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September 17th, 2012:

LANDMARK WEST – Fading Ads Slideshow & Lecture October 3rd @ 6PM – New York Society for Ethical Culture

Sep 17th, 2012
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Fading Ads of New York City
An Illustrated Lecture and Book Signing
With Author Frank Jump
Wednesday, October 3rd, 2012 at 6:00PM
New York Society for Ethical Culture, 2 West 64th Street
Fading Ads of New York City by Frank Jump. November 2011, History Press.

“[Fading Ads of New York City] showcases Mr. Jump’s loving record of hand-painted ‘ghost signs’ that lasted long enough to go from eyesore to historical asset.”

-David Dunlap, New York Times, 12/1/2011

New York City is eternally evolving. From its iconic skyline to its side alleys, the new is perpetually being built on the debris of the past. But a movement to preserve the city’s vanishing landscapes has emerged. For nearly twenty years, Frank Jump has been documenting the fading ads that are visible, but less often seen, all over New York. Disappearing from the sides of buildings or hidden by new construction, these signs are remnants of lost eras of New York’s life.

They weave together the city’s unique history, culture, environment, and society and tell the stories of the businesses, places, and people whose lives transpired among them–the story of New York itself. This photo-documentary is also a study of time and space, of mortality and living, as Jump’s campaign to capture the ads mirrors his own struggle with HIV. Experience the ads–shot with vintage Kodachrome film–and the meaning they carry through acclaimed photographer and urban documentarian Frank Jump’s lens.   

Reservations Required! 

$15 for “Steward” members, $20 for non-members

2-for-1 Admission for “Partners” and above members

Header image was taken by Steve Freeman and was featured in LW’s Spring 1994 newsletter. It shows a revealed 1920s painted billboard on West 66th Street between Broadway and Columbus.

Fading Ads Slide Lecture October 3rd.

Tenth Annual openhousenewyork® Weekend — October 6 & 7, 2012 – Walking Tours @ 11AM in Chelsea & Tribeca

Sep 17th, 2012
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Fading Ads of New York City


Meeting on the SE corner of Sixth Avenue (Avenue of the Americas) & West 22nd Street
For the Fading Ads of Chelsea Walking Tour on October 6th @ 11AM
Where Frank Jump will also be selling autographed copies
of his book Fading Ads of New York City (History Press)

Meeting on the NW corner of Chamber & Hudson Streets (Bogardus Plaza)
For the Fading Ads of TriBeCa Walking Tour on October 7th @ 11AM

 Photo credit Frank Jump

For over 20 years, author and photographer Frank Jump has been documenting fading advertisements of New York City. Visible, but less often seen, these ads cling to brick facades like forgotten relics of a bygone era. For Jump, fading ads are metaphors for survival and outliving expected lifetimes, a topic that is very personal to him. Don’t miss this chance to reposition your perspective to these ads hidden-in-plain-sight!

Listen to a podcast of Jump’s conversation with Leonard Lopate from WNYC.

All of these tours will be featured as part of the 2012 OHNY Weekend, October 6 & 7, 2012. All listing details for the Weekend will go live on our website in late September. Please check back then for specific dates, times and information about advance reservations, if required.

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American Radiator Company Building new home to Scientology Denver – Dianetics & Homophobia

Sep 17th, 2012
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© Frank H. Jump

© Frank H. Jump

© Frank H. Jump

© Frank H. Jump

The American Radiator Company Building, now home of the Church of Scientology of Denver, was originally constructed in 1916. It stands in the heart of the Ballpark Neighborhood Historic District in Lower Downtown, one block from Coors Field.

The building is among the finest examples of late 19th and early 20th century industrial architecture that proliferated in Denver as the city evolved into a major capital of the American West. It further epitomizes the trend of historic preservation that began in the 1980s and revitalized Lower Downtown into a thriving hub of the city.

After acquiring the landmark building, the Church meticulously preserved its historic features during renovation. Today the heritage of the American Radiator Company Building is fully intact—from the neoclassical marble entrance, terra cotta highlights and rooftop parapet, to the ornamental window grilles and oak-paneled entry hall.

Dedicated as the home of the Church of Scientology in June 2012, the landmark remains both a tribute to Denver’s past and a signpost to its future. – Scientology Denver

Scientology views of homosexuality are based on the writings of L. Ron Hubbard, the founder of the Church of Scientology. His statements about homosexuality have given rise to assertions from critics that Scientology promotes homophobia. These allegations are disputed by some Scientologists.

L. Ron Hubbard’s son Quentin Hubbard was homosexual. According to Atack (author of  A Piece of Blue Sky: Scientology, Dianetics and L. Ron Hubbard Exposed), L. Ron Hubbard had repeatedly announced that his son Quentin would succeed him after his death, but Quentin died of an apparent suicide in 1976. – Wikipedia

Stranger than fiction.