Fading ads of Birmingham
By: Charles Buchanan
Publisher: History Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Charleston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 165
ISBN-13: 9781609494834
Subjects: Commerce; Business enterprises; Signs and signboards; Advertising; History
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages [155]-165).