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London Calling
You’re invited to join me for some events in London on Wednesday 24 August: a lunchtime Bankside Ghostsigns Walk; a walk in Stoke Newington with book signing and Q+A; and a ‘Sign Social’.
Saving Chicago’s Ghost Signs
These two Chicago have an important connection to one of the city’s most influential sign firms, and they’re under threat from demolition.
Mexican Madness
The new mayor in the Mexico City neighbourhood of Cuauhtémoc is systematically trying to erase the characteristic signs painted on food stalls, but the resistance is underway.
London Street Signs: The Map
The new London Street Signs map makes the perfect accompaniment to the book of the same name.
Sign Production
The ‘Sign Production’ chapter in Ghost Signs: A London Story has now been published online, with highlights here.
Blast from the Past
My first bit of writing about ghost signs in print was about the whitewashing of this popular Clapham ghost sign.
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The Chicago ghost signs above aren’t the only ones painted on wood that have been recently revealed.
After sharing some fragments I spotted at Baker Street, Mike Ashworth shared these gems.
A painted Bollom dyers and cleaners shop fascia will be kept on show in Bristol.
Can you see the similarity between this repainting in Wolverton, Bucks, and this one in London that we feature in our book?
And, finally, ghost awnings, a new category for future investigation.