Ghost Signs - Presented by Photographer Gord McCaw

Gord McCaw presents: featuring yesteryear advertising. Many iconic businesses thrived in a time we can only appreciate through his lens. Gordon E. McCaw Vancouver Ghost Signs Photograph Collection In 1979, photographer Gord McCaw moved to Vancouver and set up a studio in the Standard Building at 510 West Hastings Street. Between 1980 and 1992, he took a series of approximately 750 photographs documenting locations around Vancouver. Many of the photographs stand today as a record of the changing physical landscape of the city, documenting buildings, spaces and views that have disappeared in the intervening decades. Gord’s been documenting "Ghost Signs" recorded from 1975 to the present in 19 different cities. Just imagine what he has saved in the archives. What to expect? Artistic talk, beautiful images, creative inspiration, light refreshments. Everyone is welcome to Sunfire Studios, a safe and inclusive place for all. Wheelchair accessible Smoke and alchohol free environment.