Jo Hawke on August 9th, 2011

Confession: There have been times that I’ve spent so much time decorating my classroom for the new year that I ended up behind in planning my lessons. It all got done, of course, but only by taking it home to finish. (The room, of course, I couldn’t take home with me, but probably would’ve if [...]

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Jo Hawke on July 11th, 2011

I’ve always loved this old sign on North Main Street, especially the curved arrow! I don’t know that I’ve ever seen it lit, though. I wonder if it still works. It reminds me of the Northside Video sign, but it has to be much older. Someone still lives in the house next door (with those [...]

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Jo Hawke on July 6th, 2011

So we were sitting at the light, heading home this evening with some Sonic for dinner, and I happened to check out the sign… Um…sideways??? How did the birds handle that??? I just managed to get this picture before the light changed. In case you can’t see, here’s a closeup:

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Jo Hawke on June 9th, 2011

Downtown Danville. I had to drive around the block a few times before I found a good spot near Zinc this afternoon after school. It was really weird…Cars everywhere downtown… And — whew! — you can just see the heat of the day. TG4AC!

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Jo Hawke on May 2nd, 2011

I felt so bad about posting this one that I had to cover the name of this church and pastor. Yes, I agree wholeheartedly with the meaning behind this sign. But I think whoever handles the signage needs a grammar checker. :(

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Jo Hawke on April 8th, 2011

Not sure to which “way” they’re referring, but the sign’s an excellent hand-drawn example of a text-filled shape.

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Jo Hawke on March 25th, 2011

Unplug? Yeah, right. ;-)

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Jo Hawke on March 24th, 2011

Cool old neon sign! Not as old as it seems, though. The building was a grocery store way back when I was a little girl. I’m not sure when the video store opened (I’m thinking in the late ’80s), but it’s been closed for some time.

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