As I tool around San Jose, I'm constantly on the lookout -- behind the malls and the freeways -- for vestiges of the old San Jose. Helping me out is the Roadside America app (or view their website at roadsideamerica.com). These people are dedicated to steering you to all things weird and wacky with an emphasis on Americana. I wasn't looking for this sign, but took a wrong turn just outside the main downtown of San Jose and there it was. The meat products company is long gone, but the sign lives on. Roadside America describes it this way:
"An enticing yet disturbing display of happy pig cannibalism."
Apparently, when the sign is lit up, the pig is holding neon sausages.
Roadside America rates it worth a stop and I agree. An interesting reminder of how small a city downtown used to be and how it used to give way, within a block, to things like meat processing plants and forges.
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