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ABOUT THE HISTORICAL PHOTOGRAPHS
The signs tell the story of a Boston that is changing while remaining recognizable. Doughnuts for the masses give way to croissants for the cosmopolites, as Chockfull o'Nuts is replaced by Paris Croissant and Au Bon Pain and Salads Plus. But the slightly vulgar chaos of the old commercial signs has been too severely edited by the
arbiters of good taste. Compare the agreeably generous, messy, cartoonish Chockfull o'Nuts sign with the self conscious design...
The signs tell the story of a Boston that is changing while remaining recognizable. Doughnuts for the masses give way to croissants for the cosmopolites, as Chockfull o'Nuts is replaced by Paris Croissant and Au Bon Pain and Salads Plus. But the slightly vulgar chaos of the old commercial signs has been too severely edited by the
arbiters of good taste. Compare the agreeably generous, messy, cartoonish Chockfull o'Nuts sign with the self conscious design...
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Location
Winter St & Church St
Boston, MA 02122
United States
Boston, MA 02122
United States
Nearby Items
| Anna Clapp Harris Smith House | 0.7 miles |  | ||
| Savin Hill Station Murals | 0.8 miles | | ||
| Stoughton Street Baptist Church | 0.8 miles | | ||
| Fields Corner Station Historic Murals | 0.9 miles | | ||
| African American Museum of Art with Carlos Byron | 0.9 miles | | ||
| Columbia Road at Dudley Street | 1 miles | | ||
| Upham Corner Station Historic Murals | 1.2 miles | |
