Orlando is looking a little empty right now.

Non-essential (at least to the government) businesses have had to shut their doors and it’s hard not to notice the palpable effect that has on our cityscape as you commute to your local grocery store or curbside restaurant pickup.

An estimated 10 million Americans have lost their jobs and are being forced to communicate with digital conference software, text messages, and smoke signals. But what’s really catching our eyes are the signs.

Messages are popping up in windows, on roadsides, and on the sides of buildings and we wanted the people writing them to know that we hear them. We see you. You’re essential to us.

Here’s a little roundup of some of the signs we’ve been seeing in The City Beautiful. Special thank you to local photographer Cindy Rosten Murray who sent us some great shots from her essential travels around town.

Editor’s Note: Want to send us a photo of a sign that caught your eye? Send it to [email protected] and tell us where you saw it. We’ll include it in a future sign roundup next week!

THE CREW AT THE BEACHAM APPARENTLY KNOW HOW TO CRAFT A MESSAGE. YOU’LL BE SEEING THIS SIGN ALL OVER YOUR INSTAGRAM FEED IN THE COMING WEEKS.
“OUR EYES ARE FOCUSED ON BRIGHTER DAYS AHEAD” AT EOLA EYES, PAINTED BY DANNY ROCK
THE CITY OF ORLANDO HAS ARTISTICALLY TAPED THESE SIGNS TO THE PARKING PETERS IN THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT TO RESERVE SPACES FOR CURBSIDE PICKUP ORDERS AND DELIVERY DRIVERS. SOMETHING WE WOULDN’T MIND SEEING STICK AROUND IN THE POST-PANDEMIC FUTURE.
LOCAL BRANDING AGENCY SAY IT LOUD! REGULARLY HAS THE BEST SIGNS AROUND. THEY CAN BE WELCOMING AND, WELL, NOT WELCOMING BOTH AT THE SAME TIME. MORE.OF.THIS.
THE SANCTUM CAFE CONVERTED THEIR FRONT WINDOWS INTO, WHAT CAN ONLY BE DESCRIBED AS, MY DOODLE-COVERED JEANS FROM 10TH GRADE. EXCELLENT JOB, SANCTUM CREW.
BUNGALOWER BUDDY @CINDYROSTENMURRAY SNAPPED THIS GREAT SIGN PIC AT PARK SMILES DENTISTRY.
ANOTHER KEEPER FROM @CINDYROSTENMURRAY ON INSTAGRAM. WANT TO WORK OUT IN A DRIVEWAY? THESE CATS GOTCHOO, GURL.
BAGEL BRUNO IS BACK OPEN NOW BUT WHAT’S MORE SAD THAN A HAND-WRITTEN SIGN TELLING YOU YOU CAN’T HAVE BAGELS FOR BREAKFAST? PHOTO BY @CINDYROSTENMURRAY
AN ACTUAL SIGN OF THE TIMES. PHOTO BY @CINDYROSTENMURRAY
PHOTO BY @CINDYROSTENMURRAY
WE HOPE GABE GOT A COUPLE HONKS FOR HIS BIRTHDAY. PHOTO BY @CINDYROSTENMURRAY
PHOTO BY @CINDYROSTENMURRAY
CLICK HERE IF YOU DON’T UNDERSTAND THIS SIGN. PHOTO BY @CINDYROSTENMURRAY
FAIRVILLA ALWAYS HAS A GOOD SIGN ANYWAY. PANDEMIC OR NO. PHOTO BY @CINDYROSTENMURRAY
@SIXTHEAGENCY IS FLEXING THEIR DESIGN MUSCLES TOO IN THEIR NEW HOME IN THE PACKING DISTRICT WITH THESE #GRATEFULINORLANDO SIGNS “STRENGTH GROWS HERE.”
THIS PLASTIC-WRAPPED STATEMENT COMES STRAIGHT FROM CITY HALL AND IS SAFELY SECURED TO A SET OF PUBLIC EXERCISE EQUIPMENT IN GASTON EDWARDS PARK IN IVANHOE VILLAGE.
GREAT HARVEST BAKERY IN SOUTH EOLA HAS A DELICATE YET EFFECTIVE LITTLE SIDEWALK SIGN WITH A GREAT DEAL.

Brendan O'Connor

Editor in Chief of Bungalower.com

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