Title: Fading ads of Birmingham /
Authors: Buchanan, Charles.
Year: 2012
Subjects: Signs and signboards Alabama Birmingham History.; Advertising Alabama Birmingham History.; Business enterprises Alabama Birmingham History.; Business enterprises Abama Birmingham History.; Birmingham (Ala.) Commerce History.; Birmingham (Ala.) History.
Abstract: The fading advertisement on the walls of Birmingham paint an illuminating picture of the men and women who built an industrial boomtown in the first half of the twentieth century. Experience the disappearing art and see what these commercial creations looked like with fresh paint. Discover the stories behind the wares they hawked, the buildings they adorned and the streets they overlooked. Which soft drink helped you "get wise"? Where could you store a piano in the 1920's, and what gum should you chew for indigestion? Advertising expert, artist and writer Charles Buchanan unravels the mysteries behind Birmingham's ghost signs to reveal glimpses of the past now hidden in plain sight. -- back cover.
Contents: An Illustrated History -- Advertising Ages -- Walldog Days -- Fading Out and Fading In? -- Morris Avenue -- Grocery Stores -- Food -- Retail -- Industry -- The Automotive District -- Services -- Entertainment -- Places to Stay -- Beverages -- National Brands.