In case you thought from the enthusiastic writing here that decorative concrete was a new idea, I’m about to burst that bubble.
Palimpest, a post this week at Michelle’s Misadventures in Procrastination, tells of an online trek around the Big Apple traveling with Ephemeral New York
“Every brick and every manhole cover has a story to tell. The views of one city inspired Michelle to be more observant in her own city of Cambridge where she found a building with a concrete facade bearing the CADILLAC lettering. Nothing easily investigated tells whether this sign represented a car dealership, although some of the building’s shape would fit that description. The sign was revealed when signage for a children’s bookstore was removed. Michelle snapped a picture of the lettering because she could already see work beginning that would cover it with the next sign. At least it will rest under the sign and be there for a future snapshot. Read more about the building and the possibility that parts will be discarded .
And watch around your community for historic decorative concrete that you haven’t really observed.
