Artistic Signs in San Pedro

This is the first of two sign posts (pun intended) from San Pedro.  Here we see artistic/artsy signs from around San Pedro, including shots of some graffiti.

Here is a shot of signs for little fish theatre or at least for their parking.  I wasn't clear on where the actual theatre is, it could be that building but I doubt it.  You can see the heavy load building owners have for painting over graffiti.  I'm not sure why I consider this art per se, but it's going in this post none-the-less. 

The sign says "Liberty".  On the wall across the street from the little fish theatre parking sign.   

This oddity is one of those mandated public art associated with new buildings.  This laser ray would shine down at night on pedestrians and track them.  I'm sure the pedestrians found this exceedingly uncomfortable.  Clever idea, but best left on the shelf.  Just sitting there, it's not that pretty.  Looks a little like a Pixar reject from an open casting call for a lamp.

The last of the public art.  This from a table on someone's lawn advertising painted rocks for sale.  I thought they were pretty.  Go buy one. 

Fetus is not for sale.  Probably available for painting over if you contact the owners of the waterway.  Graffiti may be painful (I've got plenty of graffiti shots from San Pedro), but bigger more practiced graffito do rise to the level of art. 

For example, this graffiti decorated wall.  The combination art and social commentary is dripping with what?  Irony? Sarcasm?  Fakery? 

San Pedro Transportation:Tugs, Towers and Transports

This is the first of three posts on San Pedro transportation options.  This post covers working vehicles, vehicles that tow things (first three photos) and vehicles that carry things (second two and a half) photos and I don't know how to classify the last half a photo. 

Tow trucks are common in most urban scenes.  This one is parked in front of a house, not at a garage or work site. 

Backed into the pink house's driveway is this orange twuck.  I'm sure the neighbor appreciates looking up every day at the neighbor's bright and shiny twuck.  The driveway was not wide with a moderate drop into the neighbor's yard, so backing requires care. 

San Pedro is on the water, and I was excited to see a tug boat in action towing another boat (not shown here).  This is our third towing vehicle. 

The soccer fields were squeezed in between the oil refinery on one side, a business development on another and the railroad on a third side. 

This is mostly a picture of a community garden on the hill.  Dozens of trash trucks were parked above the garden.  The trash trucks are our 5th working vehicle for this set.

The Goodyear blimp was flying around this day.  Not sure how to classify the blimp -- it's essentially a passenger vehicle, not a load bearing vehicle, to the best of my knowledge, if even that. I guess it's a floating billboard is what it really is.  Also visible, transportation-wise is the cargo ship on the lower left.