The mood board of my life. I like cats, science, art, ephemera, classic Hollywood, fashion, mysticism, oddities, and my home of New York City.
Posts tagged lettering
The “Events of the Day” at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, as seen in Week-End at the Waldorf (dir. Robert Z. Leonard, 1945)
Fruit Cake 98 Cents (painting on board) – Christian Patterson
from the series Redheaded Peckerwood
I resent the notion that we robots cannot think for ourselves.
South Central and Washington Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA; 1984 – John Humble (American, b.1944)
The sign still stands today, but with modifications.
2029 1st Street, Boyle Heights; February 26, 1998 – John Humble (American, b.1944)
And view it today. Looks like the price went up from 87¢ to 98¢!
By Mike Brodie
A sign in Arabic, English, and French, from Charlie Chan in Egypt (dir. Louis King, 1935)
The Beverly Hills Hotel, as seen in Designing Woman (dir. Vincente Minnelli, 1957)
“Cures for All Ailments” from Bell, Book and Candle (dir. Richard Quine, 1958)
What’s “milk leg”?
A – John Arsenault
Merry Christmas
A. November 25th, 2011 Hollywood, CA
I love his collection of vintage sign letter As, and I miss mine, most of which are back in Boston.
