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I'm told by Goo. Translate that шашлычная means "kebab shop." Maybe that's true!
In 1974 Ed Ruscha took a picture that shows the wall before it was covered in stucco (it's at the right edge of the picture, with a billboard structure over it). At that time, the future restaurant was occupied by a porn shop with a movie arcade. Try not to think about jizzmops during dinner!
In 2007 Mr Ruscha took a picture that shows the word ROSES painted on the wall.
According to Goo. Streetview, the Kavkaz sign was installed 2011 or 2012, replacing the sign of an earlier restaurant. "Red and light blue on brownish yellow" was the idea.
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In Los Angeles, California, on April 24th, 2019, Kavkaz Family Restaurant at the northeast corner of Santa Monica Boulevard and North Serrano Avenue.
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"Excuse me! Sir? This is a shop, not a library. Also, if you get cum on that magazine then you have to buy it"
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Taken at
Blade Runner Future Noir, Themyscira (112, 126, 1108)
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See the unpixellated version at
beccapet.com/piwigo/picture.php?/5037/category/becca
At first I thought it was an elaborate metal ornament!
Does your lifestyle include frequent visits to the Video Book Store Lingerie Shop in downtown Waterbury Connecticut? If yes, please tell us about your experiences. Actually no please don't.
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In downtown Waterbury, Connecticut, on September 20th, 2021, the Mullings Building on the west side of South Main Street, between Bank Street and Scovill Street. The building is from 1900 and is a "contributing property" to the Downtown Waterbury Historic District, 83001280 on the National Register of Historic Places.
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I think the sign was originally intended to be viewed from farther away than this?
I had never been inside an adult video arcade, and based on what I had read on Wikipedia about the activities that take place inside, I decided I wouldn't go into this one, either!
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In downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on July 11th, 2020, outside an "Adultmart" (a chain store mostly in Ohio and Pennsylvaina) at the southwest corner of Boulevard of the Allies and Smithfield Street.
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This is where I get my toys :)
"Novelties" in this instance are buttplugs, cockrings, dildos, lubricants, etc.
The building is from circa 1895, and wouldn't the people associated with its early history have been spectacularly titillated to hear a detailed description of the goods for sale in the sex shop that would come to partially occupy it? Wow!
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In downtown Jackson, Michigan, on August 12th, 2018, on the south side of East Cortland Street, east of South Mechanic Street.
The building, at 111-121 E. Cortland St., was erected circa 1895 according to Appendix A of a 2004 survey by Commonwealth Cultural Resources Group, Inc.
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