© Frank H. Jump
© Frank H. Jump
© Frank H. Jump
Layers Upon Layers of New York’s Fading Ads | Ditmas Park Corner
Coney Island Avenue – © Frank H. Jump
Frank Jump takes pictures of faded advertisements that recall an older New York. He’s taken simple pictures for a decade, providing an unparalleled connection to a century of history.
“I worked there,” wrote Tony in April 2009 when he saw the faded ad for Coney Island Rubbish Removal from the corner of Cortelyou Road and Coney Island Avenue (pictured above). “I drove roll from ‘75 to ‘86 with Studdering John, Fat Vinny, Dirty Ronnie. Anyone remember those guys?”
Two years later, as if out of the blue, Fat Vinny’s family found the picture, read Tony’s comment and answered that Vinny had died. Soon, Big Jim’s daughter delivered news of his death a decade ago. She hoped to talk to his own co-workers about his life.
The dead returned to life, even if very briefly, thanks to a Frank Jump’s picture of almost illegible chipped green paint in Ditmas Park.
Frank’s Fading Ad Blog started in 1999 as an all-HTML web site documenting a century’s worth of vintage mural ads on brickfaces in New York City. The vast collection of fading ads add up to a time machine that can bring you into close contact with the people and ideas of 20th century Gotham.
“I’m documenting a sign advertising a product that is no longer produced,” says Frank, “developed by a person no longer alive, painted by an ad company that is no longer in business.”
Beyond the peeling paint, there are layers upon layers of humanity, ideas and evidence to examine in fading ads. – BY PATRICK ON OCTOBER 17, 2012
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IMAC – International Media & Cultures, Inc. – Denver, CO
© Frank H. Jump
International Media and Cultures was founded in 1982 by Mali Reddy, Ph.D. From its modest start in Denver, Colorado, Dr. Reddy’s vision has always been to create a research driven, highly technical company that is dedicated to producing quality, custom-tailored products for use in the dairy and food industries.– IMAC Website
Fading ads of Tribeca, New York – Vida London Blog
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.
Great coverage of my walking tour of Tribeca!
