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East Bay s historic ghost signs: How some recent discoveries led to a new urban exploration project
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At left, the remains of an ad for Belfast Old Fashioned Mug Root Beer near the Fruitvale BART station, after it was uncovered in 2019. At right is the sign after it was restored, from Kasey Smith s Instagram.Kasey Smith / Instagram
After nine years of enthusiastically seeking out hundreds of San Francisco’s forgotten signs on busy streets and in narrow alleys, Kasey Smith was unsure about what to do next with her urban-exploration project.
That’s when changes to the world and her Oakland neighborhood led to her to move it to the East Bay. This time, she’s bringing everyone in on the project.
to honor otto warmbier, ohio student who died after he was held in north korean custody for 17 months. here with us now the man putting forward that proposal new york city councilman of staten island job ready, good to see you. good morning, a unique not only to honor but two of us to remember american values and what he represented but what do you hope to do? joe: you heard that story about secretary pompeo on the korean peninsula but this would serve as a reminder for how the relationship wasn t 2016-2017 and much like the past where we didn t have this great relationship. so hopefully we will rename a stretch of second avenue between 33rd and 34th avenue and hopes to live here. eric: not just a little stretch but before i get to that, north korean nation to the united nations. look at this photo, this is pretty remarkable, the summer