Though prefabricated signs have become the norm, those of the hand-painted variety have made a bit of a comeback. But don’t call it a comeback for Baker the Sign Man. Joe Brin goes behind the scenes at Baker, where they’ve been painting signs with a touch of gold by hand since 1870

Love it or hate it, and love or hate new buildings that mimic the old, a proposal for redevelopment and restoration of the Shirt Corner buildings at Third and Market will spell the end of the 1970s graphic painted sign. Christoper Mote reports

The signs of Germantown Avenue in the Fairhill neighborhood in all their funny, faded, hand painted glory