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United States, Signs, and Posters

One quarter of the way to nowhere
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One quarter of the way to nowhere


(2006) Railroad Access road, Otis Orchards, Washington, U.S.A.   •  © 2006 Terry Welte Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #Sign2006_05
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Neon Sign With Mirrored Ball
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A sign that read, "Things from another world" was behind a mirrored ball that rotated on a motor.


Mirror Ball external link As A Spherical Shape   •  City Walk, Universal Studios internal link Hollywood   •  (Date Photographed: 16:13:56 Sunday 18 November 2007)   •  (Photo posteed Tuesday 27 November 2007)   •  © 2007 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #AnotherWorldUniversalWalk2007_8148B
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Blu-White Cleaners
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The Blu-White Cleaners was closed at night.


Randall Ann Homan external link Sat, 15 Aug 2020 10:36:46
Thanks for posting this haunting photograph! Where is the Blu-White Cleaners on the Embarcadero? Is it still there?


Embarcadero Street, San Francisco, California   •  (Date Published: Friday 13 February 2009)   •  (Date Photographed: 23:34:10 Wednesday 24 December 2008)   •  © 2009 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #BluWhiteSFCA20081224_7922BCX
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A very old boat ramp sign was next to an oh
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A very old boat ramp sign was next to an oh


Embarcadero Street, San Francisco, California   •  (Date Published: Friday 13 February 2009)   •  (Date Photographed: 14:05:04 Sunday 1 February 2009)   •  © 2009 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #140504_8767BCX
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Virginia City on back of restored passenger car
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Virginia City on back of restored passenger car


Caltrain Christmas Train Lighting Ceremony   •  (2007) 4th & King, San Francisco, California   •  © 2008 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #CalTrainXmasSF2007_8410B
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Yosemite Falls on restored passenger car
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Yosemite Falls on restored passenger car


Caltrain Christmas Train Lighting Ceremony   •  (2007) 4th & King, San Francisco, California   •  © 2008 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #CalTrainXmasSF2007_8424B
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Sign in window of closed train station
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Sign in window of closed train station


Palo Alto Caltrain Station   •  (2008) Palo Alto, California   •  © 2008 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #CaltrainPaloAlto2008_0111B
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Carmen's restaurant was burned out and closed
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Carmen's restaurant was burned out and closed


Mission Bay at Third Street, San Francisco, California   •  (Date Published: Friday 13 February 2009)   •  (Date Photographed: 14:10:30 Tuesday 3 February 2009)   •  © 2009 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #141030_8808BCX
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Rules were posted on the railing of a rustic board walk
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Rules were posted on the railing of a rustic board walk


Emeryville Marina, Emeryville, California   •  (Date Published: Friday 13 February 2009)   •  (Date Photographed: 14:23:38 Sunday 1 February 2009)   •  © 2009 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #142338_8782BCX
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He thought the rice bowl might be tasty
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He thought the rice bowl might be tasty


(2008) Kaboom, San Francisco, California   •  © 2008 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #ChickenKaboom2008_2443B
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Chinese sign in a Chinese store
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Chinese sign in a Chinese store


(2007) Stockton Street, San Francisco, California   •  © 2007 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #ChineseSignStocktonSF2007_7537B
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Foot neon sign
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Foot neon sign


(2007) Bush Street, San Francisco, California   •  © 2007 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #FootNeonChinaTown2007_7529B
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99% better than funnel cake
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99% better than funnel cake


Outside ATT Park, San Francisco, California   •  (Date Published: Friday 13 February 2009)   •  (Date Photographed: 11:49:50 Thursday 25 December 2008)   •  © 2009 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #FryBreadsSFGiants20090125_8607BCX
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Happy Birthday glimpsed in a bush
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Happy Birthday glimpsed in a bush


Jonathan's Birthday   •  (13 July 2008) Pleasanton, California   •  © 2008 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #HappyBirthdayPleasanton20080713_1247BCX
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Arrow shows way to beach
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Arrow shows way to beach


(2008) Issaquah Dock, Sausalito, California   •  © 2008 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #IssaquahDock2008_9350B
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Where to line up
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Where to line up


(2007) Glendale Mall, Glendale, California   •  © 2007 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #LineFormsHereGlendaleMall2007_7597
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Magic Dream in a store selling odd items
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Magic Dream in a store selling odd items


(20 July 2008) Port Costa, California   •  © 2008 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #MagicDreamPortCosta20080720_1420BCX
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Melt around the corner in North Beach
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Melt around the corner in North Beach


(2008) San Francisco, California   •  © 2008 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #MeltNorthBeach2008_2926B
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A light dinner of mint leaf was offered
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A light dinner of mint leaf was offered


Shattuck Ave., Berkeley, California   •  (Date Published: Thursday 18 December 2008)   •  (Date Photographed: Sunday 10 August 2008)   •  © 2008 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #MintLeafChalkShattuckAveBerkeley20080810_2099BCX
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One sign of an overly careful boat owner
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One sign of an overly careful boat owner


Summer Sailstice, Treasure Island   •  (21 June 2008) San Francisco, California   •  © 2008 Denver Welte Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #NoFoodTreasureIsland20080621_4068D
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Olsen Steel on a steel skeleton
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Olsen Steel on a steel skeleton


Bay Street Festival   •  (19 July 2008) Emeryville, California   •  © 2008 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #OlsonSteelEmeryville20090719_1374BCX
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Open sign behind a closed window
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Open sign behind a closed window


Warehouse Cafe   •  (20 July 2008) Port Costa, California   •  © 2008 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #OpenPortCosta20080720_1433BCX
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Fallen sign of the times
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Fallen sign of the times


Boat launch area, Mission Bay   •  (2008) San Francisco, California   •  © 2008 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #PublicBoatLaunch4thSF2008_3002B
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Old greyhound sign on building side
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Old greyhound sign on building side


(2008) Sacramento, California   •  © 2008 Terry Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #SacramentoGreyhound2008_0394T
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Western Pacific diesel engine
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Western Pacific diesel engine


California Railway Museum   •  (2008) Sacramento, California   •  © 2008 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #SacramentoTrainMuseum2008_9503B
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Safe Surrender found on the side of a firehouse
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Safe Surrender found on the side of a firehouse


Powell Street, Emeryville, California   •  (Date Published: Friday 13 February 2009)   •  (Date Photographed: 12:49:24 Sunday 1 February 2009)   •  © 2009 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #124924_8713BCX
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He always believed he lived at latitude 38
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He always believed he lived at latitude 38


(2008) Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco, California   •  © 2008 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #SailSanFranciscoFishermansWharf2008_2278B
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The sign suggested one would be sated upon being seated
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The sign suggested one would be sated upon being seated


Shattuck Ave., Berkeley, California   •  (Date Published: Thursday 18 December 2008)   •  (Date Photographed: Sunday 10 August 2008)   •  © 2008 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #SatedRestaurantShattuckAveBerkeley20080810_2080BCX
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The sign warned vividly about the risk of sea life
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The sign warned vividly about the risk of sea life


Bodega Bay, California   •  (Date Published: Thursday 18 December 2008)   •  (Date Photographed: Saturday 8 November 2008)   •  © 2008 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #SealifeBodegaBay20081108_7040BCX
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Missing person sign
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Missing person sign


(2007) The Embarcadero, San Francisco, California   •  © 2007 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #ShoesEmbacaderoSF2007_7406B
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The speed limit sign stood in awe of the landscape
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The speed limit sign stood in awe of the landscape


Ft. Point, San Francisco, California   •  (Date Published: Thursday 18 December 2008)   •  (Date Photographed: Saturday 9 August 2008)   •  © 2008 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #Sign15MphFtPointSF20080809_1925BCX
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Red sign backed by admiring green grass
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Red sign backed by admiring green grass


(2006) Euclid Road, Otis Orchards, Washington, U.S.A.   •  © 2006 Terry Welte Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #Sign2006_01
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An X off (not on) the tracks
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An X off (not on) the tracks


(2006) Railroad Access road, Otis Orchards, Washington, U.S.A.   •  © 2006 Terry Welte Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #Sign2006_02
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Effrontery to directly quote Jesus
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Effrontery to directly quote Jesus


(2006) Harvard Road, Otis Orchards, Washington, U.S.A.   •  © 2006 Terry Welte Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #Sign2006_03
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Sign found next to a church
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Sign found next to a church


(2006) Harvard Road, Otis Orchards, Washington, U.S.A.   •  © 2006 Terry Welte Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #Sign2006_04
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A big APL on the side of a container ship
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A big APL on the side of a container ship


The Port of Oakland, Oakland, California   •  (Date Published: Friday 13 February 2009)   •  (Date Photographed: 16:51:02 Thursday 25 December 2008)   •  © 2009 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #APLoakland20081225_8100BCX
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Pastoral sign under the shade of a willow tree
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Pastoral sign under the shade of a willow tree


(2006) Riverfront Park, Spokane, Washington, U.S.A.   •  © 2006 Terry Welte Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #Sign2006_06
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Docking sign for a rentable fishing boat
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Docking sign for a rentable fishing boat


(2006) Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco, California   •  © 2006 Terry Welte Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #Sign2006_07
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Do not hang bicycles on fence
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Do not hang bicycles on fence


Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival   •  (2006) Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California   •  © 2006 Terry Welte Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #Sign2006_08
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Neon Corona
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Neon Corona


(2006) Rockridge area, Oakland, California   •  © 2006 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #Sign2006_09
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The good, the bad and the ugly
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The good, the bad and the ugly


(2006) Rockridge area, Oakland, California   •  © 2006 Terry Welte Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #Sign2006_10
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Cocktail sign
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Cocktail sign


(2006) Rockridge area, Oakland, California   •  © 2006 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #Sign2006_11
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Shirt
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Shirt


(2006) Rockridge area, Oakland, California   •  © 2006 Terry Welte Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #Sign2006_12
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A lesson for life
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A lesson for life


(2006) Rockridge area, Oakland, California   •  © 2006 Terry Welte Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #Sign2006_13
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Sign of an old sardine packing company
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Sign of an old sardine packing company


(2007) Monterey, California   •  © 2007 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #Sign2007_01
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This found near the wharf entry
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This found near the wharf entry


(2007) Monterey, California   •  © 2007 Terry Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #Sign2007_02
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The lay of the hand
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The lay of the hand


(2007) Pacific Heights, San Francisco, California   •  © 2007 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #Sign2007_03
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The sign for a store called The Nest
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The sign for a store called The Nest


(2007) Pacific Heights, San Francisco, California   •  © 2007 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #Sign2007_04
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1934 on the sidewalk near the Maritime Union
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1934 on the sidewalk near the Maritime Union


external link (2007) Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco, California   •  © 2007 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #Sign2007_05
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Kenny da Piasso Clown
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Kenny da Piasso Clown


(2007) Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco, California   •  © 2007 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #Sign2007_06
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Oh grate! High voltage
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Oh grate! High voltage


(2007) Sidewalk in San Francisco, California   •  © 2007 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #Sign2007_07
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Nothing ambiguous about this sign
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Nothing ambiguous about this sign


(2007) San Francisco, California   •  © 2007 Terry Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #Sign2007_08
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Just can't face a happy sidewalk
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Just can't face a happy sidewalk


(2007) San Francisco, California   •  © 2007 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #Sign2007_11
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Here is the actual husic highway
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Here is the actual husic highway


(2007) San Francisco, California   •  © 2007 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #Sign2007_12
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Rather specific dog crossing
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Rather specific dog crossing


(2007) San Francisco, California   •  © 2007 Terry Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #Sign2007_13
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Latin sentiment on entry wall
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Latin sentiment on entry wall


(Much surprised woman watering when photo shot)   •  (2007) Pacific Heights, San Francisco, California   •  © 2007 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #Sign2007_14
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Pala must stop here in all ways
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Pala must stop here in all ways


(2007) Pacific Heights, San Francisco, California   •  © 2007 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #Sign2007_15
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One really fabulous photograph
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One really fabulous photograph


(2007) U.C. Berkeley, Berkeley, California   •  © 2007 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #Sign2007_16
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Hmm, could cigars be sold here?
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Hmm, could cigars be sold here?


(2007) Bancroft Avenue, Berkeley, California   •  © 2007 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #Sign2007_17
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Sign of car kindness
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Sign of car kindness


(2007) Sausalito, California   •  © 2007 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #Sign2007_26
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Two halves doomed because they cantaloupe
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Two halves doomed because they cantaloupe


(2007) San Francisco, California   •  © 2007 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #Sign2007_27
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Dogs talking with their mouths closed
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Dogs talking with their mouths closed


(2007) LGBT Parade, San Francisco, California   •  © 2007 Terry Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #Sign2007_28
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Trains prohibited in this quiet neighborhood
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Trains prohibited in this quiet neighborhood


(2007) San Francisco, California   •  © 2007 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #Sign2007_29
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When I say stop, I really mean stop
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When I say stop, I really mean stop


(2007) LGBT Parade, San Francisco, California   •  © 2007 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #Sign2007_30
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Vodka stands for robotic peace
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Vodka stands for robotic peace


(2007) LGBT Parade, San Francisco, California   •  © 2007 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #Sign2007_31
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Sign of someone very unfriendly to pets
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Sign of someone very unfriendly to pets


(2007) Pacific Heights, San Francisco, California   •  © 2007 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #Sign2007_32
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Legal sign on public rail?
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Legal sign on public rail?


(2007) Capp's Crossing Campground, California   •  © 2007 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #Sign2007_33
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Backside of bullet riddled sign
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Backside of bullet riddled sign


(2007) Capp's Crossing Campground, California   •  © 2007 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #Sign2007_34
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Bullet riddled sign
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Bullet riddled sign


(2007) Capp's Crossing Campground, California   •  © 2007 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #Sign2007_35
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Secret location for where the phish schwim
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Secret location for where the phish schwim


(2007) Capp's Crossing Campground, California   •  © 2007 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #Sign2007_36
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Was this sign placed here on first?
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Was this sign placed here on first?


(2007) Capp's Crossing Campground, California   •  © 2007 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #Sign2007_37
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Ghost of a sign on the side of a tree
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Sign read: "Private Residence"   •  Andretti Winery internal link Napa, California   •  (Date Published: Friday 16 October 2009)   •  (Date Photographed: 12:41:06 Sunday 15 March 2009)   •  © 2009 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #124050_0744BCX
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Without permission, to proceed was forbidden
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Sign read: "Private Road, No Admittance"   •  Sign read: "No Outlet"   •  V. Sattui Winery internal link Highway 29 in St. Helena, California   •  (Date Published: Friday 16 October 2009)   •  (Date Photographed: 10:24:14 Sunday 15 March 2009)   •  © 2009 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #102414_0651BCX
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Sign marked the end of the shade zone
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Sign read: "Zone"   •  Jones Street, San Francisco, California   •  (Date Published: Friday 16 October 2009)   •  (Date Photographed: 11:27:52 Sunday 28 March 2009)   •  © 2009 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #112752_1164BCX
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A swordfish marked the Oyster Bar's entrance
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Sign read: "Oyster Bar"   •  Houston (IAH) Airport internal link Houston Texas   •  (Date Published: Friday 16 October 2009)   •  (Date Photographed: 14:00:22 Friday 3 April 2009)   •  © 2009 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #140022_1543BCX
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What was amazing were their moustaches
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Sign read: "Amazing"   •  Haight Street Fair internal link   •  Haight Street, San Francisco, California   •  (Date Published: Friday 16 October 2009)   •  (Date Photographed: 15:17:04 Sunday 14 June 2009)   •  © 2009 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #151704_5088BCX
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Mild pandering sign in a window over the festival
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Sign read: "Show us your boobs please"   •  Sign read: "Fabulous Prizes"   •  Sign read: "Like Jugs"   •  Haight Street Fair internal link   •  Haight Street, San Francisco, California   •  (Date Published: Friday 16 October 2009)   •  (Date Photographed: 15:24:38 Sunday 14 June 2009)   •  © 2009 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #152438_5092BCX
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The sign became a seat
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Sign read: "Cold Steel America" external link   •  Haight Street Fair internal link   •  Haight Street, San Francisco, California   •  (Date Published: Friday 16 October 2009)   •  (Date Photographed: 15:00:10 Sunday 14 June 2009)   •  © 2009 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #150010_5079BCX
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This way to the skull
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Haight Street Fair internal link   •  Haight Street, San Francisco, California   •  (Date Published: Friday 16 October 2009)   •  (Date Photographed: 15:04:58 Sunday 14 June 2009)   •  © 2009 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #150458_5082BCX
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Neon martini glass
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Castro Street internal link San Francisco, California   •  (Date Published: Friday 16 October 2009)   •  (Date Photographed: 14:55:30 Saturday 18 July 2009)   •  © 2009 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #144342_7142BCX
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Political ad on the side of a building
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Sign read: "Try Chicken! Chicken John Rinaldi external link external link   •  For Dog Catcher"   •  San Francisco, California   •  (Date Published: Friday 16 October 2009)   •  (Date Photographed: 15:25:06 Wednesday 5 August 2009)   •  © 2009 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #152506_7781BCX
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Ironic sign found on Virginia Street
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Sign read: "Hill Blocks View, 10 mph"   •  Virginia Avenue internal link   •  San Francisco, California   •  (Date Published: Friday 16 October 2009)   •  (Date Photographed: 14:59:32 Wednesday 5 August 2009)   •  © 2009 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #145932_7741BCX
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No smoking sign on a ferry
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Sign read: "No Smoking"   •  Sausalito Art Festival internal link   •  San Francisco, California   •  (Date Published: Friday 16 October 2009)   •  (Date Photographed: 11:52:30 Monday 7 September 2009)   •  © 2009 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #115134_8616BCX
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Old sign for a radio and TV sales store
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Sign read: "Radio-TV"   •  Chinatown internal link   •  Grant Avenue, San Francisco, California   •  (Date Published: Friday 16 October 2009)   •  (Date Photographed: 14:30:14 Sunday 20 September 2009)   •  © 2009 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #143014_9240BCX
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Old sign high on a closed building
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Sign read: "Oriental House of Beauty"   •  Chinatown internal link   •  Grant Avenue, San Francisco, California   •  (Date Published: Friday 16 October 2009)   •  (Date Photographed: 14:30:20 Sunday 20 September 2009)   •  © 2009 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #143020_9241BCX
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No smoking sign entirely in Chinese
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Bay Street internal link San Francisco, California   •  (Date Published: Friday 16 October 2009)   •  (Date Photographed: 17:58:38 Sunday 27 September 2009)   •  © 2009 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #175838_9630BCX
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Only a lucky few may park in Area B
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Only a lucky few may park in Area B


(2007) Mountain View, California   •  © 2007 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #SignAreaBMtView2007_7367B
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How un-loud to fly a jet
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How un-loud to fly a jet


(2007) Bob Hope Airport, Burbank, California   •  © 2007 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #SignBobHopeAirport2007_7576B
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Bok choy with fish
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Bok choy with fish


(2007) Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles   •  © 2007 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #SignBokChoyVermontLA2007_8087B
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Church delves wrongly into math
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Church delves wrongly into math


(2007) Highland Avenue, Los Angeles   •  © 2007 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #SignChurchHighlandLA2007_7605B
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Lampooning, infringing, or worshiping Google?
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Lampooning, infringing, or worshiping Google?


(2007) Highland Avenue, Los Angeles   •  © 2007 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #SignChurchHighlandLA2007_7647B
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Sign in front of a store that sells fish
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Sign in front of a store that sells fish


(2007) Cortland Avenue, San Francisco, California   •  © 2007 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #SignFishStoreCourtlandSF2007_7076B
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Geico over zoo pulled by airplane
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Geico over zoo pulled by airplane


(2007) San Francisco Zoo, San Francisco, California   •  © 2007 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #SignGeicoSFZoo2007_01B
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The actual road to Hollywood
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The actual road to Hollywood


(2007) Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles   •  © 2007 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #SignHollywoodBlvdLA2007_7612B
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There was no parking on the brick wall
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There was no parking on the brick wall


(2008) Brannan Street, San Francisco, California   •  © 2008 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #SignNoParkingBrannanSF2008_2029B
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Hand drawn sign on blue tarp
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Hand drawn sign on blue tarp


(2007) Bush at Kearny, San Francisco, California   •  © 2007 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #SignOnBlueTarpGrantStreet2007_7530B
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Open sign in fast food business
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Open sign in fast food business


(2007) Mountain View, California   •  © 2007 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #SignOpenMtView2007_7306B
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Opinion of Chronicle or suggested sidewalk location?
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Opinion of Chronicle or suggested sidewalk location?


(2007) Fifth at Market, San Francisco, California   •  © 2007 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #SignPeeHereSF2007_01B
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Sign inside a porta potty
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Sign inside a porta potty


(2007) Concord, California   •  © 2007 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #SignPortaPottyConcord2007_01B
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Pub sign over door in alley
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Pub sign over door in alley


(2007) Near Bush and Kearny, San Francisco   •  © 2007 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #SignPubAlleySF2007_7329B
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An unreal sign
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An unreal sign


(2007) Anti War Protest, San Francisco   •  © 2007 Terry Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #SignSFProtest2007_9311T
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Beer lords itself over flowers
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Beer lords itself over flowers


(2007) Anti War Protest, San Francisco   •  © 2007 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #SignStoreStanyanSF2007_7253B
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Halloween and troop support
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Halloween and troop support


(2007) Stanyan above Haight, San Francisco   •  © 2007 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #SignYardStanyanSF2007_7256B
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A handy way to never be lost again
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A handy way to never be lost again


(2007) Embarcadero Center, San Francisco   •  © 2007 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #SignYouAreHereEmbacaderoCntrSF2007_7420B
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Overly used fire assembly area
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Overly used fire assembly area


(2007) Furbo, Ireland   •  © 2007 Terry Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #SignsFurboIreland2007_42T
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Superior Trading Company
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Superior Trading Company


(2007) Washington at Stockton, San Francisco   •  © 2007 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #Superior2007_7547B
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They found a place to be tattooed that day
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They found a place to be tattooed that day


(2008) Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco, California   •  © 2008 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #TattooFishermansWharfSF2008_2229B
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Truth, Compassion, Tolerance
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Truth, Compassion, Tolerance


(2007) Veterans Day Parade, San Francisco   •  © 2007 Terry Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #TruthCompassionVDParade2007_9820T
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A push-here sign for a tug on the side of a container ship
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A push-here sign for a tug on the side of a container ship


The Port of Oakland, Oakland, California   •  (Date Published: Friday 13 February 2009)   •  (Date Photographed: 16:47:54 Thursday 25 December 2008)   •  © 2009 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #TugOakland20081225_8088BCX
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Warning sign at the end of a pier
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Warning sign at the end of a pier


Off Mission Bay   •  (2008) San Francisco, California   •  © 2008 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #WarningMissionBaySF2008_3031B
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The welcome was betrayed by a chain link fence
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The welcome was betrayed by a chain link fence


Berkeley, California   •  (Date Published: Thursday 18 December 2008)   •  (Date Photographed: Sunday 10 August 2008)   •  © 2008 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #WelcomeBerkeley20080810_2105BCX
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