
© Frank H. Jump
vintage mural ads & other signage by Frank H. Jump & friends
Posted in: Birmingham AL, Goodyear Tires, Shoe Repair, Tires.

Stenciled ad for NIKE store – opened recently replacing previous retail clothing store originally opened by Canal Jeans © Frank H. Jump

Business has been closed for a number of years now © Frank H. Jump

Business has been closed for a number of years now as well © Frank H. Jump
Posted in: Brooklyn College, Brooklyn College Inn, Flatbush Junction, Nostrand Avenue.
Posted in: Insects, iPhone Shots, Macro Photography.

© Gaia Son

© Gaia Son

© Gaia Son

© Gaia Son
Posted in: Gaia Son, Ghost signs, ghost ads & other phantoms, Hairdressers, Liège BE, Lowlands Correspondent.

© Gaia Son

Soubry pasta ad by Lefor-Openo 1960s

© Gaia Son
Soubry or Etabl. J. Soubry NV / SA is a food company in the Belgian city of Roeselare. The West Flemish company was founded in 1921 by Joseph Soubry (1889-1984) and still refers to itself as a family business. They produce pasta, flour, semolina, biscuits, pasta and all kinds of related products. – Wikipedia NL
Posted in: Food, Gaia Son, Ghost signs, ghost ads & other phantoms, Liège BE, Lowlands Correspondent.
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© Gaia Son
In 1742 Samuel Whitbread formed a partnership with Godfrey and Thomas Shewell and they acquired a small brewery at the junction of Old Street and Upper Whitecross Street and another brewhouse for pale and amber beers in Brick Lane, Spitalfields. – Wikipedia

© Gaia Son
Posted in: Beer & Ales, Belgium, Gaia Son, Liège BE, Lowlands Correspondent.

© Frank H. Jump

© Frank H. Jump

Addie Mae Collins © Frank H. Jump

Carol Denise McNair © Frank H. Jump

Carole Rosamond Robertson © Frank H. Jump

Cynthia Dionne Wesley © Frank H. Jump

© Frank H. Jump

© Frank H. Jump

© Frank H. Jump

© Frank H. Jump

© Frank H. Jump

© Frank H. Jump
Of course, after running around the artsy-fartsy neighborhood of Birmingham with Charles Buchanan (Fading Ads of Birmingham, History Press 2012) getting our own private tour of fading ads, some of which were featured in his book…

Frank Jump, Charles Buchanan & Vincenzo Aiosa © Frank H. Jump
…we were late to get to the 16th Street Baptist Church, which closes at 5PM. So we were hanging around taking selfies in front of the church and documenting the memorial to the 1963 bombing of the church across the street at the Kelly Ingram Park, formerly called West Park.
The park was named in 1932 for local firefighter Osmond Kelly Ingram, who was the first sailor in the United States Navy to be killed in World War I. In 1992 it was completely renovated and rededicated as “A Place of Revolution and Reconciliation” to coincide with the opening of the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, an interpretive museum and research center, which adjoins the park to the west. – Wikipedia
Out of what appeared to be the rectory next door, an older gentleman came out and asked from where we hailed and we replied, “Flatbush.” We said we were hoping to look inside the church and were sorry we arrived after it closed. The gentleman exclaimed that he could “hook us up.” And with that, he led us to the side door where the 1963 bomb was place and let us in. After the Charleston shooting I was surprised he was letting in tourists but I imagine we looked pretty benign. Trust. Restored my faith in it. We were allowed to wander around the church and take pictures unescorted. We stuffed the collection box handily.

See, we were mad late. This is the location of the actual blast. © Frank H. Jump

© Frank H. Jump

© Frank H. Jump

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. © Frank H. Jump

May Peace Prevail On Earth © Frank H. Jump
Posted in: 16th Street Baptist Church, Birmingham AL, Ghost signs, ghost ads & other phantoms.

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