#ghostsigns — Public Fediverse posts
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RE: https://c.im/@Stuck_Here/117190679305979256
Do you think the appreciation of, and fascination with, ghost signs is a form of 'nagori' as explained here?
Reminds me of the artist, whose name I can't remember, who installed a frame filled with freshly cut roses — the beauty was to be found in the decay/transition, much like the turning of the leaves in autumn.
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‘Petroglyph Enhancement’ with Ken Jones (RIP) discussing one of the Photoshop techniques he used to dissect ghost signs and identify content and layers that are invisible to the naked eye.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcmURnKlX2w
PS. Here are some posts featuring Ken Jones and his work on the Ghostsigns site: https://ghostsigns.co.uk/tag/ken-jones/
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There have been recent projects by Historic England and Museum of London Archaeology #MOLA to record historic #ghostsigns Here is an example of a more contemporary one. Presumably John Lewis are no longer "at home"? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2eyy1lzmj1o https://historicengland.org.uk/whats-new/features/ghost-signs/ #HistoricEngland #histodons #history
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Northampton's Ghosts of Industry project. Capturing fading painted street signs. https://ghosts.mola.org.uk/s/ghosts/page/home #GhostSigns #Northampton #MOLA #histodons
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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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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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'Toulouse La Crêpe' — top punning on this ghost sign in Richmond, Virginia, albeit long since lost. Photo: Harry Kollatz Jr.
https://richmondmagazine.com/news/richmond-history/ghost-signs/
Oh, and shout out to Richmond Magazine for having a website that doesn't batter you with cookie warnings, popups, subscribe promos, and the rest when you land. And for making it seamlessly accessible from Europe 👌