Sunday, April 15, 2012
One from a friend, and one I missed in Reynard Street
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brick ads,
fading ads,
ghost signs,
urban history
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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.
Hey really enjoy this blog...I saw something you may be interested in, or may have already seen in Hudsons Rd Spotswood on the strip of shops just before the railway line. An old sign that is exposed due to some renovations going on at the back of one of the shops...
ReplyDeleteThank you urbanmonk. Will get down there today to take a look (I work just up the road in Footscray). BTW took a look your street art on your blog and loved it, especially the Millet one, bag lady and the 'lonely' and emu ones.
ReplyDeletethanks very much glad you like. If you saw the yellow Lego Men all over the front of one of the cafes in Hudsons rd, thats my work:)
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