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Fantasy Island Adult Book Store

Contributed by Stephen Coles on Nov 8th, 2020.

8 Comments on “Fantasy Island Adult Book Store”

  1. Coincidentally:

  2. Top-notch documentation, Stephen! From looking at the weathered state, I had assumed we’re dealing with our friend Black Chancery here. That freebie would have been an apt choice, too.

  3. Thanks for the detective work on finding the font—I am in the process of making a replica of this building for our cat.

    The “Video – Novelties – Booths” text on the awning appears to be Century Schoolbook.

  4. My pleasure, Xydexx. I only ask that you post an image of said cat building upon completion.

  5. The small awning text seems too high contrast (difference between thick and thin strokes) to be Century Schoolbook. You’d get closer with ITC Zapf Book Demi.

  6. Ah! Many thanks! ITC Zapf Book Demi is definitely a closer match. I’d already manufactured the pieces for it before I saw your message, but I may be able to swap it out fairly easily.

    The good news is I may be able to use this site as a resource for tracking down typefaces when I work on other buildings in the future. I’ll post pictures once finished; there is still a little more work to do.

  7. Hello! Just a quick follow up, I have completed the Fantasy Island Book Store for our cat. I ended up swapping out the font on the awning with ITC Zapf Book Demi (thanks again, Stephen Coles!) with little trouble.

    Here’s a few photos! Be good, stay safe!

    A model of Fantasy Island Book Store
    The building itself.


    Signage details.


    The building in relation to others.

  8. Amazing. Ten years ago, would I never have guessed this project would be used for such a holy purpose.

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