Hi Spy

Buick

shoe repair

Convoy

neon town

day and night

Ben's

Thought I would document this before it gets taken down. Was a Montreal landmark of sorts, one of those authentically old diners, stuck in time.

three from Montreal

chryssi's new letter box and door number, then another sign, but then i ran out of batteries. dang

Juxta-puke-ition

On Parc Ave., I'm not really sure what the building was used for prior to being a glorious coffee-internet-amusement shop with insanely stretched type, for some reason I want to say fire station but "& Co." implies some sort of office. I also have no idea what the numbers are for... 32... 68... you would think address but the address next door is in the 3000's.


Here's a close-up... funny/unexpected tail on the R!

Retro Reitmans

I had noticed this old Reitmans billboard signage while waiting for one of very many red lights on the extra-traffic-filled Decarie Blvd.


From my highly limited Reitmans knowledge, there used to be a department store in this area in the 40's. I can't tell what is there now. The logo feels very art deco to me. I love how the angled end of the cross stroke of the "t" falls to the angled "a" and the wonky "s"...


... and here's today's logo for comparison.

Views of Montreal

I, too, was in Montreal this weekend. Here are some of the "hits".

Downtown building entrance



Fire hydrant signage



Clock at McGill University entrance



Danger: falling spikes



Watch out for Handball



Odds of getting a parking ticket here - 1:1



Flower shop sign



Apartment building entrance

ste-catherine st, montreal

I took a couple of photos in between some shopping on Ste-Catherine Street this weekend.
They are quite ghostly... aged white paint on brick. Unfortunately some were a bit hard to capture with the sun. And intriguingly, they are all in English.