Friday, July 29, 2011

Speedway Signs

Got pictures of signs down Speedway

I like this sign because of the Lobster.
This is a very generic looking health center, I parked my car there to look at the signs, I'm glad it didn't get towed.

This is a good example of Googie architecture, an architectural style of the late 1950's and early 1960's characterized by upsweeping roofs and star bursts. It was a product of a bygone era of optimism about the future, in a time when it seemed like man was blasting off into the stars and nuclear power was thing of mysticism. Unfortunately the style went away when Americans became less enthusiastic about the future and current specimens are being bulldozed over at an alarming rate. I've noticed Tucson has a lot of buildings that fall under this category and many are in a state of disrepair. Will we preserve the past of destroy it?


I like how we have a dense array of signs packed into this one strip. One thing about Speedway is that it's really packed, there's not much room on that street.

This is everything I would expect a 99 cent store to be.

The colors and fonts of this sign are spectacular.

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