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January 17, 2013 Reblogged from sparklenight by scavengedluxury

sparklenight:

Photo blog: ten shop fascias that time – and the retailers – forgot

I find this fascinating! I’ve also observed a similar phenomenon as high street retail contracts - when shops close and their signs come down, older ones are revealed underneath, betraying a previous incarnation as a branch of John Menzies, Fine Fare, Rumbelows or, as I spotted last week, 60-70s offie Peter Dominic. Retail archaeology!

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   The Sainsbury’s one is well sexy

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    I was sat here thinking, that looks just like my M&S, and it is! I’ve been seeing this for 27 years. Feeling a bit...

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    I find this fascinating! I’ve also observed a similar phenomenon as high street retail contracts - when shops close and...

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