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Mural for Vita medical cooperative, Wrocław

Photo(s) by isoglosse. Imported from Flickr on May 24, 2016.
    Spółdzielnia pracy lekarzy specjalistów i stomatologów [Cooperative of specialists and dentists]
    Source: www.flickr.com Uploaded to Flickr by isoglosse and tagged with “newzelek”. License: All Rights Reserved.

    Spółdzielnia pracy lekarzy specjalistów i stomatologów [Cooperative of specialists and dentists]

    This mural on ul. Pawła Włodkowica in Wrocław, Poland probably dates back to the 1970s or 1980s. It lists the addresses of various dental and medical services that belong to the Vita cooperative. The angular constructed caps are modeled after New Zelek, designed by Bronisław Zelek for Mecanorma in 1974 (following Zelek, 1972). Note the compact diacritics — a macron-like kreska for Ó and Ś, an Ł with a one-sided bar. Today, there is still a medical clinic named Vita on ul. Oławska 15, the address listed on the right.

    Polecamy usługi / Stomatologiczne / Lekarskie [We recommend the following services / Dental / Medical]
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    Polecamy usługi / Stomatologiczne / Lekarskie [We recommend the following services / Dental / Medical]

    The website Brzydki Wrocław (“Stories and pictures of ugly Wrocław: decaying, destroyed or destined for destruction”) has a picture that shows the complete mural.
    Source: www.brzydki.wroclaw.pl Brzydki Wrocław. License: All Rights Reserved.

    The website Brzydki Wrocław (“Stories and pictures of ugly Wrocław: decaying, destroyed or destined for destruction”) has a picture that shows the complete mural.

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