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...
signs
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. [includeme...
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. [includeme...
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. [includeme...
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. [includeme...