Wednesday, June 10, 2015

Queen West Ghost Sign

There are actually a couple of signs on this building on Queen St West. It looks as if the H J Lavelle wine company also sold Coca Cola  and they had painted their sign over a previous one that is possibly for a printing company - a bit is visible towards the left. The Lavelle company went out of business in 1917 so the sign is quite an old one! And of course we have the CN Tower photobombing the pic on the right.
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34 comments:

  1. Luis GomezJune 10, 2015 at 8:44 AM

    Wonderful sign. Love it. We still have some left in DC.

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  2. KarlJune 10, 2015 at 9:00 AM

    Old buildings often tell interesting stories.
    (and how many cables !)

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  3. Elizabeth EdwardsJune 10, 2015 at 9:19 AM

    i wonder why they don't do signs like this any more? love the Coke. we see them often in VA. ( :

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  4. Jackie McGuinnessJune 10, 2015 at 9:32 AM

    Love these signs!

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  5. VPJune 10, 2015 at 9:32 AM

    A wall that should be preserved...

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  6. 21 WitsJune 10, 2015 at 10:05 AM

    Two of my favorite things, Ghost signs and Photobombs! Great capture of both, truly.

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  7. TexWisGirlJune 10, 2015 at 10:17 AM

    nice find.

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  8. John @ Beans and I on the LooseJune 10, 2015 at 10:48 AM

    a shame the graffiti idiots painted on top of it

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  9. SharonJune 10, 2015 at 11:06 AM

    I love the ghost sign. It's fun to find these in places. I heard a story on the news yesterday about a school in Oklahoma that was going to replace all of it's black boards with white boards. When the they took the old blackboards down, they found other even older blackboards underneath with all kinds of lessons on them that were dated 1917. It was like a little time capsule.

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  10. UnknownJune 10, 2015 at 11:43 AM

    This is one of those rare photos where cables add so much! Great composition. Well done!

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  11. RevrunnerJune 10, 2015 at 12:34 PM

    Soon photographs like this will be the only record these kinds of murals ever existed.

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  12. AnonymousJune 10, 2015 at 1:31 PM

    Love how the top of the tower sneaks into shot!

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  13. BirdmanJune 10, 2015 at 2:24 PM

    I was thinking the photobombing CN Tower too. All the technology we have and there are still MILLIONS of wires everywhere.

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  14. GosiaJune 10, 2015 at 2:41 PM

    interesting place

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  15. MarleenJune 10, 2015 at 3:09 PM

    Great and interesting find!

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  16. HalcyonJune 10, 2015 at 3:10 PM

    Lots to see. I'm always fond of a little CN tower. ;)

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  17. The History AnorakJune 10, 2015 at 4:20 PM

    I love ghost signs, in fact I did a post about them last week. You got a good photo of this one.

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  18. William KendallJune 10, 2015 at 4:26 PM

    I enjoy a good ghost sign. This one works quite well!

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  19. CloudiaJune 10, 2015 at 5:33 PM

    Your photo SINGS! LOVE this!





    ALOHA from Honolulu,
    ComfortSpiral
    =^..^=

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  20. Sallie (FullTime-Life)June 10, 2015 at 5:57 PM

    Fabulous picture in so many ways. Love that there are two ghost signs (and a tad envious, must admit). And that iconic photo bomb. The old and the new. ... Love it.

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  21. TomJune 10, 2015 at 6:08 PM

    The sign is neat, neat, neat! The wires are not, not, not! Tom The Backroads Traveller

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  22. UnknownJune 10, 2015 at 6:30 PM

    Lovely picture, so much going on with old, new and that lovely jumble of wires...

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  23. KateJune 10, 2015 at 6:45 PM

    Apparently this building has had many tenants. Like this style of advertising!

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  24. VioletSkyJune 10, 2015 at 7:12 PM

    It's a shame about the tagging, but the old signs are neat.

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  25. Photo CacheJune 10, 2015 at 7:13 PM

    Nice ghost sign. Don't see them around here, pity.

    My SIGNS, SIGNS

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  26. NonnieJune 10, 2015 at 7:50 PM

    love "ghost" signs- there are plenty here!

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  27. AndyJune 10, 2015 at 8:19 PM

    This is a great find Pat. They must have had good lasting paint in those days.

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  28. RandyJune 10, 2015 at 9:10 PM

    Wow that's a busy shot.

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  29. StephanieJune 10, 2015 at 9:47 PM

    Beautiful old brick building. Lots of wires!

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  30. Stefan JanssonJune 11, 2015 at 4:41 AM

    That is a lot of wires.

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  31. cieldequimperJune 11, 2015 at 8:10 AM

    Love it. And could murder for a Coke just this minute... :-)

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  32. PerthDailyPhotoJune 11, 2015 at 11:39 AM

    What a great find Pat and your description of the 'photo bomber' made me smile :)

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  33. Laura. MJune 14, 2015 at 6:58 AM

    A very old mural, I'm glad you still there ;))

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  34. EG CameraGirlJune 14, 2015 at 11:35 AM

    Wonderful ghost sign!

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