Tuesday, September 17, 2019

Detroit Nocture




The Electric Irons sign is in the lower left hand corner of the Hartz Building.


And the Simmons and Clark sign may not be a ghost, or faded, but it's beautiful.


And always remember: If you see a ghost sign on one side of a building, there's a good chance there someone on another side too.


Monday, September 16, 2019

Wapakoneta


Wapakoneta may be best known as the hometown of Neil Armstrong, but it's also the home to these beauties.


The classic Mail Pouch tobacco sign


Layered with the classic Coca-Cola.


Sold Every Where


And another Mail Pouch tobacco sign just about a block away.
Note at the bottom: "Sweet Smoke" with the window possibly cut over something else.
Could that something be "Cool?"

Mail Pouch is often associated with chewing tobacco, but many of their signs also advertise cigars, and carry the phrase "Cool Sweet Smoke."

I didn't see signatures on either of these signs, but it's entirely possible they were painted by the late Harley Warrick.

Monday, September 9, 2019

Across the Nation


We start our mailbag tour in Wausa, Nebraska, courtesy of Mr. F. Jesse.
(We're interested in the Cook Paint sign, mostly)


Our next two come from Ms. D. Walz in Lincoln, NE. 


She says they are near 7th and N.




Also from Lincoln, NE, via Ms. Walz.


And Ms. Walz found this in Aurora, IL.


The next stop is New York, New York.


These are courtesy of Mr. B. Johnson, from his latest visit to the Big Apple.


Fantastic!

Finally, we close with a Facebook video link, courtesy of Ms. C. Storer Haney, in Salinda, CO.
Salinda, we're coming to visit, someday!