[Leica] Friday Follies

[Jayanand Govindaraj]

Nice set, as usual!

Cheers
Jayanand

On Fri, Jul 28, 2023 at 3:31 PM Don Dory via LUG <lug at leica-users.org>
wrote:

> Greetings to all.  This week begins with some sage advice:
>
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Austin+Signs/L7.jpg.html
>
> Snuffling around in the rear of a now closed establishment I found this bit
> of art:
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> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Austin+Signs/Gussy+Cat.jpg.html
>
> On the wall of a closed jewelry store we find this memorial:
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> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Austin+Signs/Gillis+Rags.jpg.html
>
> On the site of a former automotive restoration firm(specialized in 40's and
> 50's) is a new food service establishment.
>
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Austin+Signs/Foxtrot.jpg.html
>
> I stuck my lens over a privacy fence of a closed restaurant and found this
> aging sign:
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> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Austin+Signs/Bunnies+and+carrots.jpg.html
>
> Last, a tag on the side of a closed pet store:
>
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> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Austin+Signs/AZM.jpg.html
>
> The closings are due to the acquisition of blocks of properties to build
> new combined retail housing commercial entities.  As Austin goes upmarket
> in earnings and population quintiles much of the older commercial corridors
> are undergoing a massive knockdown and rebuild.
>
> All the best.
>
> --
> Don
> don.dory at gmail.com
>
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