I’m gearing up for the annual five-week trip in June and putting my van, laptop, and body thru the paces to make sure that we are all good to go. I’ve had Gator (my van) checked out top to bottom and, after $1500 for new AC (jeez), it should be smooth sailing. Some iffy weather during this two-day shoot with lots of grey photos but here we go.
How’s this for grey? This giant arrow is in Riverside:
Some buildings. This former International House of Pancakes in Northridge:
Buena Park High School (in Buena Park):
The San Pasqual Apartments in Pasadena:
City Hall in Carson:
A recently adapted Alta-Dena Dairy building in Tustin:
The Bay Theatre in Seal Beach undergoing restoration:
Here’s what it looked like back in 2017:
Some statues? The police & firefighter memorial in Burbank:
The Fabien Castanier Gallery in Culver City:
Lincoln in Cerritos:
Bigfoot in Silverado:
Moving on to some signs. This pair is in Seal Beach:
This sign is inside the Taco Bell headquarters in Irvine. You have to shoot from the window outside of the building since visitors are no longer allowed. I’m pretty sure this is a replica:
This one is in Lynwood:
A bunch of signs from Pasadena. This spikey thing (pigeon-proofing, I presume but evocative of crown of thorns as well):
Two different cleaning businesses:
The 35-er Club (bar):
Previously neon:
The companion pole sign — a mass-produced Coca-Cola sign (with new text panels but the original oval “thingies” with plastic contents:
Here’s a beat example from Arkansas that I shot where you can see what they really look like:
This cutie is in Los Angeles:
Also L.A. – This huge relief sculpture on the side of the L.A. Times parking garage depicts “The Evolution of Printing” by Tony Sheets in 1989:
These modern airplane signs are on top of signs for the Hanger 28 shopping center in Burbank just a few blocks from the airport:
Pioneer Chicken in Los Angeles:
Some signs at Roscoe’s Famous Deli & Bar in Fullerton:
and inside — what I believe is an Alka-Seltzer statue head:
A Superior Electrical Advertising arrow sign at Joe’s Italian Ice in Anaheim:
This post is getting pretty big so I’ll stop here. I’ll be back soon with some stuff from another roadtest trip to the Bay Area.
Happy trails,
dj & the dogs
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