4848 x 3372 px | 41 x 28,5 cm | 16,2 x 11,2 inches | 300dpi
Aufnahmedatum:
27. November 2022
Ort:
130 High Street, Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland, UK, EH1 1QS
Weitere Informationen:
. This dated editorial view of 130 High Street, Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland, UK, EH1 1QS in 2022 captures more than the immediate subject, retaining clues about local use, design, activity and change. The subject captured here is Treacle electric Sign, Indian restaurant, 130 High Street, Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland, UK, EH1 1QS. The wider scene also brings together printed message, commercial ephemera, contemporary social history, social history, traditional takeaway, street-level message, everyday life, British food tradition, visual communication, local history, graphic street detail, street food culture, before-and-after reference, and local dining tradition. The modern context includes continuing discussion of tourism, changing diets and how food signs and shopfronts become part of urban cultural identity. For current editorial use, accessibility and street design provide additional context, especially through the survival of physical messages in an increasingly digital environment. The image fixes materials and architectural details within 130 High Street, Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland, UK, EH1 1QS at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against replacement signage. The location also brings in popular cuisine, period lettering, historic sign, place identity, urban typography, regional food culture, instructional wording, and archival record. References to Indian, restaurant, Treacle, electric, and Lothian give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. A later view of 130 High Street, Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland, UK, EH1 1QS may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. Another useful connection is tourism and how food signs and shopfronts become part of urban cultural identity within the specific setting of 130 High Street, Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland, UK, EH1 1QS.
