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Genesee Beer & Ale Factory Sign – Three Pigeons – Rochester, NY

Nov 9th, 2014
by Frank.
1 comment

© Vincenzo Aiosa/Frank H. Jump (FRENZO)

Posted in: Brewing Companies, Pigeons, Rochester NY.

Rochester Janitor Supplies Inc. – Rochester, NY

Nov 8th, 2014
by Frank.
1 comment

© Frank H. Jump

Posted in: Cleaning Supplies, Janitors Supplies, Rochester NY.

Phillips Process Co., Inc. – 192 Mill St. – Rochester, NY

Nov 7th, 2014
by Frank.
1 comment

© Vincenzo Aiosa

PHILLIPS PROCESS CO Inc., MANUFACTURERS OF NEV-R-KURL, TYPEWRITER RIBBONS, CLEAR PRINT, STAMP PADS, SPECIALTY INKS, EX-IT WATERLESS, HAND CLEANSER – NEV-R-KURL – Carbon paper, now out of production (2005)

Posted in: Printing Companies, Rochester NY, Vincenzo Aiosa.

Barbe Leturgez – Sieges , Tentures, Ameublement – Seats, Curtains & Furniture – Arras, FR – Gaia Son

Nov 6th, 2014
by Frank.
1 comment

© Gaia Son

Posted in: Arras FR, Curtains, Furnishings, Furniture, Gaia Son, Ghost signs, ghost ads & other phantoms.

Meet the ghost-sign hunters | Cities | The Guardian | Melbourne – Nick Gadd

Nov 5th, 2014
by Frank.
1 comment

The Omega Oil sign in New York. Often these adverts are hidden for decades by buildings, billboards or trees – reappearing briefly during a construction project, before they are destroyed forever. Photograph: Frank Jump

Nick Gadd – Wednesday 5 November 2014 04.56 EST 

Melbourne- They’ve just knocked down an unremarkable little building on Latrobe Street, Melbourne, so they can throw up an apartment block – sorry, an “iconic 43-storey residential tower with a jewel box podium”. When the old building went down, it revealed the words “Paragon Printers” in fading paint on an adjacent brick wall. But not for long: the next time I passed, that wall had gone too, revealing another wall behind it, with a vibrant blue sign bearing the words “Henry Richardson, Saw Maker and Importer”. For a few days Richardson’s name was visible, as it had been 60 or so years earlier. Soon after, the site was nothing but rubble, and now that iconic tower is on its way.

READ MORE: Meet the ghost-sign hunters | Cities | The Guardian.

ALSO CHECK OUT: Ghost signs from around the world

Posted in: Cairo Egypt, Fading Ad Campaign, Fading Ads of NYC - the book, Ghost signs, ghost ads & other phantoms, Iman R. Abdulfattah, Sam Roberts.

Café Morel – Bar Restaurant Le Lozet – Chambost-Allières – Rhône-Alpes, France – Gaia Son

Nov 5th, 2014
by Frank.
1 comment

© Gaia Son

© Gaia Son

© Gaia Son

Posted in: Cafés, France.

Garage – Huile Labo – En Vente Ici – Gaia Son

Nov 3rd, 2014
by Frank.
1 comment

Garage – Labo Oil – On Sale Here © Gaia Son

Posted in: Arras FR, Automotive, Gaia Son, Garages, Motor Oil.

Gimbels – Greeley Arcade Building – Midtown, NYC

Nov 2nd, 2014
by Frank.
1 comment

© Frank H. Jump

Other Gimbels shots on FAB

Posted in: Gimbels, Midtown NYC.

Carriages, Coupes & Hansoms Revisited, Again – Chelsea, NYC

Nov 1st, 2014
by Frank.
1 comment

© Frank H. Jump

© Frank H. Jump

Previous Carriages, Coupes & Hansom postings on FAB

Posted in: Carriages, Chelsea, NYC.

Hygrade’s All Beef Hot Dogs – Sixth Avenue – Greenwich Village, NYC – Happy Halloween

Oct 31st, 2014
by Frank.
1 comment

© Frank H. Jump

I remember when the Greenwich Village Halloween Parade was a fun little community event full of drag queens and local school children and their families. After 1984, it seemed to get out of control. Haven’t been to it in years. Tell me, how are they lately. Is it safe for a local drag performer?

Previously posted on FAB:

Posted in: Greenwich Village, Halloween, Hot Dogs.

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