Wednesday, November 29, 2006

signage

I am terribly distraught to learn that the Krispy Kreme in my town is going to be gutted of all it's cool midcentury neatness to be turned into boring cookie-cutter blahness. I thought I would share a photo of the sign before it's gone:
And for the fun of it, here are a few more cool signs I've photographed in past years. These are located around the Ocala, FL area.



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10 comments:

  1. AnonymousNovember 29, 2006 at 11:16 AM

    Cool sign. The one in Gainesville, FL looks like that. I believe there would be riots and mayhem in the streets if KK wanted to take down the sign.

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  2. AnonymousNovember 29, 2006 at 12:29 PM

    You should totally go there When they are getting ready to gut it and ask them if you can go looking and maybe have a few things...Those signs are awesome.
    Have a great day.
    Christina

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  3. AnonymousNovember 29, 2006 at 3:59 PM

    I love those signs! Thinks... would look good in my garden....And it would piss the neighbours off :-)

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  4. AnonymousNovember 30, 2006 at 8:04 AM

    That's a crying shame that they are tearing the original signage down. :( They re-did OUR KK ages go...i had actually forgotten how cool the old one looked as i am blinded by the siren-like call of the neon HOT DONUTS NOW sign blazing in the window (and thanking the Goddess that KK is WAAAAAAY on the other side of town, else i become even more seal-shaped. LOL!) It still has a kind of retro vibe, but nothing like those perfect little crowned K's promising glazed goodness!

    I hope Florida realizes the importance of their retro-kitch...it's like HISTORY, man! No one does that "look" like Florida.

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  5. AnonymousNovember 30, 2006 at 8:04 AM

    I wonder if their is a sign museum that could rescue the sign? A pettition? I hate when the old charming stuff is replaced! Has the whole world gone GAP?

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  6. AnonymousDecember 1, 2006 at 1:37 AM

    Krispy Kreme is making huge inroads into London now, I think on the back of getting sort of famous through the Simpsons - and they are indeed branding themselves in this vaguely retro way. They sell diner mugs with their retro-looking logo, give away those paper diner-boy hats, & generally - in terms of the rest of the landscape, where there clearly aren't any other signs of the kind you've posted - look very "retro Midcentury American." So it's a surprise to hear they're tearing down their ACTUAL retro inheritance.

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  7. msdramateacherladyDecember 3, 2006 at 10:40 AM

    I can't believe they are taking down the old sign! Okay, I live in So. Cal. where they tear down everything old and cool, I can believe it.

    I love all the old signs! They would make cool note cards!

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  8. AnonymousDecember 4, 2006 at 1:14 AM

    Wow.. I haven't been here in AGES! Love the signs from Ocala. I spent a part of my life there :)

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  9. Colleen GleasonDecember 4, 2006 at 9:36 PM

    Oh I hate it when they do that. Why don't "they" (whoever they are) get the beauty of vintage?

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  10. AnonymousDecember 5, 2006 at 12:32 PM

    aw, what a shame! They're losing such character.

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