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Flatbush Junction Gothic – Painted by John Hyland

Painted by John Hyland from a photo by Matteo Brogi

Previously posted on FAB © Matteo Brogi

Featured Fade – Middoughs’ – The Boys Shop – The Men’s Shop – Long Beach, CA – Jesse Levy

© Jesse Levy

Things I see:

Wilson’s
Sawyer’s School of Business
All Commercial Headshots
World’s Finest Dance Instruction

Thanks Jesse!

Donald, You Are Next – West 23rd Street – Instagram

Instagram © Frank H. Jump

Featured Fade – Picture Framing Ghost Uncovered – Quick Lunch – Flatbush & Fifth Avenues – Josh Sucher

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© Josh Sucher

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© Josh Sucher (cropped – grayscale)

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© Josh Sucher – cropped

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© Josh Sucher

@joshsucher tweeted these images this weekend and tagged me. Thanks for the fades! joshsucher.com

Bob Pins Posting – Ten Years Ago on the Fading Ad Blog

March 1997 Fading Ads of NYC (History Press, 2011) © Frank H. Jump

Bob Pins & JS Blank & Co. Men's Neckwear - East 30th Street & Fifth Avenue

Bob Pins & JS Blank & Co. Men's Neckwear - East 30th Street & Fifth Avenue
© Frank H. Jump

Bob Pins Fresco has held up pretty good in the last ten years (twenty). Luck of a northern exposure.

Neumann Leathers – Hoboken, NJ – Estelle Saltiel

© Estelle Saltiel

© Estelle Saltiel

The old Neumann Leathers factory will be preserved and rehabilitated, creating a mix-used site that includes residential and retail components and new public space, according to Hoboken’s new draft plan for the historic site released Monday.

– By Laura Herzog – NJ.com – October 20, 2015

Derelict Rockway Park Bus Shelter – Rockaway Beach, NYC

© Frank H. Jump

CLICK FOR LARGER IMAGE © Frank H. Jump

© Frank H. Jump

Landeweer Auto Showroom & Workplace – Then & Now- Utrecht, NL – Gaia Son

© Gaia Son

circa 1936

© Gaia Son

© Gaia Son

circa 1915

circa 1908

Landeweer Workplace circa 1908

circa 1910 CLICK FOR LARGER IMAGE

Landeweer Showroom circa 1920

Article detailing automobile accident involving the owner Klaas Landweer and his companion who ran into a tree with their 16 cylinder Cadillac. “In 1932 Klaas Landeweer driving a nearly new V16 Cadillac with a speed of about 120 km / h against a tree. Klaas Landeweer and his partner, the balloonist Delia Mouton, were taking several bone fractures. The Cadillac, which had a value of 20,000 guilders, caught fire and was completely destroyed.” Conam Auto History website [http://www.conam.info/historie/auto-importeurs-in-nederland/auto-importeurs-in-nederland-beschrijvingen2/2254-klaas-landeweer-utrecht]

Boxes & Paddocks for Pensioned [Horses] – La Seyne-sur-Mer, Toulon FR – Gaia Son

© Gaia Son

© Gaia Son

© Gaia Son

La Seyne-sur-Mer, or La Seyne is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region in southeastern France. It is part of the agglomeration of Toulon, and is situated adjacent to the west of this city. – Wikipedia

Apparently, providing boxes and paddock space for horses is still a thriving industry in France – a service that offers “spa-like” conditions for your horse.

Mullins & Sons Furniture & Carpets – Sunset Park Industrial Park

© Frank H. Jump

Another Mullins vintage mural ad was seen from the elevated line off Broadway in Williamsburg and is featured on Kevin Walsh’s Forgotten-NY website- spotted during one of the first Forgotten Walks. [http://forgotten-ny.com/1999/01/on-broadway-brooklyns-broadway-el-has-a-fascinating-collection-of-old-advertising/]