Handmade Signs on Route 1

Most North Shore residents have a favorite Route 1 sign. There’s the Leaning Tower of Pizza, a quirky replica of the Italian landmark that still stands above Prince Pizzeria. Or the world-famous orange dinosaur of Route 1 Miniature Golf & Batting Cages, a North Shore mainstay until it closed in 2016. But for Gloucester artist and photographer Tricia O’Neill, the pièce de résistance was the old Hilltop Steak House’s 68-foot-tall cactus and saloon sign. O’Neill was 10 years old when she and her parents first pulled up to the Saugus restaurant’s iconic marker. To them, that kooky ad sy

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The Gloucester artist behind Fenway Park’s murals is taking an epic journey down U.S. Route 1, traveling 2,300 miles to capture a dying art and a bygone era.

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