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Atlas Obscura & Timberland Present: Ghost Signs and the Later Land of Neon- An exploration of days gone by and the art of neon signmaking.

© Frank H. Jump

© Frank H. Jump

Join Atlas Obscura and Timberland in New York City for a two-part adventure through classic New York City signage where we will spend the day discovering the ghost signs of Manhattan and learning the artisanal craft of neon sign-making.

For the first part of our adventure, we’ll set out from Timberland’s Tribeca location for a tour of Tribeca that will trace the fading history of old New York through an exploration of the city’s all-but-invisible ghost signs. Frank Jump, author of Fading Ads of New York City, will share with us his years of knowledge and experience tracking down and photographing these visual time capsules, directing our attention to messages hiding in plain sight.

After an atmospheric luncheon with your fellow explorers, we’ll venture into Gowanus, Brooklyn for an intensive neon sign-making class, taught by David Ablon of Brooklyn Glass. This 5-hour private workshop will bring you up-close and personal with the unique art of neon sign-making, a newer, but also dwindling, classic form of advertising. You’ll learn the art and technique of neon sign-bending and go home with your very own, one-of-a-kind neon project.

Thanks to our friends at Timberland, all transportation, meals, materials and supplies for this experience will be provided for attendees free of charge.

Spaces for this adventure are extremely limited; RSVP required!

This event is 18+

  • September 17, 2016
  • 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM (EDT)
  • 0.00
  • Timberland Store, 474 Broadway, New York, NY, 10013, United States
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Fading Ads of TriBeCa Tour with Frank H. Jump on BOOKER TRAVELS

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Spring 2014 Fading Ads of TriBeCa Walking Tour!

What a great day for a fading ads walking tour! Thanks Liz and the DC UrbanExplorers gang! Please share your images! And thanks to Secretary of State John Kerry and the Secret Service for the surprise appearance!

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A&P Supermarket – Calyer & Lorimer – Greenpoint, Brooklyn

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Booker Travels to TriBeCa with The Fading Ads Tour!

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Booker Travels is a series of weekly webisodes about traveling and living life outside. Teenage travelers are the new explorers of the world we live in, the re-discoverers of our planet and now, the guides to our travels. Booker Travels is an original program by B Travels Network.

Hosted by 16-year-old Booker and his friends, Booker Travels documents journeys to great destinations through their eyes. Teenage travelers are the new explorers of the world we live in, the re-discoverers of our planet and now, the guides to our travels.Booker Travels/About

This past Saturday I had the pleasure to walk the Fading Ads of TriBeCa tour with Booker, his mom- producer & director, Tânia Cypriano and cameraman Daniel Burity. Together we set out on a discovery of TriBeCa’s vintage advertising, faux vintage ads & architectural attractions. Airing of this episode of Booker Travels is tentatively set for the Spring of 2014.

Fading Ads of TriBeCa – OHNY2013 #fadingads

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Thank you all for coming on the Fading Ads of TriBeCa tour! Another successful OHNY event!

Fading Ads of Greenpoint Walking Tour 2013

Today I conducted a walking tour of Greenpoint Brooklyn with Preservation Greenpoint. The tour was based on last year’s tour map- Greenpoint Fading Ads Walking Tour – Google Maps . Here are some of the images I found interesting on this trip. It was a glorious day and it was great to meet Matthew and all of the Greenpoint Preservation enthusiasts!

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10th annual Open House New York – PLANET CHOCKO – art/music/movies/beyond – October 9th, 2012 by Mr. C

On Saturday, I was able to attend 3 open house NY events. The 1st was a walk through Chelsea to rediscover old NYC and the fading ads that silently adorn to the buildings as people passby without ever noticing them. The handpainted signs/ads that cling onto these old buildings tell a great story on the history of our city! Photographer, author, and NYC Historian – Frank Jump led the talks and walks with much enthusiasm & knowledge! Checkout Frank’s book & blog called ‘Fading Ads of New York City‘. He seems to have a great passion in unearthing the New York of yesteryear by discovering and examining old signs and the businesses they were representing.

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PLANET CHOCKO – 10th annual Open House New York.

Fading Ads of the Village: A Lecture by Frank Jump @ Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation

Fading Ads of the Village: A Lecture by Frank Jump

Wednesday, November 28
6:30 – 8:00 p.m.
Washington Square Institute, 41-51 East 11th Street, 4th Floor
Free; reservations required
RSVP to rsvp@gvshp.org or 212-475-9585 ext. 35

From New York’s iconic skyline to its side alleys, the new is perpetually being built on the debris of the past. For nearly twenty years, Frank Jump has been documenting the fading ads that are visible, but less often seen, all over New York. Disappearing from the sides of buildings or hidden by new construction, these signs are remnants of lost eras of New York’s life. This photo-documentary is also a study of time and space, of mortality and living, as Jump’s campaign to capture the ads mirrors his own struggle with HIV. During this presentation that will focus on the fading ads of the Village, experience the ads–shot with vintage Kodachrome film–and the meaning they carry through acclaimed photographer and urban documentarian Frank Jump’s lens. His book,Fading Ads of New York, will be available for sale and signing. 

Fading ads of Tribeca, New York – Vida London Blog

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Last Sunday, as part of Open House New York Weekend, we joined a walking tour of the faded ads of Tribeca.

On the faded ads of Tribeca tour, part of Open House New York Weekend.

A good 70 people turned up in the drizzle to follow the tour by local photographer and blogger Frank Jump, who since 1997 has specialised in capturing the fading advertisements, or ghost signs, of New York.

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Great coverage of my walking tour of Tribeca!