Description: Diana Coal & Oil—Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn. Taken March 1997. Hung in N-Y Historical Society Exhibition from August - November 1998. Incorporated from December 7, 1955, through March 25, 1981. If you’ve ever taken Atlantic Avenue going east toward South Conduit on your way to John F. Kennedy Airport or out to the Long Island beaches, you would have seen this silo on the south side as you were turning right onto Conduit. Written in a message thread in a forum on Trains dot com: “Their coal silos were a landmark on Atlantic Avenue for decades—a quick check of Bing shows the silos are no more, the address (3298 Atlantic Ave) being a big empty field roughly where Conduit intersects Atlantic.” I used to teach in a middle school nearby and witnessed the demolition of Diana Coal & Oil. The documentation of the process was included in the school yearbook for I.S. 171 Abraham Lincoln Middle School in 2003. Diana Coal & Oil’s demise was also documented on the Fading Ad Blog. Six years earlier, I had flipped the bird to angry drivers as I stood in the middle of Atlantic Avenue to get this shot, car horns blaring from all sides. Speaking of birds, Diana Coal & Oil was the home of thousands of pigeons. The silos, aside from being a landmark, were a health risk since they were easily accessible from the street and children would climb inside, where bird droppings coated every surface available. The eight cylindrical cement towers stood at least ten stories high and were seen long before you got to the intersection. - excerpt from Fading Ads of NYC, History Press, 2011 This photograph by Frank H Jump captures a piece of history with its depiction of a fading advertisement for Diana Coal & Oil on Atlantic Ave in Brooklyn. The limited edition print is a stunning example of street art and graffiti, showcasing the beauty in the decay of urban landscapes. The production technique used is Cibachrome, creating vibrant colors that enhance the subject matter. This photograph is perfect for art enthusiasts and collectors alike who appreciate the unique and often overlooked beauty of urban decay. ABOUT THE ARTIST: Frank H. Jump conceived The Fading Ad Campaign as a photographic project documenting vintage mural ads on building brick faces in New York City spanning nearly a century. It has become a metaphor for survival since, like the artist, many of these ads have long outlived their expected life span. Although this project doesn’t deal directly with HIV/AIDS, it is no accident Jump has chosen to document such a transitory and evanescent subject. Of the countless ads Jump has photographed, many have already been covered up, vandalized, or destroyed. But still many silently cling to the walls of buildings, barely noticed by the rushing passersby. Jump is a retired NYC educator and his work has been exhibited throughout the last 30 years from the N-Y Historical Society to venues in Brooklyn and as far as Athens Greece during the Summer Olympics in 2006, and more recently at the Neon Museum of Philadelphia in 2021.
Price: 900 USD
Location: Milton, Delaware
End Time: 2025-01-24T02:01:18.000Z
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Type: Photograph
Photographer: FRANK H JUMP
Features: Limited Edition
Time Period Manufactured: 1990-1999
Production Technique: CIBACHROME
Subject: STREET ART GRAFFITI, Ghost Signs, Fading Ads
