Category: Vernacular Art

The same artistic brilliance to be found on Chicago’s city roadsides is abundant in its older suburbs.

I’ve added some new signs in the course of reorganizing how I present them. I’ve mostly separated Chicagoland signs from the rest of the world and I’ve reorganized most of Western Avenue Art Gallery signs into geographical pages rather than thematic. This makes it far more likely that I’ll get signs posted, since it makes them much easier to post. Check out the four new groups: Western Avenue Clark Street Pilsen Varieties

47th Street is one of Chicago’s great signage thoroughfares. Here are some recent finds.

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

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