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June 04, 2004
Wembley 1567
Not 1567 the year - but 1567 the phone number. In the old days there were so few phones - people used to advertise their numbers as 4 digits only. As the bus passes the traffic lights at the junction of Ealing Road and Wembley High Road there is a two-story brick wall side of what probably was a residential house when it was built - but the ground floor almost certainly got converted into commercial shop front several decades ago - and is now occupied by Krishna Pan Centre. The faded lettering on the wall - which is still clear enough to read - advertises a "Daimler car hire" service that was probably present nearby in times gone by.
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Posted by jag at June 4, 2004 06:32 AM
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This one is nice Jag. That advt must have been painted decades ago. Wonder how it stood the test of time. Probably that building would have been a vantage point for advertisers of that age.
I luv watching such old photographs.. esp. looking at the old issues of magazines and watch out the ads.
Posted by: Chakra at June 7, 2004 09:42 AM
There's a lovely word for this kind of thing in literary criticism: palimpsest (if my memory and spelling aren't failing me). It's the traces of old texts that shine through newer texts (probably occuring in medieval times when old parchments got reused). So what has happened here? Has it faded? Was it badly washed off? It's certainly interesting to see something in vivid colour that is only familiar from old photos with the whole authentic context of period cars and people coats and hats (obligatory back then).
Posted by: David at June 7, 2004 11:48 AM
Hi David: wow - I never realised there was a word for it! Thanks. In answer to your question: I think it was painted onto the brick wall and just faded over the years. I agree with you: it's fascinating to see this kind of thing - and certainly does stimulate visions of times gone by ...
Posted by: Jag at June 10, 2004 09:44 PM