Fox Oakland Theater by Maury I. Diggs

Located at 1807 Telegraph Ave. in the Uptown neighborhood of Oakland, CA and opened in 1928, the Fox Oakland Theater is a glorious mashup of Islamic, Indian and Medieval influences, along with a smidge of ArtDeco for good measure. Let’s take a closer look at the ornate façade, shall we?

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Elsewhere

Host/Hostess Gifts: check out VL products on Fox 19, courtesy of Carolyn, owner of our favorite Over-the-Rhine boutique, MiCA 12/v!

Shop Small This Christmas: Cincinnati Favorites: an awesome round-up of local stores and makers, including yours truly.

An Indie Guide to Cincinnati During the Holidays: tons of pop-up markets and special events in OTR and downtown Cincy this month.

‘Ghost Signs’ Haunt Clarksville: a town in Tennessee is considering restoring or preserving its ghost sign history.

Las Vegas: The Once and Future Downtown Project: thwarted urban revitalization ambitions in Vegas.

A Horrible Brooklyn Love Story: involving secret tunnels and ghosts.

Saving Neon Signs One Flash at a Time: in Sacramento and beyond, an effort to preserve old neon signs.

Cities and Suburbs by FLOR

FLOR is an innovative manufacturer of modular carpet tiles, which come in a variety of colors, patterns, and textures, some suitable for office use, some for home. Oddly enough, two of their latest kits, entitled Hello Down There and Be My Neighbor, focus on cities and suburbs!

Signs of the Times by Seyed Alavi

Signs of the Times is a public art project by Seyed Alavi on utility boxes in Emeryville, CA. Alavi created the Flying Carpet in the Sacramento Airport I wrote about last year, so this project was on my Bay Area to-do list. Unfortunately, I only saw the above sign in person; below are a few more snagged from his site.

Roadside Projects by Jayme McGowan

Sacramento-based artist Jayme McGowan creates intricate dioramas of people in whimsical situations. These dioramas exist both as originals and as digital prints, which are for sale in the Roadside Etsy shop.

Flying Carpet by Seyed Alavi

Seyed Alavi is a Bay Area-based artist who has worked on some amazing installations and public art projects. Above is his Flying Carpet for the Sacramento International Airport, a carpet printed with an aerial photograph showing approximately 50 miles around the airport.