I spent a couple of hours in a small, 2 block area of First Hill in Seattle the other day. I was attracted to the area due to the large number of brick buildings. The specific area I was in was between Union and Pike on 11th and 12th Ave. On 11th and Union I came across this ‘fading ad’. There is a posting, I discovered, on another blog from 2009 with a photo of a much less faded H.W. Baker Linen Co. I looked into the company and apparently they still exist in New Jersey, but have long since vacated Seattle. As I finished taking this photo I heard a voice behind me blurt out: “What are you taking a photo of?” At first I ignored the voice. She again asked her question. This time I turned around, to find a smallish women about my age with a tripod strapped to her back. Apparently she had shot this fading ad  quite a few times and really likes to keep track of it as it fades in time. I’m not sure what relevance this has to the overall experience of shooting the ad, but…..there you have it.