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Neon martini glass? Yes, please!...
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The Hayward Ranch's sweet neon sign. In Hayward, CA
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Holiday Bowl in Hayward, CA, appears to have been closed for quite some time. Great signage still stands.
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Western Motel's vintage neon sign. In Santa Clara, CA
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Italian restaurant neon sign -- Original Joe's -- in San Francisco, CA
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"Eat Carnation Mush -- 3 kinds, 3 kinds"(!) ghost sign in San Francisco
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VERY QUIET! One of several vintage neon signs in San Francisco for the 1950s-era Motel Capri
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Motel Capri, family-run since 1957, in San Francisco's Marina District
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More Motel Capri goodness (from San Francisco)
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In San Francisco -- the vintage neon sign for "The Original Swensen's" ice cream parlor
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Trailer Haven. In San Leandro, California.
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San Francisco -- Mack's (formerly Jack's?) valet cleaners tailor/pressing
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Vintage neon sign for Stephen's Meat Products in San Jose, California
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Sam's Burgers' sweet sign -- in San Leandro, CA
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Golden Bridge (restored) ghost sign in Alameda, CA. (See description for story.)
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Plaque with historic info about the restored "Drink Golden Bridge" ghost sign painted on this wall
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Love this San Francisco street scene featuring several ghost signs, an Airstream trailer on a roof, and a guy with a bike tire who offered it to me for $5. #random
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Ghost signs in San Francisco -- taken from inside the fenced-in area. This is the right-hand part of the wall -- the end closest to Turk Street.
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Ghost signs in San Francisco -- taken from inside the fenced-in area. Here, in the center part of the ghost sign-painted area, an ad for Sorensen Co. jewelers and watchmakers can be seen.
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Ghost signs in San Francisco -- taken from inside the fenced-in area. Here, on the far left part of the wall, an ad for Wrigley's Spearmint Gum and an ad for beer are painted on top of each other
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Major ghost sign-covered wall in San Francisco -- context shot. I think at least six ads have been painted on this wall.
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Sweet storefront with vintage neon sign for what was Towata Flowers in Alameda, CA
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The 70-foot-tall neon sign for the vacant New Mission Theater in San Francisco
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Signs of change around the Chronicle Hotel in San Francisco
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Uncovered ghost signs to be covered up again. In San Francisco
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Crocker Cleaners in Daly City, CA, in the rain
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Snooker! (Billiards sign in San Jose, CA) Also: Coffee shop.
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Jeans repurposed as planters -- came across this awesome sight while exploring San Francisco. ❤