China Ghost Sign

Posted on January 29, 2012 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Advertising • Tagged blue sky, brick, building, Ghost sign, Hamilton, Ontario, photography • 8 Comments

A view on King Street East in Hamilton of a ghost sign for Herbert S. Mills English Bone China. This advertising has been there since 1924. Mills' store, a fixture in downtown Hamilton, closed in 1985.

Watkins’ Reflection

Posted on October 15, 2011 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Architecture • Tagged Hamilton, heritage building, Ontario, photography, reflection, roof line, Thomas Watkins, windows • 14 Comments

A view in Hamilton on King Street East of The Right House, reflected in the HSBC building windows. Built in 1893 in the Victorian style by Hamilton merchant Thomas C. Watkins, this historic building was a grandeois department store and is the only one of its kind remaining in the city.

Tip Top Ghost Sign

Posted on October 11, 2011 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Advertising • Tagged architectural details, Architecture, bird, Ghost sign, Hamilton, Ontario, photo, photography, Tip Top Tailors • 12 Comments

A bird cooperated nicely as I took this image of a mid-20th century advertising sign painted on the side of an old commercial building at 14 James St. N. in Hamilton, Ontario.