Faded Ad on Capitol Hill, Seattle

On February 3, 2015 By Fred KingIn buildings, Capitol Hill, Nikon D7000, SeattleLeave a comment

Thanksgiving

On November 28, 2013 By Fred KingIn Architecture, blossoms, buildings, fading ad, Flowers, garden, Nikon D7000, Signage, ThoughtsLeave a comment

Wishing all a pleasant Thanksgiving.

New and Old

On March 20, 2013March 20, 2013 By Fred KingIn Architecture, Blue Sky, buildings, design, fading ad, Glass, Manhattan, New York, Nikon D7000Leave a comment

West side of mid-town Manhattan. Fading ad on the brick building: ……?

Things that Fade Away: The Lower East Side

On January 18, 2013 By Fred KingIn Architecture, buildings, fading ad, Manhattan, New York, Nikon D7000, Signage, Thoughts, Urban DecayLeave a comment

DSC_8134-001 DSC_8140-001 A wall that fades into the distance and a fading ad slowly retreating into history.

Leaving Dumbo

On January 13, 2013January 13, 2013 By Fred KingIn Architecture, Art, Brooklyn, fading ad, New York, Nikon D7000Leave a comment

My exit from Dumbo, as witnessed by these two inanimate images.L&H Stern Company in the background. A fading ad through the prism of an archway.

Faded Ad-Dumbo

On January 6, 2013January 6, 2013 By Fred KingIn Architecture, Brooklyn, buildings, New York, Nikon D7000, Signage, Thoughts, Urban DecayLeave a comment

The sun sliced a wedge-shaped piece out of this old, brick building in Dumbo. In the past couple of years I have shared of few of my NW Fading Ad images with Frank Jump. Since this one was in his neighborhood I thought he might have already published a copy. I love the cast iron window shutters. I’m not sure, but I don’t think there used to be glass windows behind them. Might be retrofitted with glass panes now, though. Also, (if you click to enlarge) note the star-shaped detail every few feet. It’s possible that attached to the back of the star is a long, iron bar that is used for stability in older brick buildings such as this.

Views from The High Line:#6

On November 18, 2012 By Fred KingIn buildings, graffiti, Manhattan, New York, Nikon D7000, Urban DecayLeave a comment

Ubiquitous graffiti and fading ads can be seen from The High Line.

Oregon Macaroni Mfg. Co.

On June 5, 2012 By Fred KingIn buildings, design, Nikon D7000, PortlandLeave a comment

Fading ad on the side of a building in SW Portland, Or.

Fading Ad

On April 23, 2012April 23, 2012 By Fred KingIn buildings, Signage, Urban DecayLeave a comment

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.