tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post9022031554409899624..comments2024-03-29T06:17:12.164-04:00Comments on Ottawa Daily Photo: Ghosts Of An Old BusinessWilliam Kendallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-55718607799690339622019-04-25T11:11:17.450-04:002019-04-25T11:11:17.450-04:00@Kay: it was. There's a historical panel now a...@Kay: it was. There's a historical panel now around a nearby utility box with a view of it.<br /><br />@Randy: this one is a good one.<br /><br />@EG: so do I.<br /><br />@Stuart: me too.<br /><br />@Peter: it was worth preserving.<br /><br />@Jane: I love it too.William Kendallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-17772016786665804152019-04-25T11:09:32.771-04:002019-04-25T11:09:32.771-04:00@Julie: that might be.
@Kate: that is the case.
...@Julie: that might be.<br /><br />@Kate: that is the case.<br /><br />@Beth: true.<br /><br />@Mari: you'd wonder.<br /><br />@Anne: thank you.William Kendallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-38765981266926934192015-04-28T17:41:37.940-04:002015-04-28T17:41:37.940-04:00Photographer, a job I feel people often don't ...Photographer, a job I feel people often don't understand and has changed and (excuse the pun) developed into something else. Love the sign, a nod to the past.Jane Hards Photographyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17162628972166464736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-59346357366694557852015-04-28T16:02:23.688-04:002015-04-28T16:02:23.688-04:00good to see this keptgood to see this keptPeterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00228604486090869506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-27072966015580914552015-04-28T15:08:25.925-04:002015-04-28T15:08:25.925-04:00Well you know I appreciate this. These signs are ...Well you know I appreciate this. These signs are one of my favorite subjects.Stuarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06513394224102833095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-17875440935598945462015-04-28T09:04:24.299-04:002015-04-28T09:04:24.299-04:00Cool! I do love the old signs!Cool! I do love the old signs!EG CameraGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12803759124643467711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-75000936681621174102015-04-27T22:15:50.146-04:002015-04-27T22:15:50.146-04:00I like these old painted signs.I like these old painted signs.Randyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14324315351283229508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-83332389287011803312015-04-27T22:13:01.421-04:002015-04-27T22:13:01.421-04:00That sign has weathered well! Even a little bit of...That sign has weathered well! Even a little bit of flourish still shows. I'd be curious to see some of the man's work. (In that age I assume it was a man.)Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02971991029290518107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-82187193224751476922015-04-27T21:19:20.526-04:002015-04-27T21:19:20.526-04:00beautiful garden of poppies. For Anzac day, we mad...beautiful garden of poppies. For Anzac day, we made the bigget poppy in the world, a football field size.Ann, Chen Jie Xue 陈洁雪https://www.blogger.com/profile/04399207312968010460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-33825206800055114392015-04-27T19:55:10.727-04:002015-04-27T19:55:10.727-04:00I love that photo of the old building. I wonder i...I love that photo of the old building. I wonder if the ghost of Mr. Snider still wanders there and what he would think of the "selfies" shot today.Mari Collierhttp://www.maricollier.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-6572688100850436462015-04-27T19:38:16.313-04:002015-04-27T19:38:16.313-04:00i love signs like this on the buildings. we always...i love signs like this on the buildings. we always see Coke or even Pepsi ... wish they did them this day and age. i guess it is a time of the past though. ( :Elizabeth Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06646711693473956020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-15463940155354843592015-04-27T19:10:38.843-04:002015-04-27T19:10:38.843-04:00i googled the man but found little bio information...i googled the man but found little bio information on him but lots of comments on the sign!Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09223040482420514208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-8969647390074552622015-04-27T19:06:29.286-04:002015-04-27T19:06:29.286-04:00My guess is that it is regularly "touched up&...My guess is that it is regularly "touched up", William.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00647929951322724618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-52193403925467309202015-04-27T18:46:20.237-04:002015-04-27T18:46:20.237-04:00@Marleen: thanks!
@Norma: there aren't that m...@Marleen: thanks!<br /><br />@Norma: there aren't that many of them here. <br /><br />@Jane and Chris: I suspect there would be outrage if it happened.<br /><br />@Linda: thanks!<br /><br />@Carolann: it's good that the building's still standing after all these decades.<br /><br />@Cheryl: it's certainly outlived him. I suppose he still has descendants. I wonder if any of them know about it.<br /><br />@Gill: I certainly do think so.<br /><br />@RedPat: thank you!William Kendallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-12287791027112661972015-04-27T18:43:56.726-04:002015-04-27T18:43:56.726-04:00@Linda: it certainly does feel of that era.
@Shar...@Linda: it certainly does feel of that era.<br /><br />@Sharon: there's not a lot, but he was there some years. There were quite a number of photographers in this city in that era.<br /><br />@Jan: whatever paint was originally used, is long enduring.<br /><br />@Pamela: that is often its fate.<br /><br />@Whisk: I see that sign often enough, and it appeals to me.<br /><br />@VP: if they ever tear down the building, I expect there'll be people wanting the sign preserved in some capacity, but the building seems well in use.<br /><br />@Jackie: so do I.<br /><br />@Country Gal: that's a good idea!<br /><br />@Lowell: it's stood up to a century plus of Ottawa weather, and still looks well.<br /><br />@Peter: so do I.<br />William Kendallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-2869322602010546352015-04-27T17:49:39.198-04:002015-04-27T17:49:39.198-04:00I love a good Ghost Sign! Nice one.I love a good Ghost Sign! Nice one.RedPathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06980471119229896414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-90321471778676293352015-04-27T17:43:24.290-04:002015-04-27T17:43:24.290-04:00that is neat that the people kept the sign on the ...that is neat that the people kept the sign on the building.Gill - That British Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17456247587052149765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-41038368196720164822015-04-27T17:23:57.170-04:002015-04-27T17:23:57.170-04:00How neat that his sign is still there! Gone but no...How neat that his sign is still there! Gone but not forgotten!Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18101939218861758437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-88897093147049221772015-04-27T16:44:20.207-04:002015-04-27T16:44:20.207-04:00oh wow Ghost town sign. I know many business'...oh wow Ghost town sign. I know many business's cannot make it. Sad but true enough.And the signs blow in the wind.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-2111714331882788512015-04-27T16:40:48.299-04:002015-04-27T16:40:48.299-04:00Awesome, love this!Awesome, love this!Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12692170857496442623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-81741179894159850422015-04-27T16:37:14.980-04:002015-04-27T16:37:14.980-04:00Oh, I do hope it doesn't get painted over.
Jan...Oh, I do hope it doesn't get painted over.<br />Jane xJane and Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08102086552682194819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-791548993837439632015-04-27T15:40:07.251-04:002015-04-27T15:40:07.251-04:00We have a lot of those in St. Louis, too.We have a lot of those in St. Louis, too.Normahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12685538277690762655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-89316567002334052002015-04-27T14:04:46.194-04:002015-04-27T14:04:46.194-04:00I love ghost signs. Great find, William.I love ghost signs. Great find, William.Marleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15594342591135194794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-3649419029552690522015-04-27T13:59:05.519-04:002015-04-27T13:59:05.519-04:00Living history, I like it!Living history, I like it!Peter van den Besselaarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11773648869802662542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-73019891509159307382015-04-27T13:51:54.402-04:002015-04-27T13:51:54.402-04:00I enjoy looking at these old ghost signs. This on...I enjoy looking at these old ghost signs. This one is still in pretty good shape. Lowellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15305748075301453010noreply@blogger.com