Here’s an old picture of the Philadelphia Church on Clark Street in Chicago’s Andersonville.
Only part of the neon is currently working, though Jesus Saves still shines.
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Sands Caravan Inn, Bakersfield, California. It was a hopping place, and check out that mural behind the bar. A motel no longer.
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Action-packed photo was created and briefly thrived, bringing life to Pena's Automotive, 47th Street near Knox. Now a white fence. 1997 photo.
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The roadside is littered with ordinary places bearing odd names — sometimes very odd. Here are 600 fabulous head scratchers, funny names for stores and businesses ranging from Armegeddon Carpet Cleaners to Sam-n-Ella’s River Club.
Happy Pulaski Day from Calumet Park! You can see many more Chicago rock carvings in my book Lakefront Anonymous, which you can buy at Chicago’s Buddy shop: https://hi-buddy.org/products/lakefront-anonymous-chicago-s-unknown-art-gallery
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An unusual two-faced bottle-cap figure. Much more bottle-cap art at https://www.interestingideas.com/unsealed-the-art-of-the-bottle-cap/
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San Quinton Motel, Dalton, Georgia. Mr. and Mrs. L.B. Quinton, Owners-Managers. Hey, we can make our motel sound like a famous prison!
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