Ghost signs

[1mach1]

Thanks fellas. Cool building indeed!

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[2jakes]

 

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[Hurricane Jack]

L & H Stern Smoking Pipes & Holders (brothers Ludwig & Hugo Stern) Brooklyn, NY 1911-1960. Ludwig had been in business since 1893.

 

[1mach1]

Fredericksburg, VA

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[Fading Fast]

From an over-100-year-old German Bakery in NYC that's still going strong. It's not ghosted, but is such a cool sign (in an incredible tiled floor), that I though everyone would enjoy seeing it (note also, that fantastic wood cabinetry). I've posted full shots of this bakery before, but this sign just caught our eye when we were there Sunday, so super girlfriend snapped the pic.

 

[BobHufford]

From an over-100-year-old German Bakery in NYC that's still going strong.

I love these tiled entry floors. I shared a similar sign (in another thread) from a former men's clothing store that was around for 100 years, but gone for more than 20 -- although the building has been repurposed.

This one is just down the street (in a building still looking for its new tenant):

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I love these tiled entry floors. I shared a similar sign (in another thread) from a former men's clothing store that was around for 100 years, but gone for more than 20 -- although the building has been repurposed.

This one is just down the street (in a building still looking for its new tenant):

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Those are both awesome. Like you, we love these old tiled floors. The city is still chockablock with them - thankfully.

This is the original floor in one of the bathroom in our 1928 apartment:

And this is the floor we put in the other bathroom (the "divide" is between the bathroom itself and the shower) to capture the period (hopefully):

 

[LizzieMaine]

Those tiled floors with the Greeky-looking border were very very popular for lunchrooms, restaurants, bakeries, butcher shops and the like during the twenties.

 

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Those tiled floors with the Greeky-looking border were very very popular for lunchrooms, restaurants, bakeries, butcher shops and the like during the twenties.

As always, you are spot on as, even today, you don't have to look hard to find them in the city. What's funny is you'll see a place that has been remodeled several times but they'll keep the original tiled floor. In addition to your list, I'd add bars as they are very, very common in bars from the '20s.

 

[1mach1]

Antwerp, Belgium

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Antwerp, Belgium

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1. Glad I noticed the Antwerp dateline as I thought I might be having a stroke and no longer able to read English.

2. The sign is great, but so is that old, old brick. I love the look and feel of old "uneven" brick with heavy mortar like that. Today, many buildings use pre-fabricated brick facades that are better than some of the ugly things they do, but the pre-fab's "perfect" brick / lines / etc., lacks the soul and the "feel of workmanship" that true old brick has - like in your picture.

 

[1mach1]

1. Glad I noticed the Antwerp dateline as I thought I might be having a stroke and no longer able to read English.

2. The sign is great, but so is that old, old brick. I love the look and feel of old "uneven" brick with heavy mortar like that. Today, many buildings use pre-fabricated brick facades that are better than some of the ugly things they do, but the pre-fab's "perfect" brick / lines / etc., lacks the soul and the "feel of workmanship" that true old brick has - like in your picture.

1. Hahahahahaha

2. I completely agree with you FF. That is very well put, couldn't have said it better. I'm glad I am not the only one who picks up on things like that.

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[EstherWeis]

1. Glad I noticed the Antwerp dateline as I thought I might be having a stroke and no longer able to read English.

2. The sign is great, but so is that old, old brick. I love the look and feel of old "uneven" brick with heavy mortar like that. Today, many buildings use pre-fabricated brick facades that are better than some of the ugly things they do, but the pre-fab's "perfect" brick / lines / etc., lacks the soul and the "feel of workmanship" that true old brick has - like in your picture.

For those who are unable to speak English
It’s an old car wash.

Those old buildings are plentiful around here. We still have a lot remaining. Some rebuild after the war with the material they had around.

There’s a great story of my grandmothers house that was hit by a V2. But that’s an awful long way to type.

 

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1. Hahahahahaha

2. I completely agree with you FF. That is very well put, couldn't have said it better. I'm glad I am not the only one who picks up on things like that.

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For those who are unable to speak English
It’s an old car wash.

Those old buildings are plentiful around here. We still have a lot remaining. Some rebuild after the war with the material they had around.

There’s a great story of my grandmothers house that was hit by a V2. But that’s an awful long way to type.

Just walked over to the window and snapped these pictures of the brick on our 1928 apartment building (which was just repointed - hence, it looks "cleaned up" versus before). While not as good as the (my guess) even older brick in your "Autowas," it was part of what attracted us to the apartment.

 

[1mach1]

Just walked over to the window and snapped these pictures of the brick on our 1928 apartment building (which was just repointed - hence, it looks "cleaned up" versus before). While not as good as the (my guess) even older brick in your "Autowas," it was part of what attracted us to the apartment.

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That is a cool building, I'm sure! I love old masonry work. There is absolute beauty in imperfection.

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[Blackthorn]

It's so sad when history is erased. I pulled into the parking lot for my gym recently and saw them obliterating a historical landmark (in my humble opinion). I came back the next day and, of course, it was gone:

 

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It's so sad when history is erased. I pulled into the parking lot for my gym recently and saw them obliterating a historical landmark (in my humble opinion). I came back the next day and, of course, it was gone:

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I feel sad with you. That said, at least those great windows are still there.

 

[Blackthorn]

I feel sad with you. That said, at least those great windows are still there.

Yeah, that's true.

 

[3fingers]

This is in my hometown. When I was a child there was a dry cleaning business in the building. It was later a veterinarian clinic. It has since been a church and a plumber's shop.