In every town and every city we are faced with a multitude of signs. Stores selling their wares, the latest electronic gadgets to the latest trends in fashion. Behind this facade of chrome and glass there is usually a hidden history, a different perspective of that place if you will. From the Elephants above SuperMacs for the Indian Team company which then got adopted by Elvery Sports to the simple name plate indicating a sight of signifficant historic interest like John Dunlops factory in Dublin where the patent for the first pneumatic tyre was filed from.
My intention with this post and the associated gallery will be to capture some small glances back in time through street signs, store fronts and engravings still visible today. It will be an ongoing project capturing these hidden histories of each town and city I travel to which will highlight them in the words of Obi Wan Kenobi “from a certain point of view”.
