Sahara, Boston, MA, 2011

I've long admired this vintage sign and Boston landmark. I don't know anything about the business or when it closed. I know there's a Sahara Middle Eastern Restaurant in Methuen, perhaps the same owners of this former location? It's been closed for at least five years.

Van Printing, Brighton, MA, 2006

I don't know when Van Printing went out of business; I've lived in the neighborhood since 2006 and I don't think it's been operational since then. I'm not sure when I noticed the interesting graffiti. The Hebrew letters spell "neshama" which means soul.