© Frank H. Jump
© Frank H. Jump
Busking – Wikipedia
Historic painting of a street musician, entitled O Pobre Rabequista- Wikipedia
February, 2009:
Corridor of Spanish Moss – St. Augustine, FL
© Frank H. Jump
© Frank H. Jump
The moss is sometimes bought for use in arts and crafts, or for beddings for flower gardens.It was once used to stuff mattresses. The plant is commonly believed to be a habitat for chiggers, but only collects the mites after it has touched the ground. Spanish moss in its natural habitat, hanging from trees, does not harbor chiggers.
Spanish Moss – Wikipedia
You can dispel Edison myths (alas, the light bulbs burning in the estate are not Edison’s originals), hear funny stories (Henry Ford stuffed the seats of his first Model T imprudently with local Spanish moss, which prompted the first automotive recall when little chiggers started crawling out and biting drivers on the butts), or just learn a little about the quirks of these American legends (Edison hated paparazzi, so he disembarked from the train before the station and walked the rest of the way). – Florida Forum
Five L's Liquor – Another Old Phone Exchange – Knapp Street – Sheepshead Bay
DE-2 Phone exchange - © Frank H. Jump
DEcatur-2 telephone exchange.
More phone exchanges at Brooklyn Ramblings.
Calabro Real Estate – Graffiti – Nostrand Avenue – Gerritsen Beach, Brooklyn
Bendix Home Laundry Revisited 1998-2005
Bendix Home Laundry circa 1950's - Bedford & Myrtle Avenues, Brooklyn - taken in September 1998 © Frank H. Jump
This is one of the many Bendix Home Laundry fading ads I’ve captured. A young family from Guyana was kind enough to let me climb out of their window onto an adjacent roof for this shot.
Ironically, and with much delight, the Fading Ad Gallery was located directly across the street from this billboard & painted sign @ 880 Bedford and 679 Myrtle. I wonder what are the GPS coordinates?
This also is one of the many MACK signs still intact throughout the city, including Griffon Shears & Thread Mills – also featured on this site.
PHOTO BY CHRIS GLANCY taken on February 17, 2005 for the Spring issue of SWINDLEMAGAZINE QUARTERLY.
Originally posted on Fading Ad Campaign website in 1999 and previously posted on June 6, 2008. Original photo rescanned to full frame.
