In May of 2011, I blogged that the Archer House had finally installed an external sign that let people know there were public restrooms inside, upper and lower levels. (I had been complaining about the lack of signage for the $100,000 public toilets, paid for by taxpayers.)
I was still unhappy that the sign was so tiny. See the photo of Jim Bohnhoff, Bohnhoff Design, pointing to it.
This morning, Ray Cox of Northfield Construction, stopped by my corner office at GBM to let me know that they were working with Jim to install a huge new sign on the back of the Archer House.
I took a photo but as you can see, the sign was not visible yet.
I’m hopeful that the new sign addresses my concerns. If they’re reluctant to use direct language (eg, ‘public toilets here’) then maybe a euphemism like:
- "See us if you need to drop some friends off at the lake / drop the kids off at the pool"
- "Got the urge to bake some brownies? We’re open 24 x 7"
Anyone have better suggestions?
Update 9/2, 11:15 am:
Alas, no such wording. But the sign looks terrific, day and night (apologies for the crappy night photo, taken with my smartphone):
Alas, no such wording. But the sign looks terrific, day and night. See the 3 new photos I added to the blog post.