03 August 2007

Lost City: Chicago Edition: A Good Sign: The Seven Dwarfs Restaurant


Lot of colons in that headline, huh?

Well, I couldn't pass this one up. I found this sign in Wheaton, IL, a western suburb of Chicago. Don't know how long it's been around, but by the look of the sign (weathered), it's some years. The restaurant has a Snow White theme. Can't imagine why a restauranteur would think that the characters from that Disney film would be a draw to folks hankering for coffee and a sinker, or a plate of hash browns, but here it is. The emphasis on "Patron Parking" is delightful. And extra points for spelling "Dwarves" wrong and never corrected it!
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3 comments:

  1. Barbara L. Hanson8/06/2007 11:12 AM

    Webster's 10th has dwarfs as its first choice for the plural, dwarves second. (Things like this just make an editor's day. Now, back to the manuscript.)

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  2. Nesta8/06/2007 9:58 PM

    I say, if it's a proper name, it's never wrong!

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  3. Brooks of Sheffield8/07/2007 5:36 AM

    Barbara: Goddammit if you're not right! This is all because my brother-in-law insisted it was wrong.

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