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Ferrara Bakery & Café – Grand Street, Little Italy NYC

Feb 10th, 2008
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Ferrara Bakery & Café - Grand Street, Little Italy NYC
© Frank H. Jump

“Ferrara – America’s First Espresso Bar Since 1892”

There were several technological inventions begun in the early to mid-1800?s that worked on the concept of brewing coffee faster, but it was not until 1901 that an Italian named Luigi Bezzera patented a machine that employed steam pressure to force water through ground coffee held in clampable filters. ¹

Bezzera Espresso Machine
Click for a history of espresso.

Schematic of Original Bezzera Espresso Machine
History of Espresso

¹ Technology Studies in Education : Research Portal
http://lrs.ed.uiuc.edu/students/tchen3/esphistory.html

Posted in: Cafés, Espresso, Ferrara Bakery & Café, Little Italy NYC.

Weber & Heilbroner – North of Herald Square – West 35th Street, NYC – 1998

Feb 10th, 2008
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Weber & Heilbroner - Frank H. Jump
© Frank H. Jump

One of the original 24 images that exhibited at the N-Y Historical Society, August – November 1998 – Fading Ad Campaign

When I took this shot, I wanted to be above it (the sign) to show its scale. The trucks below give it some sense of proportion. I went to the building across the street which had a doorman. I told him I had an appointment with a woman on the thirteenth floor (lucky 13). The gentleman called up and when asked who made the appointment, I said the woman behind the desk. They let me go up.

When I got out of the elevator, I was greeted by the manager (a woman named Sharon) and the front desk manager (an African-American gay man who had a grin). The front desk manager said, “Am I the woman you made the appointment with?” Hand on hip. I laughed. We all had a good laugh. So Sharon asked, “So what do you really want?”

Well, I said, there is this great sign across the street that you probably see out your window. She gasped and said “It’s about time someone photographed this sign. I love that sign!” The company was some sort of garment import or manufacturing firm so Sharon had an interest in habadasher history. Sharon asked if I had eaten lunch yet. I said no. They ordered pizza and soda. As we waited for the food, Sharon cleared off her window sill and opened it up (I don’t think it had been opened in years). I hung out the window as she held me by my belt.

The building where I took the shot has recently been torn down. I shot this image of Atlantic Bank this past summer while walking with my friend, Dr. Andrew Irving.

Posted in: Fading Ad Campaign, Ghost signs, ghost ads & other phantoms, Haberdashery, Weber & Heilbroner.

Ries & Goetz – Broome Street, NYC

Feb 10th, 2008
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Ries & Goetz - Broome Street, NYC

Ries & Goetz - Broome Street, NYC

Ries & Goetz - Broome Street, NYC
© Frank H. Jump

“Trimming… Habadashery“

Posted in: Broome Street, Haberdashery, Soho NYC, Trimming.

X-ray Billboard – Manhattan Bridge, Brooklyn

Feb 9th, 2008
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X-ray Billboard - Manhattan Bridge, Brooklyn

X-ray Billboard - Manhattan Bridge, Brooklyn

X-ray Billboard - Manhattan Bridge, Brooklyn

X-ray Billboard - Manhattan Bridge, Brooklyn

X-ray Billboard - Manhattan Bridge, Brooklyn
© Frank H. Jump

Vincenzo pointed out this billboard on the way to Manhattan. The third and fifth images are unaltered.

X-rays were discovered by Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen on November 8, 1895 – “an achievement that earned him the first Nobel Prize in Physics in 1901.” – Wikipedia

Source image locations:

http://img.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2006/12/xrayhallowellAP_468x586.jpg

http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/41140000/jpg/_41140324_scans203x.jpg

http://vilenski.org/science/humanbody/images/xray2.jpg

Posted in: Art, Billboards, Manhattan Bridge, Photography, Rusting Objects, X-rays.

Stop Inn Restaurant – Sunset Park Industrial, Brooklyn 2000

Feb 9th, 2008
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Stop Inn Restaurant - Sunset Park Industrial, Brooklyn
© Frank H. Jump

“Pepsi – Taste That Beats The Others Cold!”

Posted in: Brooklyn Waterfront, Pepsi-Cola, Photography, Restaurants, Sunset Park.

Better Play Things – Williamsburg, Brooklyn 1998

Feb 9th, 2008
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Play Things - Williamsburg, Brooklyn
© Frank H. Jump

Posted in: Brooklyn, Photography, Toy Manufacturers, Williamsburg.

Sidewalk Photography's Alex Richman on Ex-Lax, Inc.

Feb 9th, 2008
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Ex-Lax Building - Alex Richman
© Alex Richman

I saw you had a category laxatives but didn’t have a picture of the old Ex Lax building on Atlantic Avenue. See attached image and some history below. Feel free to add if you so choose…

Prospect Park South used to be home to Israel Matz, founder of the Ex Lax company. He started the company in 1906 at 423-443 Atlantic Avenue. The product was produced there until the 1970’s. The building has since been converted to condo’s and Israel’s home is being converted into a community garden. see Forgotten Flatbush

When ex-lax began selling the same year the FDA’s predecessor agency, the Bureau of Chemistry, was created. The regimen for evaluating drugs was far different than it is today; medications simply had to meet certain standards for strength and purity. The FDA wasn’t created — and didn’t set stringent testing requirements — until much later. Even when it did, many old, widely used drugs such as Ex-Lax were effectively grandfathered in without testing.

Oddly enough, this image was in the first post I ever put on my blog – Sidewalk Photography

Thanks Alex! Great posting and equally exciting blog!

Posted in: Alex Richman, Brooklyn Storefronts, Laxatives, Sidewalk Photography.

colorantshistory.org's Robert Baptista Photographs Ads & Ephemera

Feb 9th, 2008
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Mail Pouch Tobacco - Dover, NJ 1991
Mail Pouch Tobacco – Dover, NJ 1991 © colorantshistory.org/Robert Baptista

Edgerton Photographer - Beaumont, TX 1994
Edgerton Photographer – Beaumont, TX 1994 © colorantshistory.org/Robert Baptista

Intercoastal Mercantile Co. 1918 - Vinton, LA 1996
Intercoastal Mercantile Co. 1918 – Vinton, LA 1996

Russo Auto Wreckers, Elizabeth, NJ 1994
Russo Auto Wreckers- Elizabeth, NJ 1994 © colorantshistory.org/Robert Baptista

Aroy Building 1930 - Pt. Arthur, TX 1999
Aroy Building 1930 – Pt. Arthur, TX 1999 © colorantshistory.org/Robert Baptista

Borne Chemical Co., Elizabeth, NJ 1997
Borne Chemical Co., Elizabeth, NJ 1997 © colorantshistory.org/Robert Baptista

Goodyear Tires - Myersville, NJ 1998
Goodyear Tires – Myersville, NJ 1998 © colorantshistory.org/Robert Baptista

Kolsch Beer - Leverkusen, Germany 1999
Kolsch Beer – Leverkusen, Germany 1999 © colorantshistory.org/Robert Baptista

Hi Frank,

Looking at your vast site reminded me of some photos of ads on buildings I have shot in the past. Attached are some that you are welcome to post at your site.

Best Regards,

Robert Baptista

Outstanding shots Robert! -FHJ

The Borne Chemical Co. depicted in the 1997 photo was located on a 9-acre site at 632 South Front St., Elizabeth, NJ. Chemical operations began at the site around 1917. Borne Chemical used the site for the processing and blending of various types of petroleum, dyes and chemical products. When oil prices skyrocketed in the 1970s, the company began to sell recycled motor oil and auto transmission fluid. But oil prices dropped in the 1980s so the company went bankrupt and abandoned the site. The property is now listed as a Superfund site which the City of Elizabeth hopes to redevelop it after the environmental cleanup.

Robert Baptista 2/9/2008

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Posted in: Auto Wreckers, Breweriana, Colorants History, Germany, Goodyear Tires, Mail Pouch Tobacco, New Jersey, Photography, Robert Baptista, Texas.

Did Obama Snub SF Mayor Newsom Over Same-Sex Marriage Decision?

Feb 8th, 2008
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During his Senate run in Illinois in 2004, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is said to have declined to have his picture taken with San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, who was in the center of a national turmoil over his decision to allow same-sex marriage in the city.
The San Francisco Chronicle reported Tuesday that the snub took place at a fund-raiser hosted by former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown.

“I gave a fund-raiser at (Obama’s) request at the Waterfront restaurant,” Brown told the Chronicle. “And he said to me, he would really appreciate it if he didn’t get his photo taken with my mayor. He said he would really not like to have his picture taken with Gavin.”

While the Obama campaign has denied the rumors, Newsom’s staff has corroborated the event.

In a Reuters interview in January 2007, Newsom alluded to the event when asked about his thoughts on potential Democratic candidates Obama, Hillary Clinton and Al Gore. He was also asked about his peers’ reaction to his allowing same-sex marriages, which some allege helped Republicans by introducing a wedge issue in an election year.

Newsom said he received harsh reactions from other politicians, Democrats and Republicans alike.

“One of the three Democrats you mentioned as presidential candidates, as God is my witness, will not be photographed with me, will not be in the same room with me,” Newsom told Reuters, “even though I’ve done fund-raisers for that particular person — not once, but twice — because of this issue.”

San Francisco Supervisor Bevan Duffy told the Chronicle that the mayor’s endorsement of Hillary Clinton over Obama, which was announced six months ago, was due to repaying political favors. Newsom says that the snub did not influence his decision, though Brown thinks otherwise.

“I think he has harbored this resentment for years,” Brown said about Newsom in the Chronicle story. “I would guess that is part of the rejection of the Obama campaign.”

During the same campaign season, then-Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry also worked to avoid San Francisco following the controversy.

Brown said he doesn’t blame Obama for his caution because of the heavy conservative vote in southern Illinois.

Newsom, who attended a Town Hall meeting with the Clinton campaign Monday, said he still looked forward to voting for Obama — in eight years. (The Advocate)

Posted in: LGBTQ related, Obama, Politiks.

Sal's Super-Saturated, High Contrast Warehouse – Red Hook, Brooklyn

Feb 8th, 2008
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Red Hook Sacks

Red Hook Sacks

Red Hook Sacks
© Frank H. Jump

Sometimes I play with the hue, saturation and contrast to try to decipher these fading relics. Often I’m able to eke out a meme or two which may lead to a meaning, as in the recent Grosset & Dunlap Publishers posting. Sometimes I think I see words, like in this one- I think I see the word sack in smaller font as a pentimento bleeding through. Sometimes I’m just left with a high contrast, super-saturated image that grows on me. Any clues as to what this factory was on the corner of Imlay and Pioneer streets?

Posted in: Brooklyn Waterfront, Industrial Decay, Pentimento, Photography, Red Hook.

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