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Coca-Cola – Jersey City, New Jersey – January 13, 2008

Coca-Cola - Jersey City, NJ - January 13, 2008
© Frank H. Jump

Carr's Whiskey & Coke

Wes Carr

Coca-Cola, Washington D.C., 2002 – Sandra Walker, watercolorist

Coca-Cola, Washington D.C., 2002 - Sandra Walker, watercolorist
© Sandra Walker

Notice the spelling “refeshing.” – Sandra Walker

Sandra Walker is an American watercolorist living in the UK who paints fading ads. Here is one of the working snapshots she took while touring the US scouting for signs. The Omega Oil sign was also one of her works. An example of her Quaker Oats ad from DC is also posted on this blog.

Coca-Cola/Luncheonette – Floral Park, Queens

Coca-Cola Luncheonette - Floral Park, Queens

Coca-Cola Luncheonette - Floral Park, Queens
© Frank H. Jump

Another Storm Through Carbondale & Scranton – Coca-Cola & Lackawanna Country Railroad

Another Storm Through Carbondale - Coca-Cola & Lackawanna Country Railroad
Photo Storm that is. I snapped this Coke ad last summer but lost the camera at the Madonna Concert (wild night) before downloading the images. This morning I drove through the dusting of snow to Carbondale to retrace the steps Vincenzo and I took. It’ll take several weeks to post the gigabyte of images uncovered today- from rooftops to train tracks.

Another Storm Through Carbondale - Coca-Cola & Lackawanna Country Railroad
Skeletal images in some of the lettering of the Lackawanna County Railroad caught my eye. I climbed the catwalk and took a close-up of one of the urban ediglyphs.

Another Storm Through Carbondale - Coca-Cola & Lackawanna Country Railroad
© Frank H. Jump

Coca-Cola Ad in Keene, NH – Pumpkin Festival

© Brian from Dallas, PA

© Brian from Dallas, PA
courtesy of Brian (formerly from Dallas, PA)

My buddy Brian took these shots on his way up to a Pumpkin Festival on Washington Street in Keene, New Hampshire. More pumpkin facts: as in most vine flowers, pumpkin flowers are either male or female (rarely hermaphroditic or perfect flowers- which contain both male and female flower parts – as in roses).

This photo depicts a funny marriage between pumpkin flowers &
© Coca-Cola

More Cola ads!

Joseph's Bazaar & Coca-Cola – Forest City, PA

© Frank H. Jump

© Frank H. Jump
© Frank H. Jump

Joseph’s Bazaar: Dry Goods & Canned Goods, Millinery & Shoes

Coca-Cola

& King Midas Flour

Kisken in Burlington, Iowa

© Bob Kisken

© Bob Kisken

© Bob Kisken

© Bob Kisken
© Bob Kisken

Coca-Cola – Ft. Collins, CO

Ft Collins, CO
© Bob Kisken

Coca Cola – Hibbing, MN

Coca Cola
© Bob Kisken