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January 7, 2006 Bill Swislow

More pictures

More new or upgraded pictures from some favorite locations:

January 6, 2006 Bill Swislow

Fresh look at classic gyros

New pictures of the great — now destroyed — gyros signs from Hellas Gyros on Bryn Mawr, “Home of the Gyros.”

December 31, 2005 Bill Swislow

Xmas Gift of the Year

This great embroidery is by Anne Weitze.

December 31, 2005 Bill Swislow

New Vernacular Signs

More vernacular signs from Chicago’s North Side. This great work is all part of the Western Avenue and Vicinity Art Gallery.

December 5, 2005 Bill Swislow

New St. Eom Drawings

A pair of fashion sketches by Eddie Owens Martin are now included on the St. Eom Pasaquan page.

December 3, 2005 Bill Swislow

I’m starting to raid my accumulation of vintage junk for sale on ebay. First up are three Tomy Robo Strux wind-up robots. If all goes well, I’ll follow up with old monster magazines, comic books and more toys. If all goes really well, I’ll dip into the dozens of pulp novels I acquired years ago in Owensboro, Kentucky. The big question is whether I’ll find it worthwhile to handle the packing and shipping.

November 26, 2005 Bill Swislow

Avenue Vernacular

Some great handmade signs and other sights from one of Chicago’s main ethnic strips.

November 24, 2005 Bill Swislow

New Weird Store Names

Just added some great names to the Grog N Groc Hall of Fame: Hotel Mr. Bed City, Paris (me) Wok N Go – “It’s only Wok N Go, but I like it,” Lexington, Ky (Karl Lawrence) The Best Way Inn Motel, Carbondale, Ilinois (rl Lawrence) Holy Sheet! Housewares, Paramatta, NSW, Australia (Aaron T. Slater) King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut (Glasgow, Scotland ) K.L. Cox Thai Me Up, San Francisco (Sandra Madrid) Crafty Beaver hardware store, Chicago (Sandra Madrid) Richard Heads bar, Houston (Sandra Madrid) Fluke Transport & Warehousing, Hamilton, Ontario, “If it arrives on time, it’s a Fluke” (Susan Galbraith)