Thursday, July 14, 2011

Throwback Thursday - End of an Era

Cafe Sign, King Street, Charleston, SC  © Doug Hickok


Many years before the gentrification of the King Street shopping district, there were small mom-and-pop cafes along the street. This image shows a creative cursive script painted on the window of one of these establishments. It is no longer there, having been replaced by a high end designer shop or expensive restaurant.

(This image was made on Fujichrome Velvia 50 color slide film)
  
at

17 comments:

  1. AnonymousJuly 14, 2011 at 1:43 AM

    Glad you captured it Doug!
    Nice one!

    ReplyDelete
  2. AnonymousJuly 14, 2011 at 2:17 AM

    It was a nice painting, inviting guests.
    Here also many restaurants are closed or changed.
    Thanks for your comment, I am well :)

    ReplyDelete
  3. Joop ZandJuly 14, 2011 at 3:02 AM

    Beautiful colors... i like it Doug.

    greetings and a nice day, Joop

    ReplyDelete
  4. cieldequimperJuly 14, 2011 at 6:28 AM

    All the good ol' things disappear. Sad but we'll have our photos... This one is gorgeous.

    ReplyDelete
  5. LasseJuly 14, 2011 at 6:47 AM

    Really a great picture Doug !

    ReplyDelete
  6. mariJuly 14, 2011 at 8:24 AM

    Удачный снимок! Это история....

    ReplyDelete
  7. Luis GomezJuly 14, 2011 at 8:57 AM

    Great picture Doug. Wonderful colors and capture.

    ReplyDelete
  8. BirdmanJuly 14, 2011 at 10:42 AM

    I like it... better than yesterday's robot. hahahaha

    ReplyDelete
  9. A.BarlowJuly 14, 2011 at 12:25 PM

    Nice shot and color. Like anything though I think some will make a comeback. At least, I hope!

    ReplyDelete
  10. Marie LCJuly 14, 2011 at 12:42 PM

    It's an excellent graphism. I like colors and angle.

    ReplyDelete
  11. UnknownJuly 14, 2011 at 2:09 PM

    wonderful colors!

    ReplyDelete
  12. OKJuly 14, 2011 at 5:51 PM

    really nice graphical result.

    ReplyDelete
  13. HarryJuly 16, 2011 at 10:51 AM

    Definitely interesting the way the mottled shadow is cast by the edge of the work.

    ReplyDelete
  14. MarieJuly 18, 2011 at 9:48 AM

    grapique et bien vu, avec cette ombre.

    ReplyDelete
  15. rianJuly 18, 2011 at 2:20 PM

    nice work capturing both the vivid colors and it's shadow..

    ReplyDelete
  16. ChristopherJuly 20, 2011 at 9:08 AM

    It's sad to see the mom and pop shops disappearing. I love this abstract shot of the window signage--the colors are great and it tells us a little about the people that once owned and operated this shop.

    ReplyDelete
  17. AnonymousAugust 1, 2011 at 3:03 PM

    The shadow really makes it all the more interesting.

    ReplyDelete