Fading Ads of Philadelphia
eBook - ePub

Fading Ads of Philadelphia

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eBook - ePub

Fading Ads of Philadelphia

About this book

Philadelphia's faded ads are history in plain sight. They are tangible remnants of changing neighborhoods and industries, and Fading Ads of Philadelphia presents a new way to view these forgotten urban stories. Join author and photographer Lawrence O'Toole as he explores these physical touchstones of the city's history--a sign for a bygone family business seen only from the elevated train tracks, the Gretz smokestack advertising the now defunct Kensington brewery and an ad for the Midtown Theater that is slowly reappearing from behind layers of whitewash. O'Toole re-creates this lost urban landscape as he hunts signs from Center City to the River Wards and from South Philadelphia to West Philadelphia. Through this stunningly illustrated book, urbanites will again view these too often overlooked ads--and their stories--with fresh eyes.

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Information

Year
2012
eBook ISBN
9781614237716
Edition
0

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Acknowledgements
  6. Foreword, by Stephen Powers
  7. Foreword, by John Langdon
  8. Foreword, by Frank H. Jump
  9. Preface
  10. Introduction: A Brief History
  11. Olde City
  12. Center City
  13. Callowhill
  14. The Northern Liberties
  15. The River Wards
  16. Kensington and North Philly
  17. South Philly
  18. West Philly and Manayunk
  19. Epilogue
  20. Bibliography
  21. About the Author
  22. For Further Exploration