More from the Gay Museum mini-exhibit on gay bathhouses here and here.
Category Archives: Signage
Club Turkish Baths
Mega-WHAT?! Today in unfortunate Typography
Really bad signage, but not such a bad idea at all…especially in today’s economy!
Power Runs in the Family…
Yes. It does. Sign seen on Market Street in San Francisco.
Big Gay History: Two Buck Fuck Night
Woof! Bulldog Baths. From the exhibit Our Vast Queer Past. On display at the GLBT History Museum in San Francisco’s Castro District. Micro-exhibit on the history of the City’s bathhouses. More to cum…
Danger! Don’t throw WHAT Where?!
Constructing a damn dam. The Hoover? No context for this strange sign. Was throwing workers into the ravine a real issue? Collection of Gay Highwaymen.
Whatever you do, wear Skivvies!
Originally a brand name, like “Kleenex” – “Skivvies” had a contract to supply the armed forces and became generic military slang for underwear – shorts and tees…
International Service! (Hot Vintage Trucker)
WWII Era Advertising from Collier’s Magazine. Collected out of Palm Springs, CA. Broadsheet size, 4-color mid century design from the golden age of illustrated magazines. Keep ’em rolling!
Sit on his Sniffer! Free Parking in Rear. Pinocchio’s in the Desert.
The desert classic…
More boy love/lust graffiti in SF
This one is on a traffic light post on Market Street in San Francisco near Church St.
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“I WHAT Cock?” – Construction Sign Self-Expression
Seen in Hayes Valley near the LGBT Center in San Francisco. This Tow-Away Zone sign has, in my opinion, been much improved by the graffiti.
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The Gay Highwaymen 