Signs abound in our society. Some are warnings, others are informational, and then there are signs advocating an issue or political candidate. Signs can be official, professionally or hand-made, funny, nonsensical or serious. All make a statement, even if we can’t decipher it. Signs Spotted features examples of these signs and then some that I’ve captured while on my rides. Come back now and again as I add new pictures whenever I find something worthy of posting. Click on a picture to enlarge it.
This is one of my favorites!
Better than charging everyone I suppose.
If only the sign could talk…but it would need a mouth to do that.
I have no idea what this means.
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Do you think the video camera caught the person defacing the sign?
Restricted in name only.
Why are these two children playing atop the Washington Monument?
I’m surprised no one has called the police on me.
One of the 99%.
While Saint Paul almost always votes for democrats, some proudly support conservative candidates.
Come one, come all.
A sign of the times during light rail construction for residents anywhere near University Avenue.
No Smoking! And no hockey pucks.
One of the regularly-spotted anti-war signs.
In the front yard of a Highland Park home.
What office is she or he running for?
No explanation, no nothing other than the sign.
This sign is on an Xcel Energy power substation at Asbury Street and Iglehart in Lex-Ham.
You may not noitice the ‘electricity monster’ until you look closely at the sign.
A very good question. Graffiti in the 2300 block of West Charles.
Snow thanks! At least not during the summer. Richards Gordon Office Building. July 3, 2013
Angel crossing?
The latest in drain signs.
No, you’re not seeing double. There are two signs at the intersection of Fillmore and River Park Plaza (which is a lame name for a street.)
Spotted on Hillcrest Avenue in Highland Park on April 26, 2015. Fortunately the dog was not around.
The name of a company that hosts Segway tours. Seen on a truck parked Downtown on June 26, 2015.
I recognize that I have no clue about what this means. Decorating a concrete support behind the Ramsey County Government Center East.
Somebody better call the BNSF Police because the gate is neither closed nor locked! June 26, 2015.
Let’s hope that Doug is a better concrete guy than he is a sign maker.
So you can dump when there no video surveillace (sic) surveillance? Punctuation, a period in this case, matters. Shot June 5, 2016
A resident of the 700 block of West Bayard expresses frustration over the choice of candidates in the ’16 election. October 1, 2016
All Are Welcome in five languages. On St. Paul Avenue in Highland Park. February 19, 2017. Yes, it was 60 degrees so I took a ride!
Yes the sidewalk is flat, but doesn’t mean the entire Earth is. Snelling Avenue and Midway Parkway.My dad is The Best Pa because he loans almost anything of value. 966 West 7th Street.Something – perhaps a tall truck – did a number on the St. Anthony Avenue sign at Syndicate Street. Don’t tease or otherwise hassle the soil. It’s sensitive.
The front of the sign advertised an upcoming pop-up bakery at 347 Colborne Street. I have no theory on why this side of the sign doesn’t do the same.
Great art for your book jacket!
Hi Kay,
Thanks for your continued support and great ideas!
Great Signs
Thanks much Don. Nice to hear from you. Twice.
Wolfie