In February 2012 I stumbled upon a trove of company documents from the 1940s and 1950s at a demolition site in Footscray, Melbourne. Here I tell the stories associated with those documents: the records of signwriting company Lewis & Skinner, and the tattered books of correspondence connected with writer Morris West and the radio serial company he started and ran, Australasian Radio Productions. Plus the more general exploration of 'ghost signs' that my discovery has sparked.
Tuesday, October 14, 2014
Want to contribute to an article about ghost signs in the Guardian?
Local writer Nick Gadd is penning an article in the Guardian about why people are attracted to ghost signs. If you'd like to contribute, message Nick on Twitter @nickowriter
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