I took a second little roadtrip/roadtest to make sure all systems are go for the biggie June trip. It was supposed to be a 4-day weekend but the weather for Saturday & Sunday was for clouds & rain so I came home early. But I did cram in a bunch of shooting and will finish up with my list in August or so.

This guy is at Cameron’s Pub in Half Moon Bay:

A Michelin Man in San Jose. I’ve never seen a statue like this before:

A couple of sculptures at Point San Pablo Harbor in North Richmond:

An ice cream cone and a merman — why not — in San Bruno:

A seahorse in Seaside:

A sculpture of Seabiscuit in San Bruno:

A giant safety pin in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco. Yes, there’s an identical sculpture in New Orleans. More about them at this page at my website:

https://www.roadarch.com/mim/old.html

A former Red Barn restaurant – now the Burger Barn – in San Jose:

Some Art Deco details from San Francisco:

Some mid-century modern details from Daly City:

The ILWU (International Longshoreman’s and Warehousemen’s Union) in Oakland:

This one is in Santa Cruz:

Some horribly adapted text panels but, oh, those bulbs and stars — in San Francisco:

At the First Coin Laundry in San Francisco:

From Oakland (the projecting sign, which is nicer, is being restored by Greg Smith):

A now very rare H. Salt sign in Richmond:

Nice ripple tin panels and a stuffed animal at a bar in San Bruno:

From San Jose:

And lastly — from inside the Madonna Inn in San Luis Obispo coffee shop:

That’s it until after the big vacay. You can follow along nightly while I’m traveling at Instagram (link below) where I’ll be posting about a dozen photos each night that were taken that day. I’ll be posting to this blog again once I get home in July and start all the photoshopping, etc.

Happy trails,
dj & the dogs

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