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SHIP ASHORE  Now closed, unfortunately.

PLEAS TURN OFF GHT AND OCK OOR ANKS No, thank you.

WE INTERRUPT THIS SIGNAGE TO BRING YOU SOME LETTERING Extreme shoutout to my Secret Quonsar, who noted my affections for lovely lettering and hooked me up with this pleasingly warm-toned bread tin (along with some delicious Theo chocolates.).

PLEASE DO NOT BE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT Such violent abuses for such a well-intentioned Helvetica.

SLIGHTLY SLANTED, SLIGHTLY WORN Knees continue to weaken.

VISITORS PARKING Letters with the perfect amount of gentle timeworn abrasion kind of make me weak at the knees.

Sauter Spray Equip. Co. This almost bothers me, but it ends up being a hilarious combination of serious letters and hasty afterthoughts, and who hasn't been there?

DALE RONALD Let's raise a toast to Dale Ronald, wherever they may be. Why would you name your apartment building anything else?

Frango's Uph! Must be seen in situ to be truly appreciated.

IPTON'S Beige it up.

Gimre's Simple? Yes? Somehow perfect? It's that, too.

Loop Jacobsen What happens when you turn blackletter into a sans serif? Loop Jacobsen happens.

ABECO Somewhere between AAA and ACME lies...ABECO.

Rosie's But at the end of a long gray week, sometimes a bright yellow door is all you need.

Vacancy Vacancy How 'bouts you let the neon speak for itself, eh? Maybe we'd all feel a bit brighter if there was more neon around.

Capitol Hill Motel TV, Kitchen by Day or Week More color emerging from the gray. And how can you pass up ELECTRIC HEAT?

Golden Touch Get your mind out of the raingutter, guys. This is a family restaurant.