Yes that is a giant shovel and rake, about 30+ feel tall. This shop has the coolest building too, very 50's ranch style with huge windows and a low-pitch roof that lends to the long low feeling of of the building. Besides that it's painted a lovely shade of turquoise. When we finish the addition to our house and get to move to other projects I hope to buy some flagstone or something similar for my yard from them. It's silly but I love this business for being here a long time and having an awesome sign, and I haven't even shopped there yet.
Several years ago they took the totem sign and had it fully restored, I think it was very worth while. As I was snapping this photo I realized that I have never eaten there. I think that is really strange but it's probably because I used to be a vegetarian and didn't eat at many restaurants in general. Anyway I have added it to the list of places to try when I get a chance. I wonder what the inside of the restaurant looks like, I wish I could go there tonight just to find out, and of course it has nothing to do with my not wanting to cook dinner. :-)
This sign is one that I hope gets restored and not replaced, the other side is actually less weathered and nicer, but harder for me to get a decent photo of. I took my wedding dress here to have it cleaned. They did an AWESOME Job and only charged me half what everyone else would have charged. They ROCK!
So that is a little tour of some of the neat vintage signs in my town. Hope you enjoyed it and I hope you have some neat ones in your town too.
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These signs remind me of the signs I would see when I was a kid in Los Angeles. Old furniture stores, dry cleaners, liquor stores, and restaurants. Very cool!
Thanks for sharing these pics-they are very cool!
There really are some great signs where you live! Here, the only old sign, I think, is a Stewarts. Everything else is so uniform :(
The Totem restaurant is pretty cool. Small and really pretty 50's is inside too. Perhaps some of the staff have been there the whole time as well *grins*. The food is aslo very reminiscent of the 50's (well, I wasn't around then, but you know), huge servings, simple and wholesome and not too bad for pricing if I remember correctly.
Woah - small world. I live in the same town.
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