One of San Diego’s most visible treasures of public art are its neon neighborhood signs. Each distinct, but of a family, they capture something of the personality of each neighborhood, and are great fodder for San Diego’s community of amateur and professional photographers. Here are a selection of my favorites.
North Park, by ivanjurado
Hillcrest, by kingtaco
University Heights, by kellinahandbasket
Kensington, by kid_pro_quo
Normal Heights, by tobin
Mission Hills, by dichron
the Boulevard, by evanmcginnis
Little Italy, by spacecoyote
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These signs always make me anxious b/c I’m SO SCARED of the day that someone tries to take them away. I love them. I’ve never seen the Mission Hills one. I love this shot of it!
The Mission Hills one doesn’t stand over the street like the others do–it’s on a building on the north side of Washington Street at Goldfinch.
It also doesn’t jump out at passers-by like in the photo.
Yet.
Now I think I have seen it. I pass it on the bus every day. I just need to see if I can screw up my eyes when I pass it tonight to get the laser effect.
these are awesome.
Jed’s right… worrying about their future almost makes it hard for me to enjoy them as much as I should be able to.
These are all super-beautiful. On the flip side, many of the beach communities have hatefully ugly signs, particularly Ocean Beach.
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