Caledonia, Wisconsin — Gast & Sons power equipment shop at 111 6 Mile Rd., with the setting sun reflecting off a window. Gast & Sons offers sales and service of Gravely and Simplicity tractors and mowers, plus...
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Bull Durham ghost sign: Belle Harbor Lofts, Racine
Racine, Wisconsin — Faded Bull Durham smoking tobacco wall ad on the north side of Bell Harbor Lofts Apartments, 134 Main St. in downtown Racine.
100,000 Parts Company, Bay View, Milwaukee
Milwaukee, Wisconsin — 100,000 Parts Company, at 2373 S Kinnickinnic Ave. in Milwaukee's Bay View neighborhood. The window signs advertise appliance parts: Commercial cooking gas valves, pilots, thermostats, and controls;...
Reagan Way sign, Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home, Dixon
Dixon, Illinois — The brass historical marker sign at Reagan Memorial Park describing "Reagan Way." It reads: REAGAN WAY Hennepin Avenue was often walked by a young Ronald Reagan from home to downtown and back. The street...
Snappy Lunch restaurant sign, Mount Airy NC
Mount Airy, North Carolina — Restaurant sign for Snappy Lunch (and Coca-Cola) at 125 N. Main St., where Andy Griffith occasionally ate as a boy growing up in Mount Airy. The restaurant is famous for its pork chop sandwich,...
Kyle’s Automotive: General Auto Repair, Honolulu
Honolulu, Hawaii — Kyle's Automotive, at 971 Kawaiahao St.
‘Jesus Coming Soon’ neon sign, Lahaina, Hawaii
Lahaina, Hawaii — The Apostolic Faith Church, with its "Jesus Coming Soon" neon sign, at 1211 Front Street. This location is a branch of the mother church — the Apostolic Faith Church at 1043 Middle St. in Honolulu, on the...
Ghost sign: Gold Medal Flour, Wilton, Wisconsin bakery
Wilton, Wisconsin — Ghost sign advertising Gold Medal Flour on the side of Gina's Pies Are Square, a bakery and sandwich café at 400 Main St. featuring homemade pies. Many of the customers at Gina's are cyclists riding...
Mule-Hide roofing and shingles sign, Wilton, Wisconsin
Wilton, Wisconsin — Sign for Mule-Hide roofing and shingles on the door of the old lumber yard in the 700 block of Main Street. The sign boasts that Mule-Hide is "stronger and lasts longer," and that there's "not a kick in a...
Mule-Hide roofing sign, old lumber yard, Wilton Wis.
Wilton, Wisconsin — Sign for Mule-Hide roofing on the door of the old lumber yard in the 700 block of Main Street. Wilton Sash & Door Co. installed a new garage door in July 2011 but saved the old sign. The building is...
‘Automobile Parts’ ghost sign
Kenosha, Wisconsin — A ghost sign on the building at the southeast corner of Sheridan Road and 57th Street.
Auto repair shop, Kenosha, Wisconsin
Kenosha, Wisconsin — Impressive retro signage on an auto repair shop at 1108 60th St.
Wrigley Field red marquee sign: Home of Chicago Cubs
Chicago, Illinois — Famous red sign — the main entry marquee — reading "Wrigley Field: Home of Chicago Cubs" on N Clark St. at W Addison St. The art deco style marquee was installed circa 1934. The sign was blue until the...
Wrigley Field, home of Chicago Cubs
Chicago, Illinois — Wrigley Field, viewed from the corner of Clark and Addison streets at noon before a Chicago Cubs game against the Houston Astros.
Skateboard park sign, Kenosha, Wisconsin
Kenosha, Wisconsin — Skateboard park rules sign at the Washington Park Skateboard Facility, 22nd Avenue near Washington Road, as amended with stickers and Sharpie markers.
Rexall: Mayer Drugs, downtown Kenosha
Kenosha, Wisconsin — Landmark downtown Mayer Drugs sign at the northeast corner of 6th Avenue and 56th Street. The Rexall drugstore itself is long gone, but the sign remains.
Movie showtimes
Movie listings marquee sign for a Loews movie theatre cineplex in northern Illinois.
Orange traffic sign: Men working it
Kenosha, Wisconsin — Modified road construction sign spotted on Birch Road.
Mail Pouch Tobacco ghost sign
Kenosha, Wisconsin — A West Virginia Mail Pouch Tobacco ad, discovered during remodeling in the 5600 block of 6th Avenue. It has since been re-covered.
Raiford’s in Memphis: No saggy pants
Memphis, Tennessee — Sign outside the famous dance club Raiford's Hollywood Disco: "No discrimination. No saggy pants. Ladies free."
Blessed Virgin Mary
Kenosha, Wisconsin — Sign displayed outside the convent of St. Casimir Church on Washington Road: "Blessed Virgin Mary, please pray for us," flanked by two American flags.