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February, 2014:

Day Motor Co. Inc. – Ford Sales & Service – 1926 Syracuse Auto Show Ad – Syracuse, NY

© Vincenzo Aiosa

© Vincenzo Aiosa

Sunday, February 7, 1926 – Syracuse American – Courtesy of Fulton History – Tom Tryniski – CLICK FOR LARGER IMAGE

Coca-Cola Stencils in El Mounira – Cairo, Egypt – Uptown Correspondent, Iman R. Abdulfattah

© Iman R. Abdulfattah

Grade A Milk – The OJ Gude Co. N.Y. Revisited – Coney Island Avenue – Kensington, Brooklyn

Taken in 1999 © Frank H. Jump

Previously posted on FAB in February 2008

Queens Gazette’s Jason D. Antos @ Historic Neirs Tavern: Queens– Then & Now

Jason D. Antos with introductory slide to his lecture based on his 2009 book Queens Then & Now © Frank H. Jump

Neirs Tavern – CLICK FOR WEBSITE © Frank H. Jump

Photograph of ferry terminal at Long Island City for East River Crossings taten in the late 1800s. Love the Castoria ad! – Courtesy of Jason D. Antos

LEFT TO RIGHT: Frank Jump (Fading Ads of NYC), Jason D. Antos (Queens: Then & Now), Brian Merlis (Brooklyn Pix dot com) & David Quintana (Lost in the Ozone) © Vincenzo Aiosa

Tonight, Neirs Tavern  hosted a Queens history night featuring Jason D. Antos’s Queens: Then & Now, a fascinating powerpoint presentation with archival photos of Queens juxtaposed to the same perspectives today.  To quote Antos, “it was an evening of incredible photos of local history, beer and yes…wings!” Antos chose a great historic location since, as Antos says:

Neirs is one of the oldest continuously used bars in New York City and has been in operation since 1834! It is a Woodhaven landmark best remembered for its setting in Goodfellas!

It was a truly enjoyable and informative evening. Thanks Jason for inviting me!

Remembering Reckitt’s Blue – 622 Washington Avenue – Prospect Heights, Brooklyn

From the book Fading Ads of NYC (History Press, 2011) © Frank H. Jump

Other Reckitt’s Blue posts on FAB.

Heinz Factory Revisited – Lefferts Gardens/Crown Heights, Brooklyn

Taken in 1998 – Scan from 35mm Ektachrome slide – From the book Fading Ads of NYC (History Press, 2011) © Frank H. Jump

Check out Eating in Translation!

Ash’s Certified Cold Storage — Bronx – August 1997

Ad circa late 1950s. From the book Fading Ads of NYC (History Press, 2011) © Frank H. Jump

Oil Heats Best – Costs Less – Wakefield – Bronx, NY

White Plains Road – From the book Fading Ads of NYC (History Press, 2011) © Frank H. Jump

Queens Native Captures Ghost Ads On Film | www.qgazette.com | Queens Gazette

Queens native Frank Jump has been photographing the fleeting images of “ghost ads” around the five boroughs for years.

In a city which is eternally evolving, the new is perpetually being built on the debris of the past. But a movement to preserve the city’s vanishing landscapes has emerged. For more than 20 years, Jump has been documenting the fading ads that are visible, but less often seen, all over New York City. Disappearing from the sides of buildings or hidden by new construction, these signs are remnants of lost eras of New York’s consumer history.

These gorgeous images captured on color film have now been compiled into an authoritative tome on the subject entitled, Fading Ads Of New York City (History Press). – J.Antos, Queens Gazette

READ MORE AT: Queens Native Captures Ghost Ads On Film | www.qgazette.com | Queens Gazette.

Amarosa Scalp Rub – circa 1915 – Disoway & Fisher, Advertisers – Broadway, Williamsburg – Brooklyn

From the book Fading Ads of NYC (History Press, 2011) © Frank H. Jump

© Frank H. Jump

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