One of the benefits of photography is the frequent discovery of something interesting in a scene which has become common … I have walked past this building, in Greenville’s History West End, many times. Then, when trying to capture the evening light and texture of the building, I noticed there is a message on the wall inside the building. You can see only a few characters at a time though the second story window with a torn plastic cover. I have convinced myself the message says “Staff of Life” … I wonder; was this a church, a hippy commune, an artist studio, or something completely different and just part of an advertisement … See if you can make it out from the extra images I have shared.
St … aff … of … li …
PS: I think Abraham Lincoln may have the answer: Abe said “Could it possibly have been a bakery? Bread being the staff of life”. A Google search turns up numerious references to the phrase “staff of life” in reference to bread.
