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Signs, signs, everywhere are signs
Blockin' out the scenery
Breakin' my mind
Do this, don't do that,
Can't you read the signs?
--The Five Man Electrical Band: "Signs."
I made this picture in the Lakeview area of Chicago on March 3, 2010.
Comments (8)
bmac62
Signs of the time...well seen. Some owners do go a bit overboard:)
auntietk
And the sign says you got to have a membership card to get inside ... HUH! Think I'll just stay out here, thanks muchly. You always find the most interesting "normal" things to photograph!
watapki66
I'm guessing they don't want the uninvited! Great shot!
RodS Online Now!
The first thing that entered my mind when I saw the tumbnail was that song... Great capture!
beachzz
Too many signs, too many people telling us that there are too many things we can't do!! Great shot, you do find the simplest things and make them so very interesting!!
durleybeachbum
We had a book in the school library when I was in the 6th form called 'Outrage!' about the awful proliferation of signs, and I left school in 1962!
Chipka
Talk about possessiveness and clutter: that seems to be a running theme in Chicago these days...that whole mentality of "this is mine so keep away...but just look the other way while I disregard what's yours." It's ironic and telling that these warnings and declarations of private ownership are also encrusted with ads and street-art "vegetarianlibrarian" tags and I Red-Chicago-Star Chicago Boys. It kinda makes me wonder if they've been authorized and are sufficiently private, and if any of them eat vegetables in libraries. There's so much in this, so much to absorb and say...this is a rich commentary, well seen. All I can really do is sit back, look at this and cringe at all of the bizarre juxtapositions. Brilliant!
myrrhluz
I planned to go back to your Tangerine Period shots. Then you grabbed my attention with two other wonders. I love that song and your image. It made me think of a verse from Woody Guthrie's song "This Land is Your Land" I first read it in a singalong at The First Baptist Church in Hightstown, New Jersey. I loved the verse, but couldn't find it again until the age of Internet opened up the world to me. Here is the verse: As I went walking I saw a sign there And on the sign it said "No Trespassing." But on the other side it didn't say nothing, That side was made for you and me. That verse is rarely sung and more's the pity! When I lived in England I joined the Rambler's Association. We walked footpaths that had been tread by people for a millenium. On these footpaths people have the right of the ages to walk, regardless of whether they pass over private property. Developers set up obstructions, home owners put up locked gates and farmers raise fences. But members of the Rambler's Association fight to keep keep walks open. I've heard some even carry wire cutters with them on their walks. I'm going on too long, but I got very spoiled in England and really miss those public rights. Excellent image and commentary on our inhospitable greedy world!