Saturday, March 6, 2010

Sundays In My City #27 - Montana Avenue

Do you know Unknown Mami? She's hosts a great Sunday theme inviting YOU to get out and take pictures of your city and or Sunday to share with the rest of blogland. Click HERE to see Unknown Mami's Sunday in her City today.

For a pleasant afternoon walk, Montana Avenue in Santa Monica California between about 17th and 10th Streets is filled with wonderful restaurants, fancy boutiques and clothing stores, antique and designer shops and a lot of interesting signage. Take this for example...

Like I needed to be reminded of that!

There were no firetrucks in sight but Giselle was having a hot sale...

Entertainment is always available too...

Shop owners maximize their advertising on cute cars...

I figure the Dads are hanging out here while the wife and kids are shopping...

And this sign was on the side of a plumber's van. I wonder if he works Saturdays.

How's your Sunday?
Welcome to The Fifty Factor - Joanna Jenkins

60 comments:

  1. I love finding interesting signs, and fonts, these are great. giselle has a classic fifties look.

    ooh, and a chance to see Bob Newhart!

    wow, I'm on your blogroll!! I'll be back.

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  2. Oh thank you for this post, I absolutely love Santa Monica, the shopping, the beach, the sun, the people. And those photos today are so detailed I love it. Have a fantastic Sunday! xxx

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  3. I've been to Santa Monica a few times..loved those signs!! I miss all that sunny weather sometimes. Have a wonderful week!

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  4. I LOVE your post!
    "Sundays..." is always one of my favs.
    Makes me want to live there!
    :D
    Rabbi Rooter? Priceless.

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  5. I like the Father's Office idea!

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  6. ha. funny stuff jj. rabbi rooter...priceless. father's office...great idea. flawless skin....too late. smiles.

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  7. What a fun tour! Love the signage! Rabbi Rooter? LOL!!! Thanks for sharing!
    Hugs
    SueAnn

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  8. Great collection of signs - the Quilted Monkey has me intrigued!

    Happy SIMC :-)

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  9. This was too funny, JJ! My faves were the Quilted Monkey and Rabbi Rooter.

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  10. Great signs. I wonder what the Quilted Monkey sells?
    I enjoy this Sundays in LA.
    Laura

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  11. Love it!!! ;)
    it seems so warm and sunny!!! oh how I long for those days

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  12. These are great! (And, I agree with that 1st one.) :o)

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  13. LOLs for Rabbi Rooter!

    Thanks for the tour, Joanna! Some day I'm going back to Cali and we can go buy us some Flawless Skin.

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  14. Rabbi Rooter!! hahahaha! That is hysterical!

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  15. Thanks for sharing your city.
    Have a happy SIMC!

    BLOGitsePHOTOS

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  16. i like your sense of humor!. love s.m. as well... i use to work in the area years ago...what do u think of 3rd st. promenade now?

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  17. I love the signs you captured Joanna! Such fun! Especially the Father's Office : ) What a clever title for a bar!

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  18. Another fun tour, Joanna. Flawless skin and clean drains....with a little entertainment along the way. Can't beat that.

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  19. As usual, you click your magic camera and show some interesting and humorous photos. I'm like you, looking for the different signs and seeing them through my artsy/nutsy eyes. Fun. Thanks for sharing your Sunday stroll through Santa Monica.

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  20. We just found a great little place to stroll yesterday, too! But Bob Newhart's not coming to Davidson anytime soon. That Father's Office sign is fantastic; you don't see a whole lot of those around anymore.

    I'd rather have a flawless conscience than flawless skin, thank you very much. Hmph.

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  21. Oh honey, these are wonderful! Now I want to go see Cold Turkey, what a funny movie.
    The weather's been such total crap here lately, but it's warming up now. Maybe I can get out with the camera and do a little neighborhood thing too.

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  22. I love Santa Monica went there several years ago and fell in love with every corner. We saw so many stars it was a joke! hAVE A WONDERFUL Sunday!

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  23. My favorites: Rabbi Rooter and Father's Office!

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  24. How neat! This is my first time partaking in SIMC, and I'm loving all the pictures! I've never been out West, but it is sure on my Bucket List!!

    Great pics! The signs are hilarious!!

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  25. Hey, great pictures, as usual...my Sunday is sunny but I'm not feeling great so checking out my bloggy friends is the best medicine available....

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  26. Hey your from my neck of the woods...I used to live in Venice from 1971 -1999..now we are in the sticks in Long Beach...I remember Montana Ave when the bums hung out there..Remember Sweet 16..coffee shop(no not coffee house! Can I join up with you..looks like fun..Cynthia

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  27. Those are some funny ads- but I guess that's the point, right? Great pics!

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  28. I think I need to pay more attention to my city!

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  29. I can't wait to see the West Coast. Hopefully next year!

    Your pics are great. I never seem to have my camera on me when I see funny stuff like that...guess I need to change that!

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  30. You are a bonafide blogger through and through to take note of these signs. I wonder if the plumbing service is kosher.

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  31. Great signs, love the pictures you take and the things you find. I've never been to Santa Monica. Looks like a fun town to visit.

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  32. So glad that Rabbi Rooter isn't a dentist?! Lovely walk in your neighbourhood...

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  33. Loved the idea of posting neighborhood signs. Great post!

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  34. Great pictures! I am busy in my workshop getting things made for the craft show in two weeks. Making progress. Still need to iron clothes for the week, do yoga and walk on the treadmill. I'm multi tasking right now....eating my salad and reading blogs. :)

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  35. what a fun bunch of things you saw on your stroll...i'm usually looking for bugs or flowers...or some epic scenery shot, i don't have time to read the signs. oh well...i'm trying to come to terms with not being able to do everything i want, but it's just not happening.

    did you see that movie about the fire sale...i forgot the name of it...but i always do!

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  36. I think my husband would really enjoy Father's Office.

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  37. Love the father's office! Great pics x

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  38. These are funny; lots of character in your neck of the woods!

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  39. Miami-No, I don't know it... YET :)!

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  40. You're very dedicated to Sunday in my City. It's just like being there.

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  41. Santa Monica is also so much fun!

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  42. I meant Santa Monica is ALWAYS, not also, so much fun! haha

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  43. Thanks for taking us on a walk.
    Bob Newhart is still doing live shows?
    wow good for him.

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  44. These are great but oh that Rabbi Rooter is priceless! LoL

    God bless and have a great Sunday!!!

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  45. How very interesting to read/see from here, "old Europe".

    Please have a wonderful start into the new week.

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  46. Love the signs. We had a wonderful Sunday thanks. I made veggie baked beans (first time I ever cooked with molasses) and fruit salad and about 30 family members enjoyed an exceptionally beautiful day.

    Cheers,

    SLC

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  47. What a fun collection of signs.. but that Rabbi Rooter... oy! lol

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  48. The movie Cold Turkey is fun to watch and I have to admit, I saw Bob Newhart about 5 or 6 years ago and was pleasantly surprised at how much I laughed.

    He puts on a good stand up and really hasn't aged much (maybe because he looked old when he was on tv).

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  49. I love ridiculous signs like that - never fail to make me smile! Silly people :)
    My Sunday was nice...spent way too much money booking hostels and flights etc (only 6 days before I leave!!) whilst watching Baywatch :D haha Love it!

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  50. what a neat street worth checking out often to see the new signs.

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  51. Father's Office looks much better than the man couch at Ann Taylor.

    Love the Rabbi Rooter too.


    Great personality in all these shots.

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  52. So much fun this post it! Santa Monica is such a fun place. So diverse and entertaining. I love seeing it through your eyes. You make it even better.

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  53. i LOVE this post!
    i also truly appreciate 'thoughtful' signage!

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  54. The signs are great! I'm a big fan of signs, myself.

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  55. Rabbi Rooter - mmmm, he he. They all tell a great story dont they. I wouldnt mind that fire sale though.

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  56. I love the Father's Office sign--that's funny!

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