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Originally Posted by Chuckaluck
Could the bottom image (dated ca. '06) actually be later than the first (dated Nov. '08)? The advertising painted on the clapboards has expanded and the closest utility pole seems to have grown another cross arm. 
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Yes, the dates could vary by several years in either direction (we see that sort of thing all the time) but I think the side board advertising has expanded with the 'Coca Cola' advertising in the '08 image which would mean the White Star soap image was painted over while the smaller black (appearing) signage nearer the front of the store goes the other way, ie larger in the earlier pic and smaller in the later one. although, now that I say that, the smaller square above the black signage could very well have been a separate, portable sign, maybe printed on tin and therefore not actually part of the wall painting. Of course none of that explains the sudden expansion of the telephone crossmembers.