STREETSCAPES // give me a sign

It's obvious from my posts that I love architecture, typography and anything vintage so these old finds are right up my alley. This bar in Rozelle is new but the clever retro design of the sign in a weathered style gives it an old world look. The empty shopfront in Bondi features original signwriting in the window with a pretty pink and white tile facade probably dating back to the 1950's. The Royal in Bondi has just been revamped and I'm glad to see that the character of the pub has been retained. Sadly the tile words outside have been removed so I'm glad I captured it before they disappeared. I've shown examples of tiled signage in a previous post and it would be great to salvage them but I know tiles are difficult to remove successfully. These letters would have been so cool reinstalled by a swimming pool - fancy a dip?