i miss you, Queen City.
four more months till i see you, and your lovely signs, again. wait for me.
Signs of the Queen City
A sign is something that implies a connection between itself and its object. Here, that object is Toronto.
“K&S Family Restaurant” - Leslieville (Queen St E @ Logan Ave)
the kid eating the hot dog is pretty great.
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“Bob’s Cleaners” - Davisville Village (Mount Pleasant Ave @ Davisville Ave)
i swear the cleaners/laundromats in this city have the best signs.
“Tasty Chicken House” - Leslieville (Queen St E @ Boston Ave)
here’s a sad tale… this restaurant is at the end of my street. it used to have the MOST AMAZING hanging round sign in addition to the one pictured here. i put off taking a picture of this place because it was always nearby, and what was the rush? i could get in anytime, right? so i go to snap it the other day and THE HANGING SIGN IS GONE. i am heartbroken. it really was the best. sorry ya’ll missed it.
“Mt. Pleasant Theatre” - Mount Pleasant (Mount Pleasant Ave @ Soudan Ave)
“Ming Auto” - Leslieville (Queen St E @ Jones Ave)
“Bestway Cleaners” - Mount Pleasant (Mount Pleasant Ave @ Hillsdale Ave)
“Queen & Jones Pawn Shop” - Leslieville (Queen St E @ Boston Ave)
“Jim’s Restaurant” - Leslieville (Queen St E @ Logan Ave)
they just don’t make yellow signs like they used to.
“Cattlemen’s Meat Market” - Parkdale (Queen St W @ Dowling Avenue)
butcher shops have some of the best signs. i think it’s the cows that do it for me.
