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* '''Classic Blue Paint Service''' | * '''Classic Blue Paint Service''' | ||
* '''C. M. Burns & Ashe Cremations''' - [[wikipedia:Mr._Burns|Charles Montgomery Burns]] from ''The Simpsons,'' also a pun on "see them burn" | * '''C. M. Burns & Ashe Cremations''' - [[wikipedia:Mr._Burns|Charles Montgomery Burns]] from ''The Simpsons,'' also a pun on "see them burn" | ||
* '''Crowley's Convenience''' - [[wikipedia:Aleister_Crowley|Aleister Crowley]] | |||
* '''Filtered Nationals''' | * '''Filtered Nationals''' | ||
* '''Five Eyes from Concentrate Meats''' and '''Crab 5 Eyes''' - ''Five Guys Burgers and Fries'' | * '''Five Eyes from Concentrate Meats''' and '''Crab 5 Eyes''' - ''Five Guys Burgers and Fries'' | ||
* '''Fogwell's Bioluminescence''' | * '''Fogwell's Bioluminescence''' | ||
* '''Friedlander and Koppelman Co. Law and Curse''' | * '''Friedlander and Koppelman Co. Law and Curse''' | ||
* '''Granite City Garage''' | * '''Granite City Garage''' - [[wikipedia:Granite_City,_Illinois|Granite City, IL]] | ||
* '''Grebb''' | * '''Grebb''' | ||
* '''Happy Panda Coffee''' | * '''Happy Panda Coffee''' | ||
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* '''McMahon and Co. Purveyor of Fine Products and Altercations''' - [https://wiki.teamfortress.com/wiki/Mann_Co. Mann Co.] from ''Team Fortress 2'' ("We sell products and get in fights") | * '''McMahon and Co. Purveyor of Fine Products and Altercations''' - [https://wiki.teamfortress.com/wiki/Mann_Co. Mann Co.] from ''Team Fortress 2'' ("We sell products and get in fights") | ||
* '''Mosquito Prince''' | * '''Mosquito Prince''' | ||
* '''Overlord & Company''' | |||
* '''Prince-S All Brand Guild Society Revue''' | * '''Prince-S All Brand Guild Society Revue''' | ||
* '''Red Cross Cola''' - ''Coca Cola'' | * '''Red Cross Cola''' - ''Coca Cola'' | ||
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* '''Sanguine Laceration''' | * '''Sanguine Laceration''' | ||
* '''Talisman Brand Amulets''' | * '''Talisman Brand Amulets''' | ||
* '''The 66th Store''' | * '''The 66th Store''' - [https://www.history101.nyc/14th-street-store-at-6th-avenue-1904 The 14th Street Store] | ||
* '''[[The New York Oracle]]''' - ''The New York Times'' | * '''[[The New York Oracle]]''' - ''The New York Times'' | ||
* '''Third Eye Supply''' - [[wikipedia:Third_eye|Third Eye]] | |||
* '''W.E. Kurtz & Sons''' - [[wikipedia:Colonel_Kurtz|Colonel Kurtz]] from the movie ''Apocalypse Now'' | * '''W.E. Kurtz & Sons''' - [[wikipedia:Colonel_Kurtz|Colonel Kurtz]] from the movie ''Apocalypse Now'' | ||
* '''White Crow Bleak Thoughts''' - In Russian, "White Crow" is an expression similar to [[wikipedia:Black_sheep|"Black Sheep"]] in English | * '''White Crow Bleak Thoughts''' - In Russian, "White Crow" is an expression similar to [[wikipedia:Black_sheep|"Black Sheep"]] in English | ||
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== Gallery == | == Gallery == | ||
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File:City concept art.png|Concept art showing various signs | |||
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== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
Latest revision as of 04:32, 7 January 2025
There are many commercial brands advertising their products and services on the streets of the Cursed Apple. Here's a list of them and their possible real world inspirations.
Summary[edit | edit source]
- Afterlife Credit House
- Astral Plane Canned Mille-Pattes Dazzle
- Baroness Hotel - Baroness Hotel in Seattle, WA (close to Valve's office in Bellevue)
- Bradley's Tonics and Salves
- Carpenter Brand Sparkling Brut - French musician Carpenter Brut (named after American filmmaker John Carpenter)
- Classic Blue Paint Service
- C. M. Burns & Ashe Cremations - Charles Montgomery Burns from The Simpsons, also a pun on "see them burn"
- Crowley's Convenience - Aleister Crowley
- Filtered Nationals
- Five Eyes from Concentrate Meats and Crab 5 Eyes - Five Guys Burgers and Fries
- Fogwell's Bioluminescence
- Friedlander and Koppelman Co. Law and Curse
- Granite City Garage - Granite City, IL
- Grebb
- Happy Panda Coffee
- Hellmans Steel and Iron Works
- Hex Jazz Records
- Holy Chains
- H. West Reanimation Professionals - H.P. Lovecraft's short story Herbert West-Reanimator
- Macksound and Hoff Importers of Occultic Goods
- McMahon and Co. Purveyor of Fine Products and Altercations - Mann Co. from Team Fortress 2 ("We sell products and get in fights")
- Mosquito Prince
- Overlord & Company
- Prince-S All Brand Guild Society Revue
- Red Cross Cola - Coca Cola
- Red Hand Premium Coffee - Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds' song Red Right Hand
- Rn Castevets Twin Omen Cigar - The Castevets family from the movie Rosemary's Baby
- Sanctuary Horn Wax
- Sanguine Laceration
- Talisman Brand Amulets
- The 66th Store - The 14th Street Store
- The New York Oracle - The New York Times
- Third Eye Supply - Third Eye
- W.E. Kurtz & Sons - Colonel Kurtz from the movie Apocalypse Now
- White Crow Bleak Thoughts - In Russian, "White Crow" is an expression similar to "Black Sheep" in English
- Willeford Pharmaceuticals - American detective fiction author Charles Willeford
Items[edit | edit source]
Some of the posters are advertising in-game items.
- Basic Magazine
- Health Nova (item renamed to Healing Nova)
- Improved Cooldown
- Melee Lifesteal
- Metal Skin
- Mystic Reach
- Rescue Beam
- Tesla Bullets
Gallery[edit | edit source]
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Concept art showing various signs
Trivia[edit | edit source]
- Happy Panda Coffee replaced a previous poster that read "Sad Panda Coffee - Always Bitter".
- Astral Plane Canned Mille-Pattes Dazzle used to be called Astral Plane Canned Centipedes in an earlier version of the billboard.
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