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Tag Archives: vintage sign
Monday’s Mixed Bag
Last week was thin on sketches: when the temperature hits 110+, (a record for the city) you stay home and do pretty much nothing. Still, here’s a few things, mostly from before the heatwave. Some days are better than others. … Continue reading
Learning from photographs
Taking photographs to learn from my mistakes Continue reading
Posted in california, Close to home, Everyday Sketches, How to, san jose, Silicon Valley, Vintage Signs
Tagged how-to, ketchup, leanring, mount umunhum, photograph, ritz cleaners, vintage sign
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End of the Year stuff
Bits and pieces as we head towards the end of the year. Continue reading
Posted in california, Close to home, Everyday Sketches, people, tools, Vintage Signs
Tagged holidays, mel cottons, petroglyph, pottery, vintage, vintage sign, vintage signage
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On The Alameda
Vintage Alameda Street. San Jose, California. Continue reading
Plain white water tower
This plain white water tower and smokestack on 5th street in San Jose once belonged to the American Can Company and stand as a quiet reminders of the agricultural past of Silicon Valley. Now this little forgotten pocket of San Jose is where … Continue reading
Jose Theater and Zanotto’s
Two gems on one street… Continue reading
Posted in california, Close to home, Silicon Valley, Vintage Signs
Tagged location drawings, marquee, san jose, san jose improv, theater, urban sketchers, vintage, vintage sign, vintage signage, zanottos
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