COCA COLA 1906 by Wryter
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It was 4 years back, 2006 when they tore this older building down to make way for a set of condo's in the cities center. Lo & behold what emerged on the other buildings side was this sterling example of early 20th century advertising. I found out that the sign had been there since 1906 and was the first of its type in Canada. Interesting to note.
" RELIEVES FATIGUE " and for only 5 cents, and sold everywhere. If it were that easy eh.
The building was leveled and a new on put up smack dab beside the old one and once again this neat sign has been covered up for perhaps another 100 or so years. Interesting and timely, and " Relieves Fatigue." Hard to beat eh.........thanks for the peek
Comments (6)
ralphwarnick
Delightful and interesting.
wonderworld
Condos grrrrr- VERY cool capture of what the a-holes tore down....Coca-Cola used to contain cocaine speaking of relieving fatigue- Thanks much for the site mail- I am plotting and planning as we speak:)
MrsLubner
We still have a few of the old downtown buildings with the original signs painted on them like this but there are many new ones being done...not so much for products as for events and sights to see in town though. I love this for the nostalgia effect.
tennesseecowgirl
We have a building in town that has a Royal Crown cola sign on it.. I will have to get you a photo of it... great find here. sorry to see anything like this go. I have been to the Coca cola musuem in Atlanta it is quite an interesting place to visit. Nice work!
blankfrancine
This is a great glimpse back into an earlier time. Wish the capture was a bit larger.
dcarvell
Great shot - love old signs!