This ad for Buckingham cigarettes still survives on the side of a building on Davenport Rd despite the fact that advertising for cigarettes has disappeared here. Stores are not even allowed to display the cigarette packages and must keep them out of sight. It is always fun to find one of these 'ghost signs' however.
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I never smoked and I only have the vaguest recollection of this brand.
ReplyDeleteIt's so cool you still can find many ghost signs around your city.
ReplyDeleteWouldn't they be a nice theme for a series? ;-)
Cool image!
ReplyDeleteGhost signs are the neatest things!
ReplyDeleteInteresting that this still survives!
ReplyDeleteWonder if someone will tag it with a health warning?!
ReplyDeleteI love ghost signs. Great capture!
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Cigarettes: no! Ghost signs: yes!
ReplyDeleteSo, I think we have established my traditional tastes in art and your modern tastes. I am a vaguely knowledgeable amateur. Is this your profession?
This is great! Love the faded sign and the weathered wooden fence.
ReplyDeleteI admit, I am not familiar with this brand, but who cares, it is a great ghost sign!
ReplyDeletei wonder how long these signs will hang on before man eradicates them.
ReplyDeleteMe? I have to travel quite a ways to see some old and vintage signs.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I have not seen them advertised in billboards.
I didn't know that cigarette ads are banned here. Nice to learn something! I like these old ghost signs, I'm glad they let this one live on.
ReplyDeleteI like the ghost sign and also like that cigarette advertising is banned as well as the sight of cigarette packages...
ReplyDeleteA good find.
ReplyDeleteIrony, irony, irony! Buckingham must have been (or still is) a Canadian brand. Your rules and regulations are tougher than ours. Sort of funny, though, 'cause I think our government still subsidizes tobacco production. :-)
ReplyDeleteLove those old ads! Another piece of Irony is the fact that the building now houses a Subway shop.
I LOVE all that old red brick
ReplyDeleteLove ghost signs, they are such a glimpse into history, great building, seems somewhat ruined with Subway's advertising sadly
ReplyDeleteLove ghost signs, they are such a glimpse into history, great building, seems somewhat ruined with Subway's advertising sadly
ReplyDeleteI like the Buckingham sign a heck of a lot more than the Subway sign. It has so much more character and personality. genie
ReplyDeleteVery cool sign.
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These ghost signs are a nice reminder of simpler times.
ReplyDeleteAwesome old sign.
ReplyDeleteYou can tell it's old advertising because of the "banned" subject! Good catch!
ReplyDeleteYes I also love ghost signs. Great find.
ReplyDeleteI love these fading signs and this is a brand I've never heard of.
ReplyDeleteThe ghost signs are so much more effective and elegant than todays efforts... and this is a classic example!
ReplyDeleteOh great find Red, it's so great when you come across one of these old signs and imagine what the times were like when it was for real!
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great shot. Out with the old- unhealthy(ciggies)...in with the new- healthy(subway)...something like that? Have a nice week.=)
ReplyDeleteLove these old painted signs from more than half a century ago. This is a great one. Also interesting that the old building has been reborn as a Subway sandwich shop. Thanks for visiting my blog and making a comment.
ReplyDeleteIt's great that the past still gets to lurk about.
ReplyDeleteI agree about finding ghost signs, they do hark back to different times. No better demonstrated than by cigarette ads... I've never smoked either.
ReplyDeleteInteresting sign!
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