4 May 2012
‘Sky as Signage’: an atmospheric #instagram photo from @ihazrabies
Photo: Kasey Smith
Makes me wonder what once filled that space… Found on the perception filter blog.
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This ghostsign advertising Roxy’s Hunting Goods did for Lawrence O’Toole what the Stoke Newington Fount Pens sign did for me. It sensitised him to the presence of ghostsigns in the urban environment, and started a programme of activity that would lead to the publication of his book, Fading Ads of Philadelphia. He still regards it […]
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William Stage investigates some of the ghostsigns of St Louis ahead of forthcoming book
Photo: William Stage This article offers a preview of some of the material that is lined up for the forthcoming book, Ghost Signs of St Louis. I’m very honoured to have been invited by William Stage to write a forward to this follow up to the definitive ghostsigns book and the postcard book from last […]
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Perfectly preserved Coca-Cola sign revealed in restaurant renovations
This is an amazing reveal inside a restaurant in Suffolk, Virginia, showing a vintage Coca-Cola almost perfectly preserved as it would have looked when first painted. This article offers some evidence that the sign could date from the 1890s, I wonder if they’ll do something with the top portion which is presumably on the second […]
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