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Day & Maddock Co. 8401 Almira Ave in Cleveland
Jeff Christner
Day & Maddock Co. 8401 Almira Ave in Cleveland
Jeff Christner
Day & Maddock Co. 8401 Almira Ave in Cleveland
Jeff Christner
The Buckeye Building - Prospect and E 4th Street
Jeff Christner
1869 Prospect Avenue
Jeff Christner
Voss Industries - W.25th and Chatham
1835 E 55th and Commerce
Bob Perkoski
1852 Columbus Rd.
Bob Perkoski
South side of Superior Avenue between E. 21st and E. 22nd
Jeff Christner
Prospect and E 4th Street
Jeff Christner
Old Brooklyn section of Cleveland - visible southbound on Pearl Road
Jeff Christner
1720 Columbus Rd in the Flats East Bank
Bob Perkoski
The Grain Craft Inc. flour mill on the Cuyahoga River next to the Detroit-Superior Bridge
Bob Perkoski
Old Cleveland Fire Station 37 - 2314 Broadview Rd
Jeff Christner
4145 Pearl Rd in South Brooklyn
Bob Perkoski
3125 E 93rd St
Bob Perkoski
E55th & Cedar
Bob Perkoski
Hildebrandt Provisions Company - 3700 Clark Ave.
Jeff Christner
Fisher Brothers building on Lake Ave. and E. 26th
Jeff Christner
The May Company’s old warehouse at E. 43rd and Payne Ave
Jeff Christner
Federal Knitting Mills Building -Detroit Ave. and W. 29th
Jeff Christner
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In May, FreshWater Cleveland ran managing photographer Bob Perkoski’s photo essay “Ghost Signs of CLE”—signs that are relics of 19th and early 20th Centuries—in a time before modern billboards and neon lights—painted by walldogs who are long gone.
The series was so well-received that we decided to run another installment. This time, with the contributions of local photographer Jeff Christner.
Bob Perkoski
About the Author: Bob Perkoski
Bob is managing photographer with FreshWater as well as a Cleveland freelance photographer. His photographic approach is rooted in the art of storytelling. Whether freezing the energy of an event, encapsulating the magic of a performance, or astutely anticipating the decisive moments, his work displays an innate ability to distill the essence of any scene or subject into a single frame or series of work.
In addition, Bob is the official photographer for LAND studio and Holden Forest and Gardens and has worked with various Cleveland organizations. In 2019 he published a book of his photos Rust Belt Burlesque. He's had work published in other books like LGBTQ Cleveland by Ken Schneck, Rust Belt Chic: The Cleveland Anthology, Rust Belt Chic: The Pittsburgh Anthology and Moon Cleveland by Douglas Trattner. Previously he was co-founder/art director for Balanced Living Magazine. You can view his versatile portfolio of work, which includes news coverage, portraiture, architectural and fine art at Perkoski Photography.
Originally from Conneaut, Ohio, Perkoski now lives close to the city in Parma. He has been Fresh Water's managing photographer since the publication's September 2010 inception.