Occasional Toronto: A Ghostly Sign

Wednesday, October 21, 2015

A Ghostly Sign

I was lined up for a film at the TIFF (Toronto International Film Festival) when I spotted the ghost sign for Southam Press up on the side of what had been its headquarters since 1909. They are no longer there and the building has had extensive renovations to provide space for offices and studios in the heart of the Entertainment District.
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28 comments:

PerthDailyPhoto said...: Well spotted Pat, made me laugh when you said you spotted it while waiting in a queue, we're all the same aren't we, always looking for the shot :); October 21, 2015 at 8:38 AM
EG CameraGirl said...: Good for you for seeing this. Glad you looked up! (and had your camera); October 21, 2015 at 9:07 AM
21 Wits said...: Wonderful that you caught it! I hope you enjoyed your evening there.; October 21, 2015 at 9:17 AM
Anonymous said...: You did well to pick this one out!; October 21, 2015 at 9:41 AM
Karl said...: A sign of the past... well seen, Pat !; October 21, 2015 at 9:52 AM
Sharon said...: I love finding signs like this! Good one!; October 21, 2015 at 10:24 AM
Marleen said...: Good of you to notice!; October 21, 2015 at 11:13 AM
Blogoratti said...: Interesting, thanks for sharing.; October 21, 2015 at 12:01 PM
Jackie McGuinness said...: Such fun to spot these!; October 21, 2015 at 12:22 PM
Lowell said...: Good job. And I'm glad to know you carry your camera with you at all times!; October 21, 2015 at 12:36 PM
VP said...: No way they will restore it?; October 21, 2015 at 12:50 PM
Revrunner said...: The good ol' days when journalism could still be a vocation rather than a hobby.; October 21, 2015 at 2:26 PM
Anonymous said...: What a great ghost sign! I like ghost signs very much! Well seen! Thank you for sharing it with us!; October 21, 2015 at 3:14 PM
cieldequimper said...: I love finds like this! I sometimes wonder how many people actually still notice these lovely old signs!; October 21, 2015 at 3:39 PM
Gosia said...: lovely post; October 21, 2015 at 3:51 PM
William Kendall said...: I do wonder as others do, how many people would notice it.; October 21, 2015 at 4:38 PM
Tom said...: This one sure is hard to read, I can make Southern Press, but that all.; October 21, 2015 at 4:49 PM
Cloudia said...: So glad I get to look through your eye, P!

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Lesley said...: That's a name from the not too distant past, though I had to look it up to see how far back (2000); October 21, 2015 at 7:01 PM
Jack said...: Gott have a camera with you, don't you?

The Jays are still alive . . .; October 21, 2015 at 10:10 PM
Stephanie said...: Good eye on capturing that!; October 21, 2015 at 10:30 PM
Photo Cache said...: Good find.

Frankly My Dear; October 22, 2015 at 12:38 AM
Sallie (FullTime-Life) said...: A great ghost sign! I absolutely love finding them!; October 22, 2015 at 1:21 AM
s.c said...: Wow, good find. Now a little restauration of this ad.; October 22, 2015 at 2:00 AM
Saucy Siciliana said...: In 1970 I spent two months at Toronto University on an Intensive Summer Russian course. I loved it! I don't remember any ghost at that time though:); October 22, 2015 at 4:15 AM
Andy said...: It is amazing how these signs are visible.; October 22, 2015 at 4:24 AM
Gemma Wiseman said...: Queues are great opportunities to take careful note of details in the immediate surroundings. It is actually heaven for a photographer. Adore these ghost signs. Good to see that some are preserved.; October 22, 2015 at 6:02 AM
Luis Gomez said...: Great eye Pat!; October 22, 2015 at 9:24 AM

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