Signs & Billboards
A sign is something that can point you towards an attraction – towards a milkshake, a movie, or a neighboring town — but some signs are so unique, or so bleakly common, that they themselves become attractions (or un-attractions). Check out some of the more unusual signs here at the picture collection – there are 98 pictures and 12 booklets waiting for you.
Queens, NY
KalTech Industries Group
Manufacturers of Environmental Graphics and Signage
InfoNorm Sign System
Amarillo, Texas
Photo by Howard Ande
Drive-In Movie Theaters
Drive-In Movie Theaters
Zambia
National Geographic. September 2005.
Photo by Lynn Johnson.
Black & White Magazine, Issue 45. September 2006.
Geo.
Geo.
Bangkok, Thailand
National Geographic. November 1955.
National Lampoon, August 1990.
National Lampoon, August 1989.
National Lampoon, August 1989.
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