Ghost Signs

I'm sure nearly everyone has seen a ghost sign at least once in their life.  A ghost sign is a sign that has been pained on a building which is slowly fading away due to elements, neglect etc.  I find the really old ones from the turn of the century the most interesting.  Here are a few photos I have taken of some I have found.  Most are barely hanging on and I suspect won't be around for a long time.

These are my favorite by far.  Off of a building in my neighborhood of Dayton's Bluff it is one of the few remaining commercial buildings left that hasn't been torn down.  I hope this one makes it and I'm going to fight if anyone wants to take it down.

Here is the building for a 1910 publishing:

These two are in North Minneapolis on Broadway Ave:

 These last ones are in the warehouse district of Minneapolis.  Seems there are many more still down here and  hopefully they will remain but a few are almost gone.

 Beautiful Victorian commercial building with lots of integrity left!

Keep an eye out for ghost signs. You never know when they will just disappear!



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