Sign, Sign, Everywhere a Sign

the signs below (and above) have been slowly deteriorating (or becoming photogenic in my opinion) in their same vertical locations for close to 100 years. this was the second time i had stopped by this old supply store with my camera. this time i was approached by the owner and given the once over by the not so welcoming greatest generationer. the building was built by his grandfather and he is quite protective of it. once i convinced him i was not a professional photographer he let me alone. he muttered something about his store having appeared in numerous national catalogs without his permission and that pictures of his property are now copyrighted. for those who know me it was all i could do to not take 2 steps back onto the public street and continue my work while laughing at him to learn the law, but i dug deep and managed to find that trace of civility and thanked him for 'allowing' me to take pictures of his precious brick work.