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INDUSTRIAL ARCHEOLOGY, URBAN EXPLORATION Urban exploration and infiltration involves visiting unused locations that are usually closed to the public, like abandoned buildings, subways tunnels and ruins. This Salon.com article introduces the sport. Hidden Glasgow The Concept: To expose the secret and hidden side of Glasgow through photographs, maps and images. urbanlens:
unbounded enthusiasm for abandonment
This site serves as a photographic sketch of places explored
in, under, and over the New York City area (and beyond) by urbanlens. ImplosionWorld "Source for news and information on building implosions, blowdowns and all other types of structural blasting projects" Salon.com Technology Online and underground Voyage
au bout de la Zone CyberKata: l'annuaire des activités souterraines et artificielles French urban exploration portal. The Association for Industrial Archeology These three U.S. sites include photos and exploration accounts and will put you in contact with the urban explorer community. Corrosion Industrial Archeology Infiltration the zine about going places you're not supposed to go Zone-Tour Database of Urban Exploration
STREET ART, GRAFFITI
Dean
Corbitt Art in Public Places Inc.:: Public Art for the Public BuffMonster.com: Los Angeles street art and graffiti ==Metropol@art.com==
Online reservation of contemporary art "Board
with artists to a trip across the big cities where they take their inspiration
from. They will help you to feel the spirit which gives each of these
cities its own peculiarity. A celebration of Barcelona Graffiti Art Crimes The Writing on the Wall A very complete site of graffiti and murals. Many photographs from around the world. Bastard Artist Los Angeles Photographs (including Los Angeles street art), paintings and graffiti by this California artist. Many links to other artists' sites. eltono.com El Tono's website. Includes photos of this Spanish artist's work (paintings on different media found in the street) as well as of other Parisian, Berlin, Madrid and Barcelona artists. Vandalism Artists who "vandalize" billboards. Façades Peintes Wall murals and trompe l'oeil of Paris.
CINEMAS, RESTAURANTS, CAFES, HOTELS
Cinema Treasures Comprehensive site on movie theaters dating from the 1930s through 1960s. Many photos of façades and signs. Classic Cafes Celebrating London's vintage 50s & 60s formica cafes! Site on London cafes from the 50s and 60s. Beautiful photos of signs. Motel Americana Site dedicated to American motel signs. PUBS.COM
Pub Guide SIGNS, ADVERTISING, COMMERCIAL ARCHITECTURE
NoRelevance.com
> Hand-Painted Fossils in Our Visual Landscape Barber
Shop Signs from West Africa Wall Advertisements Stroke-on-Trent, England Madison
Trust for Historic Preservation: Brick Wall Advertisements Emergence of Advertising in America "presents over 9,000 images relating to the early history of advertising in the United States" City
Lights: Vancouver's Neon Heritage Stefan Landsberger's Chinese Propaganda Poster Pages Typographic
Signage Project Signage
in Malakoff
American Sign Museum Site of the American Sign
Museum in Cincinnati. Virtual exhibitions on themes like fast food signs,
with photos of McDonald's signs from the 50s e-photographie.net A photographer's personal site. Several photos of painted wall advertisements. Bienvenue sur le Web du Musée de la publicité Site of the French museum of advertising. Museo de la pùblicidad en España carteles posters publicitarios Images from Spanish advertising from 1900 - 1960 on various media: enamel signs, newspaper ads and posters. In Spanish. Outdoor Advertising Site of the Hartman Center at Duke University, specializing in advertising and marketing history. Includes archives from the Outdoor Advertising Association of America The American Advertising Museum www.logotypes.ru Database of nearly 5,000 logos. Mémoire d'un mur Attractive site of an on-line store selling reproduction items (enamel signs, cups) bearing old french advertisements. In French La
mosaique à Nantes Brochure-Design.com
Brochure and Catalog design made easy.
MANUFACTURERS OF SIGNS AND URBAN FURNISHING
Wall Jewelry Signs maker Larry White keeps the art of reverse glass signage alive. View his artwork in this website. Noveclairpointrouge.com Site of a French sign manufacturer specializing in the tobacconist's carrot and the pharmacy cross sign. In french. Street Signs USA Manufacturers of road signs and U.S. flags. Street signs, cast aluminum signs, historical markers, cemetery markers -Lake Shore Industries The New Zealand Sign and Display Association Online Welcome to SignWeb Signage industry web portal
HISTORY, HERITAGE, VINTAGE STREET PHOTOGRAPHY
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Vegas Postcards Museum Stalingrad - Bilder einer erbitterten Schlacht Images of the streets of Stalingrad during the WW2 battle The Connecticut Historical Society: Early American Tavern and Inn Signs 211 Pearl Street New York City This site tells the story of a 1830 NYC building. Société
française d'histoire urbaine Site
of the french urban history society. Charles Booth Online Archive London's working class daily life between 1886 and 1903. Base Mérimée Access to the Mérimée database listing properties included in the inventory of historical monuments. The category "architecture commerciale" (commercial architecture) includes lovely shops, particularly bakeries. In French. Berenice Abbott Berenice Abbott's photographs of New York street scenes from the 1930s. The photographer was an admirer of Eugène Atget and purchased his work. Commercial Panoramas of 19th-century Philadelphia Site displaying lithographs of building façades from 19th century Philadelphia. Interesting commentary. Design History Society Web Site Enseignes et publicité d'autrefois Article on the history of signs in Quebec. In french. International Council on Monuments and Sites Images
d'un siècle
Los Angeles Conservancy - A resource for information on historic preservation, architecture, and Los Angeles Comprehensive site on Los Angeles' commercial architectural heritage. Photographs of Signs Enforcing Racial Discrimination This page from the website of the Library of Congress presents thirty photos of signs enforcing racial segregation in the southern U.S. The Library offers extensive on-line resources. Roadside Architecture Society for Commercial Archeology Site of an organization devoted to the buildings, signs and symbols of the 20th century commercial landscape. B-more
Ghosts-Unsung Monuments in the Monumental City
Fading Ad Campaign Photographs of old painted wall advertisements in New York. Ghost Ads Fine photos of old painted signs and advertisements in the U.S.
BOOKSTORES AND PUBLISHERS SPECIALIZING IN ARCHITECTURE, GRAPHIC ARTS AND DESIGNS
Editorial Gustavo Gili - libros de arquitectura, diseño, arte Site of a Spanish publisher whose catalogue includes the wonderful book. Barcelona Grafica, a graphic portrait of the city, available at the bookstore of the Pavillon de l'Arsenal in Paris. In Spanish
URBAN FURNISHINGS, CITY PARKS Galerie der Hausnummern Street Numbering in Vienna Drainspotting
Drainspotting
is all about paying attention to your surroundings. Manhole covers, drains,
grates, trench covers--someone had to design all of these. Functional
and ornamental, there's a lot of interesting stuff happening down by your
feet. Check it out Covers
to Discover Rand-O-Ram
San Francisco Sidewalk Typo Bus
stop shelters in Ukraine
Arts Commission - Manhole Covers_Minneapolis Photos of artist-designed manhole covers from a juried competition sponsored by the U.S. city of Minneapolis, Wisconsin. Dan Heller's Photos of Manhole Covers Handsome photos of manhole covers from cities around the world. Re-Covering the City Scape Project to install commemorative manhole covers in New York streets. En anglais. Man hole index Extensive photos of manhole covers from cities around the world. Manhole Museum Japanese manholes. Manhole-covers.net Site devoted to the history and technical aspects of manhole covers. Save America's Clocks Site devoted to public clocks in the U.S. Sewers
of the World, Unite! Street Furniture A Critical Analysis A technical, but accessible, article on street furniture from a city planning perspective. Urban Parks Online Site of the Urban Parks Institute. Very comprehensive. Jeff's Streetlight & Highways Site Streetlight Nuts of America Site dedicated to urban lighting. Many photos. SIGNAGE
Ghost Town Signs Dedicated to all the sign artists of days gone by. Accessibility Design Manual 1-Urban Designs 2-Signage Technical recommendations for signage accessible to disabled people. Dedicated
to the Preservation of Historical Traffic Control Devices Richard C. Moeur Traffic Stuff Many articles on the technical aspects of road signs Longue vie au piéton portugais! Many photos of road signs categorized by country. Panneaux de signalisation routière Site of a road sign hobbyist. In French. Traffic Signs Another hobbyist's site.
CITY MAPS
Historic Cities: Maps and Documents Paris Maps prof. Barry Bergdoll Paris Maps from 1716 to 1887 David Rumsey Historical Map Collection More than 6400 maps. This online collection focuses on North and South America maps from the 18th and 19th century. Many city maps. Apontador.com.br - o Primeiro Site de Localização e Rotas do Brasil Site providing information on transit, traffic and locations for the Brazilian cities of São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Curitiba. Also includes images of Brazilian roadsigns. In Portuguese. Le plan de Paris interactif rues et métro Paris city map, published by Ponchet. Handsome and practical. Multimap.com Online Maps to Everywhere All of the U.K, as well as the major European cities, mapped at a 1/5000 scale, To access a comprehensive on-line catalogue of photos of U.K. cities from the late 19th century to the 1930s, click on the heading "historical photos." . UT
Library Online - Perry-Castañeda Map Collection - City Map Sites
URBAN PHOTOGRAPHY na rua: fotoblog por Paulo Fehlauer "Uma câmera na mão e pessoas na rua, na luta. A rua é onde o desejo de mudança se mostra e é onde a coragem aflora. E é essa idéia que leva este projeto adiante, para dar caras a estas vozes que só o olhar fotográfico é capaz de paralisar." Street Photography in Pakistan Monica
Szilard Grafismo Popular na Arquitetura NYCASD New York City Amsterdam Photographer Ron and reporter Jeroen go back a long time. They got to know each other pretty good - via e-mail. They both bought a Nikon Coolpix and e-mailed pics of their hometowns NYC and ASD, which sometimes happened to make these interesting combinations with similarities and/or differences. George Romanation Pictures Nice series of photos on Paris and New York Paris Maps prof. Barry Bergdoll Paris Maps from 1716 to 1887 Stout
Time Lake
Street USA
Hermes Gift A visual diary for Ric Spencer's walks in Perth, Australia. MEDIUMTOWN
NYC
Buses: Joe Testagrose Bus Collection street and music pictures, digital camera tips, travel, city - the internet non photography site Walker
Evans (Getty Museum) Walker
Evans : Before and After (Getty Museum) Online
exhibition of Walker Evans' work Urban Life (Getty Museum) Paintings and photographs of the Getty Museum dedicated to urban life. Definition
An Exhibition of Photographs Urban photos from
Germany. Street
Photography and Abstraction- Enrico Gallingani Photographer
Very nice photos of cuban streets. Vue d'Issy Photos from Issy-les-Moulineaux Paris suburb. Paysages urbains-David Giancatarina A photographic study of the city as a color tank kromatik.org Mainly photos of tags and graffitis on Paris walls. I really apreciated the photos of old parisian storefronts. Mark
Eastman Photography Visible Signs Nice photos of
old urban signage and street graphics. My photography portfolio Debora Drower Piet den Blanken Prostitution Pictures Photos of street-walkers from cities around the world. urban75 ezine drugs, rave, photos, bulletin boards, useless games, football, punch a celeb, live chat and much, much more! I really liked the photos of Paris. WebMuseum Hopper, Edward Street Scenes URBAN TRANSIT
Decorated Buses of Port-au-Prince, Haiti Rickshaw-views
on a social issue This
Exhibition on 'Rickshaw: Views on a Social Issue' is an outcome of a workshop
attended by ten photographers of Bangladesh. The exhibition focuses on
the life of a rickshaw-puller where his family, spouse, passengers and
owner of the rickshaw are woven into the story of his day-to-day life.
The exhibition was inaugurated by a group of rickshaw-pullers and rickshaw-painters
of Dhaka. Chicago ''L''.org Signage Site devoted to subway signage in Chicago. Handsome photos of historical signage from the 1940s and 50s. Streetcar at Baltimore Streetcar Museum URBANISM, URBAN ANTHROPOLOGY, ARCHITECTURE, RESEARCH
vitruvius.com.br Brazilian architecture portal. This excellent site (in Portuguese) includes several articles on architecture and urban planning. I chose the following: A preservação do patrimônio e o tecido urbano A questão da ética e da estética no meio ambiente urbano ou porque todos devemos ser belezuras Modernismo na Amazônia. Belém do Pará 1950 1970 Poluição visual e paisagem urbana quem lucra com o caos Antropologia Urbana Despite its terrible design, this site includes some interesting articles on urban anthropology. In portuguese. Linguagens dos sistemas de comunicação visual aplicados à cidade This page includes University of São Paulo professor professor Issao Minami's course outline on urban visual communications. indice de links FAU campinas Many links to architecture and urban planning sites. LB Ecology - Language Page presenting projects carried out by geography students at California's Long Beach City College on the visual use of language in the city's ethnic communities. Text and photos. Megacities 2000 Site of the Megacities 2000 Foundation dedicated to the study of big cities. Signs Sense Exploring Signs In Urban Place Making This page provides access to the full text of a University of Louisiana architecture student's thesis on the significance of street signs in urban development and public space planning. Teacher and Student Guide to Design and Design Careers Bibliography on the design of business and public signage. The 3Cities Project study of the iconography, spatial forms and literary and visual cultures of New York City, Chicago and Los Angeles in the period 1870s to 1930s Site of a university research project focused on film, architectural and literary representations of New York, Chicago and Los Angeles between 1870 and 1930. Urban Journal Metropolis Magazine On-line architecture and design magazine on "the world's urban jungles." . urbanphoto.org Site, with text and photos, covering urban design and planning issues. notreville.net - ville, transports et modes de vie urbains This site monitors changes in the urban environment, providing full-length articles (including a very interesting piece on signage in public spaces), short news items and a selection of links. In French. streetmattress
- Sh!ts Real on da street The
City Stories Project
www.konogan.com ----> Voyager ailleurs Nice photos of Mexico City, Belize City, Tegucigalpa. Urban exploration photos too. Les Photos de Villes On-line photographs covering all of Paris and other large French cities. In French. The Société de numérisation de villes is the organization providing these photos. Découvrez
les villes du monde avec TV5
MyCity
2002 This site links to some 50 web designers'
sites, each of whom has posted a portrait of his or her city. I especially
liked the São Paulo, Mexico City and Kiev sites. Welcome to VirtualTourist.com - The Original Travel Community On-line travel magazine covering 30,000 locations. Each location's page includes photos submitted by the site's members and other tourist information (hotels, restaurants, etc.). An on-line forum lets you contact people who live in that city, people planning to visit or travellers who've been there. World
City Photo Archive This site publishes aerial and
skyline views of the world's cities. Very diverse collection. Rio
de Janeiro, Past and Present Alma Carioca Uma página de amor ao Rio de Janeiro A site about Rio - not just Copacabana and Ipanema -- with reports, photos and descriptions of neighborhoods. In Portuguese. Armazém de Dados RJ Site of the Rio mayor's office with maps, statistics and sociological analyses of the city. In portuguese. CENA URBANA Cultural news from Rio. In portuguese. Viva Favela Site of the non-governmental organization, Viva Favela. News, reporting and information on life in Rio's favelas. English version available. Duque de Caxias - Baixada On Portal of Baixada Fluminense, Rio northern suburb. IPAHB Site of Baixada Fluminense's historical and social research institute. Lots of interesting articles. In Portuguese. RioPhotos.com, o banco de imagens especializados em fotos do Rio de Janeiro Passeio Publico Rio de Janeiro Site dedicated to the Passeio Publico, Latin America's first public garden, and to Rio's urban heritage. In Portuguese. São
Paulo Hong Kong Images
of Life in Hong Kong and Environs Toronto Dave
Till's Toronto Photos Toronto Ghost Signs Another great website by Dave Till. Detroit Exploring the abandoned Michigan Central Station A guide to Detroit's abandoned Michigan Central Station. The
Fabulous Ruins of Detroit Chicago Chicago Imagebase These extensive images and maps of Chicago are part of a university research project. San Francisco Bullitt
Below are some photos of places featured in the film as they appeared
in 1968, 31 years later in 1999, and more recently in July and September
of 2002. New York NEW
YORK, THE BIG PICTURES 2002 The Museum of the City of New York PBS - Taxi Dreams The life of 5 New York Cab Drivers Weird New York Things - The Alternative Guide to New York CITY SHOPS Photos of New York storefronts. Forgotten
NY NY A-Z MAIN PAGE An urban abecedarium: the 26 letters of the alphabet as found on the streets of New York. Times Square Signs Times Square's illuminated signs. Philadelphia Blue Bell Hill an online museum "Collecting and preserving the history of Philadelphia's Blue Bell Hill neighborhood" Wissahickon Journal -Life influenced by the Wissahickon Mexico City Berlin Berlin Mitte. Explorations of an Urban Conversion An expedition through space and time in 260 photos.The radical changes within Berlin Mitte over the past 10 years are presented from an artistic perspective. Paris Paris balades Architectural walks in Paris. In french. Visite de Paris autrefois histoire, photographies parisvecu
Old postcards of Paris. Paris
et moi... See Paris through other eyes on this
personal website. Paris in song, painting, poems…. Madrid Photo Walking Photos from Madrid streets sorted by neighborhood. London Museum of London The site of London's history museum. Montreal Montréal: municipalité et métropole, 1920-1960 More than 300 photos of Montreal.
aROOTS, votre guide architecture sur internet. Annuaire, agenda, forums, cours, chat, photos Architecture portal. In french. Graphikarts, le site des arts graphiques Graphic design portal. In french. L'internet culturel des cultures urbaines Directory of links devoted to urban culture. In french. Hors les Murs, la beauté est dans la rue A wonderful webzine dedicated to the urban world, particularly in northern France. Unfortunately, it looks like it hasn't been updated since 1999. In French. Atoca Construction portal: businesses, services, products and materials. In French.
Mark Monlux's Lurid Paperback of the Week The Ephemera Society of America CRACKERPACKS - Firecracker Labels Graphic Design from the 1920s and 1930s in Travel Ephemera Stick it - Site for Stickers Freaks!
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