Intersection of Lancaster and Holly © Frank H. Jump
Standing on the roof of 4123 Lancaster © Frank H. Jump
Fletcher’s Castoria – Archer Avenue – Jamaica, Queens
© Frank H. Jump
© Frank H. Jump
Bohack – Maspeth, Queens
© Frank H. Jump
© Frank H. Jump
Bonded Products Co – Paper, Twine, Janitor Supplies – Long Island City, Queens
Off the LIE approach to the Midtown Tunnel © Frank H. Jump
Chas R. Wiesemann & Co – House of Cheswill – Atlantic Avenue – Richmond Hill, Queens
© Frank H. Jump
© Frank H. Jump
House of Cheswill © Frank H. Jump
Jacobson Brothers Red Cross Shoes – Queens Blvd – Rego Park
© Frank H. Jump
Summer Rain – Scranton NEPA
© Frank H. Jump
Rexall Pharmacy – Pepsin Ad – Green Ridge – Scranton, NEPA
© Frank H. Jump
Previously posted on Fading Ad Blog - July 19, 2008
Fading Ad Blog does NY Daily News: Queens Edition- Tuesday, August 25, 2010
Fading away on brick buildings throughout Queens, ‘ghost signs’ advertise the businesses and product BY NICHOLAS HIRSHON
To call attention to the classic ads, Jump is pushing Borough Hall to create a trail linking them with brochures or podcasts. PHOTO CREDIT: Noonan for News
Fading away on brick buildings throughout Queens, “ghost signs” advertise the businesses and products of yesteryear – a form of commercial art that preserves history with a vintage touch.
But the unique signs, some of which date to the 1930s, often go unnoticed by locals and tourists because the borough does not promote its own old-fashioned flair.
“They help paint the landscape you live in,” said Frank Jump, a Queens-bred blogger who photographs ghost signs. “We’re urban-dwellers. There’s not a lot of beauty in cities. It brings you back.”
To call attention to the classic ads, Jump is pushing Borough Hall to create a trail linking them with brochures or podcasts.
Hemmerdinger Estate Corp.: 80th St. near 77th Ave., Glendale. PHOTO CREDIT: Jeanne Noonan for NY Daily News
Jeanne Noonan for NY Daily News taking the shots for this article © Frank H. Jump
Read more:
- NY Daily News – Tuesday, August 24, 2010
- PHOTO GALLERY – NY Daily News
- Advocates of ghost sign trail in Queens garnering kudos from experts; BY NICHOLAS HIRSHON - Tuesday, August 24th 2010, 4:00 AM
- If these walls could talk: Photographer preserves fading glory of the city’s painted building ads BY JIM MELANSON - Saturday, December 16th 2000, 2:15AM
