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I keep finding these strange multigeneration signs downtown, with ancient hand-lettering “augmented” by latter-day off-the-shelf Helvetica or equivalent.

Carved sign in the shape of a shield reads Maitland Arms Apts.  in script, with hand-lettered 110 MAITLAND ST. and Helvetica Condensed insert reading ONE BEDROOM AVAILABLE

The foregoing posting appeared on Joe Clark’s personal Weblog on 2005.07.12 14:01. This presentation was designed for printing and omits components that make sense only onscreen. (If you are seeing this on a screen, then the page stylesheet was not loaded or not loaded properly.) The permanent link is:
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