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Post by Deleted on Feb 12, 2010 20:28:27 GMT
Here is another example of one so completely gone that you can hardly see it. Yet certain logos (like "Coca-Cola") burn themselves so lastingly in your mind that you can recognize them instantly from just a trace -- and so the moment I spotted this crossing the railroad track this afternoon, I read "Vittel" as clearly as though I could actually see it.
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Post by Don Cuevas on Feb 13, 2010 12:08:12 GMT
I just saw this thread for the first time. I really like those old advertisements on brick. Here are a couple I took some time ago. This one was in an alley in Toledo, Spain. Sept, 2002. This next isn't old, but it has since been removed. Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico. Yeah. It's not brick, either. Here's another from Morelia. I didn't take it. Mine has a lot of shadow in it. I liked it, mostly for the incongruous and semi enigmatic message, "Pollos y Fun".
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Post by bixaorellana on Feb 13, 2010 17:42:43 GMT
Thanks, Don Cuevas. I wanted to add some local signage, but the walls are mostly like the walls you show, rather than brick. Nice pics! On the last one, note that it's a backwards ampersand rather than "y". We should mention that it's very common for advertising to be painted directly on buildings in Mexico. The classic horizontal Coke bottle with delicately rendered condensation is reproduced by individuals all over the country. Don C mentions that the Squirt sign is no longer there. I passed this building (#22, 3rd pic) the other day and the face was no longer there. Well, that style did need updating!
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Post by imec on Feb 15, 2010 15:51:27 GMT
I'm delighted with how much interest has been shown in this thread which I fussed a lot over as to it's appeal. Thanks for all the contributions. Here's my latest...
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Post by Deleted on Feb 16, 2010 6:22:06 GMT
CAN-D-MAN is creepy. He looks like he might hang out with Mr. Peanut.
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Post by bixaorellana on Feb 16, 2010 7:14:40 GMT
I love that picture. (I mean the whole picture. I don't have a "thing" for Can°D°Man, although he looks as though he might be rather sweet.)
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Post by bixaorellana on Feb 17, 2010 18:12:12 GMT
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Post by bixaorellana on Feb 17, 2010 18:15:41 GMT
A little Mexican pal for Can-D-Man?
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Post by imec on Feb 17, 2010 18:23:34 GMT
;D ;D ;D He's a cute little fella!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 17, 2010 18:38:54 GMT
Happy mechanics are not to be trusted!
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Post by Kimby on Feb 17, 2010 23:27:00 GMT
CAN-D-MAN is creepy. He looks like he might hang out with Mr. Peanut. Fortunately, the Westbrook Street sign covers up the REALLY creepy parts!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 7, 2010 15:05:37 GMT
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Post by bixaorellana on Mar 7, 2010 15:27:52 GMT
I had noticed that last sign in one of your photos in the Paris flea market thread. It's a remarkable choice for a giant wall advertisement -- really effective.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 14, 2010 20:46:52 GMT
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Post by gusm on Mar 15, 2010 20:15:13 GMT
Some of the old commercial signage I have encountered along the way. In order: Rasmussen Hotel Dubois Idaho, Kahles Hotel Wallace Idaho, Horne Chevrolet St John's Arizona, Wedding Chapel Yuma Arizona, Cigars Socorro New Mexico, Dry Goods Spokane Washington, Graham Paper Tucson Arizona, Milwaukee RR Rosalia Washington
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Post by Deleted on Mar 15, 2010 20:41:03 GMT
Those are great, gusm. I passed at least a dozen on the road today but was only able to pause to photograh one.
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Post by bixaorellana on Mar 17, 2010 2:02:49 GMT
Wow ~~ allow me to gush, Gus! Those are wonderful! You must have had your eye out for these for years. The Rasmussen Hotel is practically a whole movie, all by itself. And the light in all of them -- so evocative, and you really brought out the texture of everything. Maybe I'm being too fanciful, but there is something about seeing this group all from the US that really speaks of the optimism and pride the business owners had when they commissioned their signs.
Nice picture, Kerouac. There's something about the vertical siding, the tones of gray, and the faded yellow that's actually quite stately.
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Post by imec on Mar 20, 2010 19:26:39 GMT
Wow! Some really great stuff posted here of late! gusm - some beautiful images!!! Thanks everyone for these.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 22, 2010 14:46:04 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Apr 23, 2010 13:20:49 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Apr 23, 2010 13:22:18 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Apr 23, 2010 13:28:53 GMT
I thought of this thread the other day, and tried to find some Commercial signage on walls. Couldn't find nada.
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Post by Deleted on May 2, 2010 18:53:11 GMT
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Post by imec on May 2, 2010 20:06:13 GMT
Wish I had time to get out of the car to take this pic in Minneapolis. Maybe I should have posted in "On the road"...
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Post by Kimby on May 22, 2010 23:41:07 GMT
This "ghost sign" used to be touted as a fine example, until the building owner painted over it with brick-colored paint. You can still make out some of the items advertised, though.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 8, 2010 17:45:44 GMT
Virginia City, Nevada
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Post by Deleted on Jul 16, 2010 19:19:05 GMT
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Post by bixaorellana on Jul 17, 2010 3:47:29 GMT
Is that first one wood siding, Kerouac? Somehow that picture reminds me of cigar boxes.
One thing that some of these signs still retain, although all else about them is faded, is the hope with which they were first displayed.
The Horne Chevrolet sign (3rd pic, #44) has it, as does Soiries Dandine right above this post.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 17, 2010 4:19:07 GMT
Is that first one wood siding, Kerouac? Somehow that picture reminds me of cigar boxes. No, those are the typical masonry ridges of the 'Haussmannian' style.
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Post by bixaorellana on Jul 17, 2010 4:28:04 GMT
That's fine. I remain charmed.
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