Website Search
Find information on spaces, staff, and services.
Catalog Search
Books
Fading ads of St. Louis
- Author / Creator
- Available as
- Physical
- Summary
-
"A photographic book of historic ads in St. Louis"-- "Discover the fading hand-painted advertisements that adorn the buildings of St. Louis, Missouri. Includes stunning color photography and histor...
"A photographic book of historic ads in St. Louis"--
"Discover the fading hand-painted advertisements that adorn the buildings of St. Louis, Missouri. Includes stunning color photography and historic images"--
Details
Checking for availability...
- Creator
- Wm. Stage
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
-
- Charleston, SC : The History Press, 2013
- Physical Details
-
- 121 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- ISBNs
- 9781609494896, 160949489X
- OCLC
- ocn862053003
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 123).
- Foreword / by Dr. Robert Archibald -- Prologue / by Arthur Krim -- Ghost Signs : Their Place in History, on High Streets and in Our Hearts / by Sam Roberts -- Bricks, Mortar and Paint : A Primer -- Then and Now -- Back in the Day -- Some Thoughts on Ghost Signs -- Hats, Shoes and Overalls -- Cleaning Products -- North Grand Circle -- Roll Out the Barrel -- Hyde Park Beer -- Layouts and Paint -- Food-Related Products -- Royal Patent Flour -- Confections -- Soft Drinks -- Tobacco -- Star Saloon & Cafe : A Case Study in Commercial Archaeology -- Controversial Wall Sign -- Photographing Wall Signs in Their Natural Habitat -- Race Course Avenue -- Patent Medicines -- Restoration and Preservation -- Case Study: Two Vintage Signs in Dogtown Restored -- Sunny Brook Whiskey -- Services -- This, That and the Other -- Eateries -- Coffee and Tea -- Heyday and Decline -- New Work -- Walldogs
Subjects
- Signs and signboards -- Missouri -- Saint Louis -- History -- Pictorial works.
- Brick wall signs -- Missouri -- Saint Louis -- History -- Pictorial works.
- Advertising, Outdoor -- Missouri -- Saint Louis -- History -- Pictorial works.
- Street art -- Missouri -- Saint Louis -- History -- Pictorial works.
- Saint Louis (Mo.) -- History -- Pictorial works.
- Saint Louis (Mo.) -- Commerce -- History -- Pictorial works.
- Saint Louis (Mo.) -- Buildings, structures, etc. -- Pictorial works.