: Someone didn’t notice the giant “No parking” sign posted atop a mechanic’s garage in Montreal.
Don’t push!
11 Tuesday Aug 2020
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auto show, automobile, canada, cars, classic car, montreal, photography, quebec, typography
A sticker applied to the back of a Ford Model T at the Montreal International Auto Show, from back in January 2020.
Breakfast all day
10 Sunday Nov 2019
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alberta, calgary, calligraphy, canada, night, photowalk, random, sign, typography, urban
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.
Yahoo!
13 Saturday Jul 2019
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alberta, calgary, Calgary Stampede, canada, night, photowalk, random, typography, urban
This Yahoo sign in the heart of Stampede Park is one of many installed around Calgary to promote and celebrate the Stampede. Behind it is a portion of the sculpture On the Banks of the Bow and the Scotiabank Saddledome arena.
Love spoken fluently
21 Sunday Apr 2019
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art, california, photography, photowalk, random, san francisco, street art, Travel, typography, U.S.A., United States, urban
Some uplifting words spotted a few months ago on the streets of San Francisco.
Moments of equilibrium
16 Tuesday Apr 2019
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art, canada, Ontario, photography, photowalk, public art, random, street art, Toronto, Travel, typography, urban
A mildly disorientating piece of public art spotted in Toronto last month.
Ricky Leong 