It’s been a while since we checked in with the Ortiz ‘Fun’ Home in Williamsburg and almost three years later, not much has changed. It looks like they’re missing another letter in the fluorescent sign, which in this case, can be considered an improvement, but it’s also a problem that isn’t likely to be fixed anytime soon. “The owner knows. I can’t tell him how to run his business,” explained a representative reached by phone. True, but how about making a friendly suggestion?
Burned out fluorescent signs have always provided laughs throughout the years for many. Missing letters transform them into new words altogether, and in some cases, their contextual juxtapositions further the entertaining value. Like this massive sign for the Ortiz Funeral Home in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. This must certainly cheer up grieving families while viewing their boxed up loved ones at nightly wakes. Can some fix the bulb for Christ’s sake, even the street level billboard next to it has some light. Click continue for more ‘Fun’ angles.
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