South Tucson Day 7

This is the 7th and final post of my South Tucson Pictures... for now.

This is one of my few portrait pictures. But because of the sign, this was ratio was completely necessary.

This is a good saying.

I wonder how the 'A' came off; the letters were painted on.

This is one of the most flamboyant signs I have ever seen.

South Tucson Day 6

This is one of the most run down places I have ever seen. It must have been glorious when it was open but now it's closed and breaking down. I would think that it would be a great building for something like an art gallery but I don't think artists see it that way.

Got this while I was in the car. Taken in a very quick shot.

I couldn't help but focus on the bottom of this sign. It looks like it's about to fall down. Pigeons made a nest inside it.

South Tucson Day 5

Here is my fifth day of South Tucson pictures.

That guy in the mural reminds me of the No Me Gusta face.

This is Paradise Motel's less sketchy counterpart down the road a few yards.

Says what is needs to say. If I need tires and wheels this is the place I would go.

"Paradise" Motel

Here is day 4 of my South Tucson pictures.
I'm dedicating today's post to a very special location in South Tucson, you'll see why from the pictures.

If you can see, the sign, at one time, had neon lights over the lettering, but that time was long ago.

This motel has Kitchenettes, and some other stuff, but I can't make out what else. Maybe each room has a T.V. but beyond that, this sign isn't much help.

No association with Paradise Bakery.

The owner doesn't play games.

South Tucson Day 3

Here is day 3 of the South Tucson blog posts.

I found this tire sign irresistible.

The simplicity of this sign, to me, is striking, Sans Serif font with a little decorative typography to make it stand out.

I tried to get this sign up against a stark blue sky, but for some reason I just got the edge of a tree in. I should have zoomed in a bit closer.

Day 2 of South Tucson

Now, I give you, the second day of pictures from South Tucson.

I didn't realize pay phones still existed. I thought cell phones pretty much made them useless.

This sign has some of the best chipping paint I've seen on a sign. It's fairly consistent across the sign.

This is one of the strangest buildings I've seen. It has a collection of brick spires along the front and flag poles sticking out at obtuse angles.

Feast or Famine

I have a few new pictures from a day of shooting some signage in South Tucson.

James, a friend of mine, took me around and let me use his SLR.

From today: I have about seven post worth of material. I now give you Day 1:

Camera Issues

You may have noticed that I haven't made a post in a while.

The reason: I'm having camera issues. When I try to import the images from my camera it takes many minutes then, either returns an error message or only gives me the top third of the image. Once in a while, if I try long enough, I may get a few images out of the camera. Intermittent operation is not adequet operation and can not be depended on.

I'm pretty sure the issue is related to my compact flash card (Yes I still use compact flash cards as a storage medium). SD cards are the de-facto standard for cameras but they still manufacture CF cards.

As soon as I get one: I'll be taking more pictures again.