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Deigo

@yodiegoyo.bsky.social

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Paintings of corner shops, liquor stores, laundromats, corner stores, and more. Socialist. www.BusStopPaintings.com

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dmercer.bsky.social @dmercer.bsky.social · 1d

Chicago tire shops are excellent.

Two-story fram building decorated in black and white stripes with a red, green, and white sign that says Jose's New & Used Tires & Rims.

One-story orange brick building with a stepped parapet wall with an arch in the center. The door is in the center, and above it is a yellow square with a hubcap mounted on it. On either side of the door are two tires, painted yellow attached to the wall below yellow and black signs in English and Spanish.

One-story brick tire shop painted bright orange-red. There is a customer door at the left, topped with a painting of Jesus. Next to that is a large glass block window and on the right is the garage door. There are paintings of tires at various places above the garage door. "4 Brothers Tire Shop, Inc." is painted in black and white at top left.

One-story brick building with a flat roof. The brick is painted dark red, pale yellow, and brown. Pictures of tires, painted in black, white, and yellow, decorated the front. On either side are the words "TIRE SHOP", painted vertically. The address is painted yellow in the center of the building.

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Eileen Clancy 🧿 @clancyny.bsky.social · 6d

Logan Square neighborhood, Chicago. Man wearing a balaclava in a white, unmarked vehicle, pulls the pin on a tear gas canister and tosses it in the road.

"Just trying to grab some lunch and these fucking losers showed up. FUCK ICE!"
source: www.reddit.com/r/LoganSquar...

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Deigo @yodiegoyo.bsky.social · Aug 9

In an attempt to raise money for Gaza, I’m producing a limited edition 8”x10” print of this painting. More info on my instagram @bus.stop.paintings

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Deigo @yodiegoyo.bsky.social · Aug 9

Delgado Shoe Store
3504 W 26th Ave.
Chicago

A watercolor painting of a storefront. A metal grate is closed over the recessed entrance to the store, but boots and shoes and a shirt can be seen in display windows. A sign hands above the entrance and part of it reads “DO SHOE STORE”. Above that is part of a sign that reads “LGADO” and to the right of that is part of another sign that reads “DEL”. Below this last sign is a glass door that leads to some orange steps that disappear into the dark.

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Deigo @yodiegoyo.bsky.social · May 21

Johnson’s Transmission
4528 W Madison St
Chicago

A watercolor painting of the entrance to an auto shop. An orange metal grate covers a grey door flanked by orange painted brick with the words “BRAKES” and “TIRES” written vertically. A window is covered in white board with the words “ac charge, brakes rotor, suspension, flats six, batteries, wheel bearings” written on it. Some of the brick exterior is also painted a light yellow. And empty white sign hangs above the window and door

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Deigo @yodiegoyo.bsky.social · Mar 18

Jeanette Vizguerra, a leader of the immigrants’ rights/ sanctuary movement, and a friend of mine, was grabbed by ICE last night. Please consider signing this petition and giving to her family’s gofundme: secure.afsc.org/a/freejeanette

Sign the Petition to Free Jeanette Vizguerra

Ms. Vizguerra has led her fight against deportation since 2009. ICE detained the community leader, mother and grandmother without warning on March 17, 2025. Her attorneys have raised concerns about s...

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Deigo @yodiegoyo.bsky.social · Mar 16

1149 W 18th St
Chicago

A watercolor painting of a building entrance. A recessed door is flanked by storefront windows, which are covered by a metal grate. A grate over the doorway is half closed. Graffiti and tags cover the door, and the reflections of buildings are visible in the glass windows. A strip of red brick above the windows runs horizontally across the painting.

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Matt Bergstrom @mattbergstrom.bsky.social · Feb 22

The building in 1908
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Deigo @yodiegoyo.bsky.social · Feb 21

2617 W. North Ave
Chicago

A watercolor painting of a storefront. Above the central door hangs a yellow sign with the words “We buy gold, diamonds, silver, electronics, tools, antiques, etc.” written in blue. Flanking the door, the storefront windows are blocked by plywood on one side and piled high with cardboard boxes on the other side. A pink bay window juts out from the second floor of the building, its windows cast in shadow or reflecting a neighboring building.

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Deigo @yodiegoyo.bsky.social · Feb 6

Shekinah Glory Holiness Ministry
2436 W Division St
Chicago

A watercolor painting of an orange brick building. Blue-grey doors flank four narrow windows with closed curtains. A sign above the windows reads “Shekinah Glory Holiness Ministry / Where the power of god is always falling / Eld. Calvin L Brown Sr. Pastor”. The shadow of a light pole runs across the sidewalk and up the face of the building

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Deigo @yodiegoyo.bsky.social · Jan 29

I think the work you do means a lot, and it stands in stark contrast to so much ugly and superficial junk online

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Leor Galil @imleor.bsky.social · Jan 27

Managed to raise more than $10k for the Reader in five days: can we double that amount in ten?

Save the Chicago Reader - Leor Galil's Fundraiser on Donorbox

I published my first Reader story in the summer of 2010. It concerned a Logan Square DIY space called Strangelight, which operated out of a storefront in the Congress Theater. I was 24 at the time. Be...

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Katie Prout @katieprout.bsky.social · Jan 16

Chicago does exceptional local news, but the Reader allows journalists like me to write in a narrative way we can’t anywhere else. Support us here: donorbox.org/support-the-...

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Deigo @yodiegoyo.bsky.social · Jan 9

Thank you!

Deigo @yodiegoyo.bsky.social · Jan 9

North Pulaski Fresh Market
3850 W North Ave
Chicago

An oil painting of the side of a grocery store. The words Pulaski Market hang above a row of windows filled with advertisements for aguacate, queso, and corn chips. The front of a red pick is visible along the curb, and a man in an orange shirt stands on the roof of the entrance, doing some work on the building.

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Deigo @yodiegoyo.bsky.social · Dec 17

Nooo!

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Deigo @yodiegoyo.bsky.social · Dec 11

Excellent

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John Morris @john-morris.bsky.social · Dec 11

#53 Pulaski @chicagocta.bsky.social bus at Montrose

monochrome linocut print showing cta #53 Pulaski bus stopped at Montrose

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Deigo @yodiegoyo.bsky.social · Dec 7

Another one

A photo of a low brick building with metal grating over the doors and windows. Above these is a yellow stripe of painted brick with the words “Food” & “Rosie’s Food Mart” in blue, red, and black paint, which is faded and chipping

A photo of the same building but it has been painted white and the doors and windows black. The word “Sparrow” is painted above the door

Deigo @yodiegoyo.bsky.social · Dec 4

Not at the moment, maybe in the coming year though

Deigo @yodiegoyo.bsky.social · Dec 3

WASHTOWN USA
4036 W. Montrose, Chicago

A watercolor of an abandoned laundromat. A sign that “Washtown USA” in fading black letters hangs over dark glass windows. Two steps lead up to a recessed entry cast in dark shadows. Above the store, sand-colored aluminum siding is bisected by uneven dark brown aluminum trim that juts out with a bay window, casting more shadow below it. A patch of blue sky is visible in the corner above the neighboring building

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Chicago Tudor Revival AF @tudoraf.bsky.social · Dec 3

A 🧵 lost in migration: A little background on 1205 N. Milwaukee Ave, built in 1937-38, for haberdasher Andrzej/Andrew Starsiak, designed by Anton A. Tocha.

Color photo of a 2-story story building in light tan terra cotta. Parapet features three rounded nubs. A pull-down garage-door-like screen covers what would be a shop window. Lines of gold terra cotta extend from the parapet through the second floor. Between floors in a striking maroon Art Deco font: STARSIAK, then below in smaller letters CLOTHING.

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Deigo @yodiegoyo.bsky.social · Dec 1

Hopefully! Working on getting a print I’m happy with, which I’ll put on my online store too

Deigo @yodiegoyo.bsky.social · Dec 1

Thank you! You might also like the work of @john-morris.bsky.social, similar subject matter but a very different style

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Deigo @yodiegoyo.bsky.social · Nov 30

I’ll be selling prints at the Cafe Calidá market

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