One Hundred Years of Sign Language on Congress Avenue

Authors

  • Janet Valenza Austin Community College

Keywords:

signage, sense of place, historical photographs, urban architecture, Austin, Texas

Abstract

A selection of historical photographs of Congress Avenue in Austin, Texas, from 1870 to 1980 conveys changes in the usage of signs over this period and the consequent appearance of the streetscape. These images are used as cultural documents to investigate social and economic trends in urban transportation, advertising, and aesthetics, as well as to interpret a sense of place through im

Author Biography

  • Janet Valenza, Austin Community College

    Department of Geography

    Austin Community College

    Austin, TX

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Published

2004-12-31

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Vol. 2 (1998)

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