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Devon Avenue is another Chicago street where creativity explodes from storefronts

Devon Avenue

superdog3
Superdog, on Milwaukee at Devon, is one of Chicago's best-known roadside attractions.
superdog1
A fitting start for a Devon tour.
ObabyO2
'O' Baby 'O' is no more at Lincoln Village, Devon and Lincoln.
ObabyO1
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babilgyros2
Highly schematic gyros is featured at Babil Kebob House, California near Devon.
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DevonParkingShed
Nicely decorated parking hut in the heart of the South Asian community.
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booksthings2
Classic store name, Washtenaw and Devon.
booksthings1
tasteofindia
A previous tenant's elaborate decorative still spruces up Taste of India & Pakistan at Western.
arabicgyros1
Apparently gyros is "gyros" in any language. Western near Devon.
varietymerch
varietymerch2
Now gone and never exactly complete, Devon near Western.
pekinhouse
Triple-threat anachronism in the middle of the Indian strip, Devon near Western.
ali
Hair care for the saints.
kitab
Arabic script is tailor-made for dynamic signage.
kitab2
NanOnDevon
Very unsignlike graphics.
zest1
This period-piece sign just over the eastern edge of the Indian strip recently disappeared (late 2006).
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SidneyTires3
Nice lettering and tire art at Sidney's just east of Zest. Another Sidney's Tire Shop on Clark street has a nice sign as well.
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assyrian2
Devon near Clark.
assyrian1
newagemansard
Love that Mansard next door.
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DevonPawn1
Pawn shop, Devon at Magnolia.
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