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Meant to share this on Friday, but better late than never for this 1 May reference in my first ghost sign:
https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2013/11/my-first-ghostsign-from-nicaragua/
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#Ghostsigns of an enormous auto and truck garage from #AlbanyNY – shots I took back in 2010 but current StreetView shows it's pretty much the same today. #sign #signs #signage #ghostsign #UpstateNewYork #upstateNY
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I've had an enquiry about this fading fascia that has been retained in situ at 74 Southwark Bridge Road, London SE1*.
It's a palimpsest for R. Sullivan (Wardrobe Dealer) and what someone once told me were metal workers A. Liechti
Various street directories between 1882–1939 have a tobacconists here, including those prior to 1900 when the house number looks like it was 56. However, the Liechti sign also seems to have the number 58 or 68 on it...
The presence of 74 on the Sullivan layer means that that sign at least is post-1939, unless that business was a short-lived occupancy between two tobacconists.
Can anyone shed any further light on it all?
*Streetview: https://maps.app.goo.gl/kfGNWDu3wV74sQJC8
#Ghostsigns #Southwark #London #SE1 #Shopfronts #Signs #FadingFascias #AskFedi
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I've had an enquiry about this fading fascia that has been retained in situ at 74 Southwark Bridge Road, London SE1*.
It's a palimpsest for R. Sullivan (Wardrobe Dealer) and what someone once told me were metal workers A. Liechti
Various street directories between 1882–1939 have a tobacconists here, including those prior to 1900 when the house number looks like it was 56. However, the Liechti sign also seems to have the number 58 or 68 on it...
The presence of 74 on the Sullivan layer means that that sign at least is post-1939, unless that business was a short-lived occupancy between two tobacconists.
Can anyone shed any further light on it all?
*Streetview: https://maps.app.goo.gl/kfGNWDu3wV74sQJC8
#Ghostsigns #Southwark #London #SE1 #Shopfronts #Signs #FadingFascias #AskFedi
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I've had an enquiry about this fading fascia that has been retained in situ at 74 Southwark Bridge Road, London SE1*.
It's a palimpsest for R. Sullivan (Wardrobe Dealer) and what someone once told me were metal workers A. Liechti
Various street directories between 1882–1939 have a tobacconists here, including those prior to 1900 when the house number looks like it was 56. However, the Liechti sign also seems to have the number 58 or 68 on it...
The presence of 74 on the Sullivan layer means that that sign at least is post-1939, unless that business was a short-lived occupancy between two tobacconists.
Can anyone shed any further light on it all?
*Streetview: https://maps.app.goo.gl/kfGNWDu3wV74sQJC8
#Ghostsigns #Southwark #London #SE1 #Shopfronts #Signs #FadingFascias #AskFedi
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I've had an enquiry about this fading fascia that has been retained in situ at 74 Southwark Bridge Road, London SE1*.
It's a palimpsest for R. Sullivan (Wardrobe Dealer) and what someone once told me were metal workers A. Liechti
Various street directories between 1882–1939 have a tobacconists here, including those prior to 1900 when the house number looks like it was 56. However, the Liechti sign also seems to have the number 58 or 68 on it...
The presence of 74 on the Sullivan layer means that that sign at least is post-1939, unless that business was a short-lived occupancy between two tobacconists.
Can anyone shed any further light on it all?
*Streetview: https://maps.app.goo.gl/kfGNWDu3wV74sQJC8
#Ghostsigns #Southwark #London #SE1 #Shopfronts #Signs #FadingFascias #AskFedi
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I've had an enquiry about this fading fascia that has been retained in situ at 74 Southwark Bridge Road, London SE1*.
It's a palimpsest for R. Sullivan (Wardrobe Dealer) and what someone once told me were metal workers A. Liechti
Various street directories between 1882–1939 have a tobacconists here, including those prior to 1900 when the house number looks like it was 56. However, the Liechti sign also seems to have the number 58 or 68 on it...
The presence of 74 on the Sullivan layer means that that sign at least is post-1939, unless that business was a short-lived occupancy between two tobacconists.
Can anyone shed any further light on it all?
*Streetview: https://maps.app.goo.gl/kfGNWDu3wV74sQJC8
#Ghostsigns #Southwark #London #SE1 #Shopfronts #Signs #FadingFascias #AskFedi
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In 1926, Peterkin Custard's "Real Eggs" claim came before a court of law, and found to be less than truthful.
There's more about this, and the wider Peterkin story, here:
https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2021/01/the-enduring-mystery-of-the-peterkin-custard-ghost-sign/As a result of sharing that article, the final pieces of the Peterkin puzzle fell into place ahead of being shared in Ghost Signs: A London Story. I've pasted the relevant section into the alt text of the second photo.
#Ghostsigns #Peterkin #Wandsworth #London #Custard #Easter #Eggs #EggHunt
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In 1926, Peterkin Custard's "Real Eggs" claim came before a court of law, and found to be less than truthful.
There's more about this, and the wider Peterkin story, here:
https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2021/01/the-enduring-mystery-of-the-peterkin-custard-ghost-sign/As a result of sharing that article, the final pieces of the Peterkin puzzle fell into place ahead of being shared in Ghost Signs: A London Story. I've pasted the relevant section into the alt text of the second photo.
#Ghostsigns #Peterkin #Wandsworth #London #Custard #Easter #Eggs #EggHunt
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In 1926, Peterkin Custard's "Real Eggs" claim came before a court of law, and found to be less than truthful.
There's more about this, and the wider Peterkin story, here:
https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2021/01/the-enduring-mystery-of-the-peterkin-custard-ghost-sign/As a result of sharing that article, the final pieces of the Peterkin puzzle fell into place ahead of being shared in Ghost Signs: A London Story. I've pasted the relevant section into the alt text of the second photo.
#Ghostsigns #Peterkin #Wandsworth #London #Custard #Easter #Eggs #EggHunt
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In 1926, Peterkin Custard's "Real Eggs" claim came before a court of law, and found to be less than truthful.
There's more about this, and the wider Peterkin story, here:
https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2021/01/the-enduring-mystery-of-the-peterkin-custard-ghost-sign/As a result of sharing that article, the final pieces of the Peterkin puzzle fell into place ahead of being shared in Ghost Signs: A London Story. I've pasted the relevant section into the alt text of the second photo.
#Ghostsigns #Peterkin #Wandsworth #London #Custard #Easter #Eggs #EggHunt
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In 1926, Peterkin Custard's "Real Eggs" claim came before a court of law, and found to be less than truthful.
There's more about this, and the wider Peterkin story, here:
https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2021/01/the-enduring-mystery-of-the-peterkin-custard-ghost-sign/As a result of sharing that article, the final pieces of the Peterkin puzzle fell into place ahead of being shared in Ghost Signs: A London Story. I've pasted the relevant section into the alt text of the second photo.
#Ghostsigns #Peterkin #Wandsworth #London #Custard #Easter #Eggs #EggHunt
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Was showing someone the Tripadvisor reviews I used to gather for my Ghostsigns walks (https://ghostsigns.co.uk/tours) and noticed there's a new one.
Sorry Annette, I think it's someone else's walk you went on!
More (genuine) reviews at https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Attraction_Review-g186338-d5001466-Reviews-Ghostsigns_Walking_Tours-London_England.html#REVIEWS
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Was showing someone the Tripadvisor reviews I used to gather for my Ghostsigns walks (https://ghostsigns.co.uk/tours) and noticed there's a new one.
Sorry Annette, I think it's someone else's walk you went on!
More (genuine) reviews at https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Attraction_Review-g186338-d5001466-Reviews-Ghostsigns_Walking_Tours-London_England.html#REVIEWS
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Was showing someone the Tripadvisor reviews I used to gather for my Ghostsigns walks (https://ghostsigns.co.uk/tours) and noticed there's a new one.
Sorry Annette, I think it's someone else's walk you went on!
More (genuine) reviews at https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Attraction_Review-g186338-d5001466-Reviews-Ghostsigns_Walking_Tours-London_England.html#REVIEWS
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Was showing someone the Tripadvisor reviews I used to gather for my Ghostsigns walks (https://ghostsigns.co.uk/tours) and noticed there's a new one.
Sorry Annette, I think it's someone else's walk you went on!
More (genuine) reviews at https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Attraction_Review-g186338-d5001466-Reviews-Ghostsigns_Walking_Tours-London_England.html#REVIEWS
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Was showing someone the Tripadvisor reviews I used to gather for my Ghostsigns walks (https://ghostsigns.co.uk/tours) and noticed there's a new one.
Sorry Annette, I think it's someone else's walk you went on!
More (genuine) reviews at https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Attraction_Review-g186338-d5001466-Reviews-Ghostsigns_Walking_Tours-London_England.html#REVIEWS
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RE: https://typo.social/@jackusine/116063044048452337
Très heureux d’avoir pu filer un coup de main à la finalisation de ce superbe projet ♥
En plus du système de filtres combinant 15 techniques, 14 catégories, 29 séries, 42 départements et 13 styles, la recherche et le bouton Mélanger ◼ sont à votre disposition pour explorer les 1705 photos (!) récoltées entre 2004 et 2019 par @jackusine
#SignPainting #SignWriting #Lettering #GhostSigns #Typography #Vernacular #MadeWithKirby
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The Horn & Hardart chain of ‘automat’ diners ceased to exist 35 years ago, yet this remnant of their advertising past clings on in Manhattan.
untapped new york has the full story: https://www.untappedcities.com/spot-a-ghost-sign-for-nycs-lost-automat/.
Photo: Robyn Roth-Moise.
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The Horn & Hardart chain of ‘automat’ diners ceased to exist 35 years ago, yet this remnant of their advertising past clings on in Manhattan.
untapped new york has the full story: https://www.untappedcities.com/spot-a-ghost-sign-for-nycs-lost-automat/.
Photo: Robyn Roth-Moise.
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The Horn & Hardart chain of ‘automat’ diners ceased to exist 35 years ago, yet this remnant of their advertising past clings on in Manhattan.
untapped new york has the full story: https://www.untappedcities.com/spot-a-ghost-sign-for-nycs-lost-automat/.
Photo: Robyn Roth-Moise.
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The Horn & Hardart chain of ‘automat’ diners ceased to exist 35 years ago, yet this remnant of their advertising past clings on in Manhattan.
untapped new york has the full story: https://www.untappedcities.com/spot-a-ghost-sign-for-nycs-lost-automat/.
Photo: Robyn Roth-Moise.
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The Horn & Hardart chain of ‘automat’ diners ceased to exist 35 years ago, yet this remnant of their advertising past clings on in Manhattan.
untapped new york has the full story: https://www.untappedcities.com/spot-a-ghost-sign-for-nycs-lost-automat/.
Photo: Robyn Roth-Moise.
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@RickGaehl I was shocked to realise that my first (pre-graffiti) photo of this is almost 20 years old now!
https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2007/06/blooms-pianos/
It's a rare example of a locally listed ghost sign in London:
https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2013/05/local-listing-status-for-hackney-ghostsigns/
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Throwback to when I used to get Tripadvisor reviews — I earned their 'certificate of excellence' for five years in a row while running my in-person Ghostsigns walks:
PS. My walks are still available, digitally, including the free Clapham one, via https://ghostsigns.co.uk/tours, or in-person for (much) bigger budgets ☺️
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@Smirf We used this sign on the cover of our book (https://ghostsigns.co.uk/book). Inside it includes the text pictured.
The page linked above also has a map of all known ghost signs in London that @RoyReed maintains with periodic input from me, in case you want to identify some spots around town for a wander.
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1001 London Ghost Signs, Mapped
https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2024/09/1001-london-ghost-signs-mapped/
The online map that accompanies the book, Ghost Signs: A London Story, now has over 1,000 pinned signs.
#Archway #Bromley #Ghostsigns #Kensington #London #Mapping #UK
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I was asked some questions about music, books, and of course ghost signs and BLAG, for the latest Night Beats author interview.
https://nightbeatseu.ca/2023/10/31/behind-the-screens-tuesday-author-interview-76/
Thank you @zillanovikov and @youseeatortoise for inviting me on!