Museum of the Street
  • Camilo José Vergara
  • Over Time
  • Origins, Africa
  • Religion
  • History & Identity
  • Portraits
  • Memorials
  • Motor Vehicles
  • Subways
  • Hair
  • Chain Link Fences
  • Rural Imagery
  • Food
  • Lettering & Signs
  • Neon Transformed
  • Dogs
  • Collections
  • Famous People
  • Socializing
  • Drugs, Guns, Violence
  • Known Artists
  • Municipal Art
  • Disappearing Art
  • Artists at Work

Museum of the Street

  • Camilo José Vergara/
  • Over Time/
  • Origins, Africa/
  • Religion/
  • History & Identity/
  • Portraits/
  • Memorials/
  • Motor Vehicles/
  • Subways/
  • Hair/
  • Chain Link Fences/
  • Rural Imagery/
  • Food/
  • Lettering & Signs/
  • Neon Transformed/
  • Dogs/
  • Collections/
  • Famous People/
  • Socializing/
  • Drugs, Guns, Violence/
  • Known Artists/
  • Municipal Art/
  • Disappearing Art/
  • Artists at Work/
 Recycled neon sign, 2539 Rosencrans Blvd., Compton, 2002

Museum of the Street

Religious visions, public memorials, political effigies, historical tableaux and commercial signage found in the Black and Latinx neighborhoods of America

Neon Transformed Gallery 1

Museum of the Street

  • Camilo José Vergara/
  • Over Time/
  • Origins, Africa/
  • Religion/
  • History & Identity/
  • Portraits/
  • Memorials/
  • Motor Vehicles/
  • Subways/
  • Hair/
  • Chain Link Fences/
  • Rural Imagery/
  • Food/
  • Lettering & Signs/
  • Neon Transformed/
  • Dogs/
  • Collections/
  • Famous People/
  • Socializing/
  • Drugs, Guns, Violence/
  • Known Artists/
  • Municipal Art/
  • Disappearing Art/
  • Artists at Work/
 Recycled neon sign, 2539 Rosencrans Blvd., Compton, 2002

Recycled neon sign, 2539 Rosencrans Blvd., Compton, 2002

 Remains of markee for the RKO Bushwick Theater on Broadway and Madison St., Brooklyn, 1994

Remains of markee for the RKO Bushwick Theater on Broadway and Madison St., Brooklyn, 1994

 Former Tuskegee Shoe Repair, 5114 S. Central Ave. L. A. 1997 .tif

Former Tuskegee Shoe Repair, 5114 S. Central Ave. L. A. 1997 .tif

 Broadway at Amber St., Camden, 2000

Broadway at Amber St., Camden, 2000

 Restaurante Flor Blanca, 46th St. at S. Western Ave. LA, 2007

Restaurante Flor Blanca, 46th St. at S. Western Ave. LA, 2007

 Foothill Ave. at 64th St., Oakland 2002

Foothill Ave. at 64th St., Oakland 2002

 Oakland Ave. at King St., Detroit, 2010

Oakland Ave. at King St., Detroit, 2010

 Formerly A-Miracle Auto Body Repair, 7829 S. Main Street, LA, 2013

Formerly A-Miracle Auto Body Repair, 7829 S. Main Street, LA, 2013

 3448 East Olympic Ave, Los Angeles, 2014

3448 East Olympic Ave, Los Angeles, 2014

 Sign, Former Famous Family Chinese Food, MacArthur Blvd., at 76th Ave.,

Sign, Former Famous Family Chinese Food, MacArthur Blvd., at 76th Ave.,

 Los Angeles Theater, 615 Broadway, LA, 2013

Los Angeles Theater, 615 Broadway, LA, 2013

 Garfield Blvd. at MLK Jr Dr., 2000

Garfield Blvd. at MLK Jr Dr., 2000

 Livernois Ave. at Eaton, Detroit, 2012

Livernois Ave. at Eaton, Detroit, 2012

 S. Normandie Ave. at 105th, LA, 2000

S. Normandie Ave. at 105th, LA, 2000

 7800 Michigan Ave., Detroit, 2008

7800 Michigan Ave., Detroit, 2008

 Halsted St. at Garfield Blvd., Chicago, 2012.

Halsted St. at Garfield Blvd., Chicago, 2012.

 Harper Ave at Somerset, Detroit, 2010.

Harper Ave at Somerset, Detroit, 2010.

 Harper Ave. at Field St., D,etroit 2006

Harper Ave. at Field St., D,etroit 2006

 Chieftain Towing Service, 90th St. at San Pedro, LA, 1998

Chieftain Towing Service, 90th St. at San Pedro, LA, 1998

 Former neon sign, the neon gone but with traces of “Dave's Drive-In” still visible. Piquette St., at John R,  Detroit, 2006

Former neon sign, the neon gone but with traces of “Dave's Drive-In” still visible. Piquette St., at John R, Detroit, 2006

 Fontaine Motel, Woodward Ave. at Montana St., Detroit, June 29, 2021.

Fontaine Motel, Woodward Ave. at Montana St., Detroit, June 29, 2021.

 Hazlet at Tireman, Detroit, 2008

Hazlet at Tireman, Detroit, 2008

 Discount Court Documents Assistance, 8416 S. Crenshaw Ave., LA, 2012

Discount Court Documents Assistance, 8416 S. Crenshaw Ave., LA, 2012

 Faulty sign reads, "chicken" in Spanish, Apollo Theater, 253 West 125th St., Harlem, March 21, 2023

Faulty sign reads, "chicken" in Spanish, Apollo Theater, 253 West 125th St., Harlem, March 21, 2023

 "Welcome to West Oakland," sign, MLK and 25th St., Oakland, July 16, 2023.

"Welcome to West Oakland," sign, MLK and 25th St., Oakland, July 16, 2023.

 Donut Time, 3401 MacArthur Blvd., Oakland, July 18, 2023.

Donut Time, 3401 MacArthur Blvd., Oakland, July 18, 2023.

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 Recycled neon sign, 2539 Rosencrans Blvd., Compton, 2002
 Remains of markee for the RKO Bushwick Theater on Broadway and Madison St., Brooklyn, 1994
 Former Tuskegee Shoe Repair, 5114 S. Central Ave. L. A. 1997 .tif
 Broadway at Amber St., Camden, 2000
 Restaurante Flor Blanca, 46th St. at S. Western Ave. LA, 2007
 Foothill Ave. at 64th St., Oakland 2002
 Oakland Ave. at King St., Detroit, 2010
 Formerly A-Miracle Auto Body Repair, 7829 S. Main Street, LA, 2013
 3448 East Olympic Ave, Los Angeles, 2014
 Sign, Former Famous Family Chinese Food, MacArthur Blvd., at 76th Ave.,
 Los Angeles Theater, 615 Broadway, LA, 2013
 Garfield Blvd. at MLK Jr Dr., 2000
 Livernois Ave. at Eaton, Detroit, 2012
 S. Normandie Ave. at 105th, LA, 2000
 7800 Michigan Ave., Detroit, 2008
 Halsted St. at Garfield Blvd., Chicago, 2012.
 Harper Ave at Somerset, Detroit, 2010.
 Harper Ave. at Field St., D,etroit 2006
 Chieftain Towing Service, 90th St. at San Pedro, LA, 1998
 Former neon sign, the neon gone but with traces of “Dave's Drive-In” still visible. Piquette St., at John R,  Detroit, 2006
 Fontaine Motel, Woodward Ave. at Montana St., Detroit, June 29, 2021.
 Hazlet at Tireman, Detroit, 2008
 Discount Court Documents Assistance, 8416 S. Crenshaw Ave., LA, 2012
 Faulty sign reads, "chicken" in Spanish, Apollo Theater, 253 West 125th St., Harlem, March 21, 2023
 "Welcome to West Oakland," sign, MLK and 25th St., Oakland, July 16, 2023.
 Donut Time, 3401 MacArthur Blvd., Oakland, July 18, 2023.