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October, 2012:
Adelaide Silk Mills – Allentown, PA
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CLICK FOR LARGER IMAGE – Adelaide Silk Mills – 1915 – Credit: Courtesy of the Pennsylvania State Archives – ExplorePAHistory.com
In 1929 roughly one quarter of Allentown’s workers labored in its more than twenty silk mills. Four years later, factory employment in Allentown was down nearly 50 percent, factory wages had dropped 74 percent, and unemployment had soared from just over 2 percent to close to 40 percent of the work force. Opened in 1881, the Adelaide Silk Mill by the late 1800s was one of the world’s largest silk mills. – Explore PA History dot com
Layers Upon Layers of New York’s Fading Ads | Ditmas Park Corner
Coney Island Avenue – © Frank H. Jump
Frank Jump takes pictures of faded advertisements that recall an older New York. He’s taken simple pictures for a decade, providing an unparalleled connection to a century of history.
“I worked there,” wrote Tony in April 2009 when he saw the faded ad for Coney Island Rubbish Removal from the corner of Cortelyou Road and Coney Island Avenue (pictured above). “I drove roll from ‘75 to ‘86 with Studdering John, Fat Vinny, Dirty Ronnie. Anyone remember those guys?”
Two years later, as if out of the blue, Fat Vinny’s family found the picture, read Tony’s comment and answered that Vinny had died. Soon, Big Jim’s daughter delivered news of his death a decade ago. She hoped to talk to his own co-workers about his life.
The dead returned to life, even if very briefly, thanks to a Frank Jump’s picture of almost illegible chipped green paint in Ditmas Park.
Frank’s Fading Ad Blog started in 1999 as an all-HTML web site documenting a century’s worth of vintage mural ads on brickfaces in New York City. The vast collection of fading ads add up to a time machine that can bring you into close contact with the people and ideas of 20th century Gotham.
“I’m documenting a sign advertising a product that is no longer produced,” says Frank, “developed by a person no longer alive, painted by an ad company that is no longer in business.”
Beyond the peeling paint, there are layers upon layers of humanity, ideas and evidence to examine in fading ads. – BY PATRICK ON OCTOBER 17, 2012
CLICK HERE TO READ MORE: Layers Upon Layers of New York’s Fading Ads | Ditmas Park Corner.
IMAC – International Media & Cultures, Inc. – Denver, CO
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International Media and Cultures was founded in 1982 by Mali Reddy, Ph.D. From its modest start in Denver, Colorado, Dr. Reddy’s vision has always been to create a research driven, highly technical company that is dedicated to producing quality, custom-tailored products for use in the dairy and food industries.– IMAC Website
