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  F & H Vaccum

  08.24.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  
  

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  Amper’s and?

  08.13.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  Designer and fellow San Franciscan Chris Simmons of MINE writes:
  Since I was a child I have been fascinated with the ampersand. I used to type my high school papers on a typewriter and that key always stood out to me. “Eh” Be” “Cee” “Dee” “Dollar Sign” “Ampersand?” It was such a strange character and had [...]

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  BART Station Ampersand

  07.29.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  I found this at the Powell street BART station this morning. I know nothing else about it. If it looks familiar to you, let me know.

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  Nice, shiny ampersand

  06.26.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  
  

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  Blue and White

  06.25.08 | Permalink | 1 Comment

  
  

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  Clement Street

  05.27.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  
  

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  Fox Liquor & Groceries

  05.22.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  This is kind of an overgrown monster of an ampersand. It is kind of beautiful and ugly and interesting in the way a kudzu-choked tree is. Or maybe it actually reminds me of those mutant pesticide frogs with the extra legs. Anyways, it kind of defies the “ampersands I like” and “ampersands I dislike” categories [...]

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  A Walk Down Post St.

  05.18.08 | Permalink | 3 Comments

  Squarish-roundish eurostyle ampersand.

  J & D Liquors. This is the faded, sunny side of the street.

  J & D Liquors. On the darker, not so sunny part of the street.

  S & B Liquors. There are quite a few liquor stores in my neighborhood.

  Neon ampersand behind a very dirty window. I really love this photo.

  R &. A nice [...]

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  Shoe & Bag Repair

  05.17.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  This unusual looking ampersand comes from a shoe & bag repair shop near the Stockton tunnel in San Francisco. Note the bottle of Jack Daniels wedged into that pipe.

The Ampersand

A scribal abbreviation for and. Derived from the Latin word “et.”

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I like the ampersand. I think it is often the most attractive character of them all. This blog is an attempt to give this humble ligature the respect it deserves. If you would like to submit some ampersand-related content, please let me know.

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