H. Coleman, Spy Shop, Richie Tattoo Artist, Max Spielmann

H. Coleman, Spy Shop, Richie Tattoo Artist, Max Spielmann, 24 Newington, Liverpool L1, 2014 • Palimpsest of ill-matched specialists, none of whom remain. Note blanked-out red windows of Spy Shop, the tailor’s superannuated window sign, and a tattooist who definitely predated the hipster craze.

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By Vici MacDonald
On 2015/10/17
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2014, Liverpool, Shopfront Elegy

broken sign, final closure, palimpsest, photographic, specialist, spy, tailor, tattoo

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