The main signage in front of the Robert A. Pumphrey Funeral Home at 7557 Wisconsin Avenue in downtown Bethesda has been replaced. Gone is the large retro font, but the new signs make room for a notation of the family business' incredible run of operation since 1854. They also resemble tombstones in many ways, which is quite appropriate given the business at hand. Pumphrey's has shown a funereal sense of humor in the recent past, with its "CASKET" vanity-plated vehicle. Needless to say, the funeral home has been a landmark near the crossroads of Wisconsin and East-West Highway, even outlasting Hot Shoppes!
A comparison photo of the current signage would have been useful here. Frankly I think the old sign was more dignified than this replacement, which is more akin to a grave marker.
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DeleteI agree. This new signage is unnecessarily morbid. We all know it's a funeral home. You don't need a "grave marker" sign to show that.
DeleteMaybe they could have an animatron Grim Reaper out front too. Competition with Gawlers must be stiff.
ReplyDeleteWho can afford Gawlers? You'll need a reverse mortgage. . .
DeletePeople are dying to go there. I will show myself out. Don't forget to tip your servers and bartenders.
ReplyDelete3:03 AM: They get you coming and going....
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