In my ongoing quest to document interesting examples of tile in Cincinnati and elsewhere, I sometimes overlook the obvious. Since the old Bank Cafe sign got Frankensteined, I haven’t looked at this corner closely. But, oh, look at this awesome tile floor inside the storefront!
Here’s a decorative element similar to the swastika last seen in the Germania Building a couple of blocks away. Relax, it’s obviously not a Nazi symbol…
Below left, the current “Q Info Center” can answer all your pressing condo questions. Below right, the same sign in its previous incarnation, when the space was the Bank Cafe. I appreciate the creative reuse of the sign armature, but why not just give the whole thing to the Sign Museum?
Above photos via Just for View.
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I like the bank sign, we all get to enjoy it where it is, isn’t that part of creating a “space” all these little details?
Meh, we all get to enjoy it when we look at what’s now the back of the sign, facing the building.
The Gateway Q sign reminds me of Portland’s “Go By Streetcar” sign:
These tiles bring my memory back to the back streets in my old town…
Miss the old Bank Cafe sign. It was permanently stuck on 12 noon and/or midnight during its last few years. Many were the crackheads and meth mouths who staggered past, noticed the clock at “12,” and became convinced they were two hours late for a meeting with their probation officer. Really cool split screen, by the way.
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