Faded Glory

Your Boulevardier is a big fan of hand-painted signs, perhaps because he recalls, as a child, walking to school past the home/workshop of a sign painter on Grove Way. Painted signs, it seems, are becoming yet another lost art.

So when an example of a beautiful hand-painted sign can be found -- even one in bad shape -- it's worth noting. This Gothic-lettered creation was spotted recently on Wisteria Street in Castro Valley. Click on the photo for a closer view.