tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68743282949817035062024-03-18T07:26:16.261-04:00The Writing on the WallsAdvertisements from yester-year and ghost signs around Cincinnati: If they're not fading away, they're covered up, or the buildings they're on are torn down.Gassyknollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03019954193702034235noreply@blogger.comBlogger989125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6874328294981703506.post-35637917852408079802024-03-18T07:25:00.001-04:002024-03-18T07:25:14.010-04:00Chicago<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_qDo_8GnA0e-aygpv2brWWI80Dqn2p0Fy1487leK9ttDg-uZ0HdL7HkjgHWjesVY_gvxfE_wOYlp8dDGCikqwUBQM8E0ZnywNBVg_YeIYG81jzmpzwG2kLTDUFj-O_LBcILoWWXDTiASp6aw1Tl9mj-79XCeUxZmnfUZvClH8VNDnoZ7tB0Ot7u4SxN8/s845/Chicago2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="733" data-original-width="845" height="348" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_qDo_8GnA0e-aygpv2brWWI80Dqn2p0Fy1487leK9ttDg-uZ0HdL7HkjgHWjesVY_gvxfE_wOYlp8dDGCikqwUBQM8E0ZnywNBVg_YeIYG81jzmpzwG2kLTDUFj-O_LBcILoWWXDTiASp6aw1Tl9mj-79XCeUxZmnfUZvClH8VNDnoZ7tB0Ot7u4SxN8/w400-h348/Chicago2.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks to Ms. J. Fiesta for these contributions</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">from the Windy City.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaNoGatl7-Bkl75m-lfN3qbN3lPWpMtTi2Sq8bLbO-Rxo9E4jrwS8rWGktU8ARrzJw3SxdYy-Ca7qcV3E01kMrrnt4NR7-eweYwDlnFCX55pwHxXEyRPqqo0PvroEDjy2XwzVbfsW2Lcy678VKkVwke8VBxUF4r4sGoM___QuK1uSw7FpO8WiPT1Cmy5Q/s589/Chicago1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="589" data-original-width="453" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaNoGatl7-Bkl75m-lfN3qbN3lPWpMtTi2Sq8bLbO-Rxo9E4jrwS8rWGktU8ARrzJw3SxdYy-Ca7qcV3E01kMrrnt4NR7-eweYwDlnFCX55pwHxXEyRPqqo0PvroEDjy2XwzVbfsW2Lcy678VKkVwke8VBxUF4r4sGoM___QuK1uSw7FpO8WiPT1Cmy5Q/w308-h400/Chicago1.png" width="308" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Very 70s, or even 80s; an era</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">where sign painting is rather rare.</div><br /><p></p>Gassyknollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03019954193702034235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6874328294981703506.post-81601035025047286242024-03-18T06:39:00.000-04:002024-03-18T06:39:02.441-04:00New Richmond<p> <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgukZt3YRUd1FrZ34N1l_C-mQ8GB_7rQZAwk5p57W_I9jKu5hv3ZejocXlO-QkMQ0u2IRE_46fRj2w999_UXOzyayIE_JnXcIRx3xGPpmDhapHRCPTNQSQzr2kHr8W-lRw3kqNrBXlT3MKnDF4sGBdJdavbxqYjb3s4NwZpT3l3titAQFwNjsG_KMtvXhA/s4032/PXL_20240303_174349678.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgukZt3YRUd1FrZ34N1l_C-mQ8GB_7rQZAwk5p57W_I9jKu5hv3ZejocXlO-QkMQ0u2IRE_46fRj2w999_UXOzyayIE_JnXcIRx3xGPpmDhapHRCPTNQSQzr2kHr8W-lRw3kqNrBXlT3MKnDF4sGBdJdavbxqYjb3s4NwZpT3l3titAQFwNjsG_KMtvXhA/w400-h225/PXL_20240303_174349678.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks to the <a href="http://clermont-county-history.org/historical-articles/clasgens-woolen-mill.html" target="_blank">Clermont County Historical Society,</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">we didn't have to dig too deep to learn</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">about this company and building</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">which is visible from US 52.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYmuk_hJunVT_6RrSVXNlJMBssRaMi2WsW6AHd5IPH8XGyQ9H9tu7v02K0L8Odm1WHOpn0IdiYTNdRG4dtDWdaThZ8GhhTingXud4mfFfjnEIuHcTr5ZM1THUSdSRTQscmxFrlPnodS93HUKdhc4gQ0yRczniNnHyE8aodK5K75gC6zgBhWUj7AE0Tnuo/s924/PXL_20240303_174352044.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="708" data-original-width="924" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYmuk_hJunVT_6RrSVXNlJMBssRaMi2WsW6AHd5IPH8XGyQ9H9tu7v02K0L8Odm1WHOpn0IdiYTNdRG4dtDWdaThZ8GhhTingXud4mfFfjnEIuHcTr5ZM1THUSdSRTQscmxFrlPnodS93HUKdhc4gQ0yRczniNnHyE8aodK5K75gC6zgBhWUj7AE0Tnuo/w400-h306/PXL_20240303_174352044.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">"<span style="background-color: #ff9933; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;">At one time much of the baseball yarns required by the American, National, and minor baseball leagues came from Clasgens."</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We particularly appreciated this tidbit,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">as we near baseball season.</div><p></p>Gassyknollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03019954193702034235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6874328294981703506.post-37192732823772588722024-03-08T07:31:00.003-05:002024-03-08T07:34:43.623-05:00Newly uncovered, and forever gone<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_GYI-OgHFetV4JJPm3WjGYdUPSnWz38nmWC2QiLqny24nSPiR3mutiTzQ-5K7lkndypYk8FfPB9GlUEPRxWKNacUoSV6lGcNhuEt3LELO5jK0UEzpg7KrNm2oF29KbfjozAbSXDW1rxlFlrjmCcndIs7eydR3I9scGP6XNtVZeMh7h8Aa0LCQmlZoDZ0/s905/IMAG6045.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="518" data-original-width="905" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_GYI-OgHFetV4JJPm3WjGYdUPSnWz38nmWC2QiLqny24nSPiR3mutiTzQ-5K7lkndypYk8FfPB9GlUEPRxWKNacUoSV6lGcNhuEt3LELO5jK0UEzpg7KrNm2oF29KbfjozAbSXDW1rxlFlrjmCcndIs7eydR3I9scGP6XNtVZeMh7h8Aa0LCQmlZoDZ0/w400-h229/IMAG6045.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This plastic molded sign outside a long-closed salon </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">at 15th and Elm always held a certain appeal.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's gone now, but...</div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9JIWKxiQZJfR2OAKB7tS4JnOnrCZiDK3bBLcJ24rElJUvY_sbyecDn4muzMJsedXstaunSLymI3vSgs7byM2F03xE50zwUpghbzn4SqmsiJDkREKjXye-m425eJyyO-8pbFzt8cvg4uzJZNJXZmDC5E-kt0FU2L8zxx7JZVabOJTClndIPmPshPzhtbs/s3893/pxl_20230414_001422207.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3893" data-original-width="2163" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9JIWKxiQZJfR2OAKB7tS4JnOnrCZiDK3bBLcJ24rElJUvY_sbyecDn4muzMJsedXstaunSLymI3vSgs7byM2F03xE50zwUpghbzn4SqmsiJDkREKjXye-m425eJyyO-8pbFzt8cvg4uzJZNJXZmDC5E-kt0FU2L8zxx7JZVabOJTClndIPmPshPzhtbs/w223-h400/pxl_20230414_001422207.jpg" width="223" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Along the 15th Street side of the building we found </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">a sign on the door, and...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDKK_lSgtzaJ1SszRxnmlWEiXbRrCrGZC77D81PU6uks04HDiZ_EP-iX4QdKQlB2ooLrDZPY55xpyHRXbKLu8DfbQmSbpMzJcNH8q8vyKKASUAqqqoTHxuQNQ2ak1mznuijn11wAt-aY4JQD3FjhYr0JKdfpswdCgbFrnMQCU_vjH3qBnjAZEvzbYdHuU/s4032/PXL_20240227_162634628.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDKK_lSgtzaJ1SszRxnmlWEiXbRrCrGZC77D81PU6uks04HDiZ_EP-iX4QdKQlB2ooLrDZPY55xpyHRXbKLu8DfbQmSbpMzJcNH8q8vyKKASUAqqqoTHxuQNQ2ak1mznuijn11wAt-aY4JQD3FjhYr0JKdfpswdCgbFrnMQCU_vjH3qBnjAZEvzbYdHuU/w400-h225/PXL_20240227_162634628.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">More recently, the wooden panels were removed</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">from above the windows, revealing the </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">building's use before it was a salon.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFdoAi5lImF3rRpYo3uwPOPHnhA1mLCmv8Zzh7SVf3j73ctne3bO8PwjFbJrVX75t97ryCb0DC3RQy3dDQfvdbCCvmj-msMPy9w5EsPgfv68EkjAaoSgCT9pOchdyhPWA_f3IJgEs9k3diz-ne_7R5Tv8zE1s2iRQYQuIpQFL66uYLGtbkeFSFD_pUuOA/s4032/PXL_20240227_162650481.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFdoAi5lImF3rRpYo3uwPOPHnhA1mLCmv8Zzh7SVf3j73ctne3bO8PwjFbJrVX75t97ryCb0DC3RQy3dDQfvdbCCvmj-msMPy9w5EsPgfv68EkjAaoSgCT9pOchdyhPWA_f3IJgEs9k3diz-ne_7R5Tv8zE1s2iRQYQuIpQFL66uYLGtbkeFSFD_pUuOA/w400-h225/PXL_20240227_162650481.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And, not too far away...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggHG8kzs68sVFj5g0V7zfpaTAlQq-F9TXcd5TrRM0ng-ovEPq5IL2pcuceW5YXOnxyD1llDa3pq0BuyGrKAi-eWdLULf8DurIJwNyjfDue8y-uD9U7Mq1X1xQ3LgcufpeT6-5gqlYLWwOr6rV3oC1vG1HZ1iw6eAt0tn02KPTRYEBbxFrq54NFAD2Bu-g/s5312/0422171056.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2988" data-original-width="5312" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggHG8kzs68sVFj5g0V7zfpaTAlQq-F9TXcd5TrRM0ng-ovEPq5IL2pcuceW5YXOnxyD1llDa3pq0BuyGrKAi-eWdLULf8DurIJwNyjfDue8y-uD9U7Mq1X1xQ3LgcufpeT6-5gqlYLWwOr6rV3oC1vG1HZ1iw6eAt0tn02KPTRYEBbxFrq54NFAD2Bu-g/w400-h225/0422171056.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This sign is gone, along with the building it was</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">attached to near Central Parkway and Liberty.</div>Gassyknollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03019954193702034235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6874328294981703506.post-27619845139320328942023-12-21T05:17:00.000-05:002023-12-21T05:17:04.612-05:00Wymore? Why not?<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_FEhPvi2ESxYRYyd449ji4UuB5dR18ns78i_6yr2SkhXUyeXujzCAEbCXXj_RCb0awzas6Fx9me9P9AKY48c263WyCJEco4koVJUHrV1m8r5o3l1emSknvQ6BhfVkaKloPv9zdIm6K7f3V7tdXxuMd4kCpLqNl90hwvNCtzNRnukCa1iJl3hxdYRDBB4/s4032/PXL_20231125_130227844.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_FEhPvi2ESxYRYyd449ji4UuB5dR18ns78i_6yr2SkhXUyeXujzCAEbCXXj_RCb0awzas6Fx9me9P9AKY48c263WyCJEco4koVJUHrV1m8r5o3l1emSknvQ6BhfVkaKloPv9zdIm6K7f3V7tdXxuMd4kCpLqNl90hwvNCtzNRnukCa1iJl3hxdYRDBB4/w400-h225/PXL_20231125_130227844.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We pulled into Wymore around 7 a.m., so the light</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">wasn't the best.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQwXuaUCGHtKaosFyS8HH1-9xIR-LZRYH6FYpNxBIhl_kdtprPfWVMW-SmEvoZSOM-13zQtcawXDHC2VqJwXprOk0McCkmjtbiDpFpK5-OGHh0mngbhTzI-Hbh92Np-JIMexhYfjNhY2IPll-6qIa79uSBFE7o5DZl_PGx7P19zMkjwjGgF7jrZZBp174/s2458/PXL_20231125_130229061.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1146" data-original-width="2458" height="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQwXuaUCGHtKaosFyS8HH1-9xIR-LZRYH6FYpNxBIhl_kdtprPfWVMW-SmEvoZSOM-13zQtcawXDHC2VqJwXprOk0McCkmjtbiDpFpK5-OGHh0mngbhTzI-Hbh92Np-JIMexhYfjNhY2IPll-6qIa79uSBFE7o5DZl_PGx7P19zMkjwjGgF7jrZZBp174/w400-h186/PXL_20231125_130229061.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But we did notice this on the north end of downtown.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Can't decipher the first two words, but the third</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">is definitely "PRODUCE."</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEyxfrlWe-w0NTyBPBWP0jbFh2DM_AqmErgRMviuKg-v70grXY6WETM7kldYhRiJmiVtamDgi-s7Wlly7wgW91MLuy3OYG6c_niQPMRdEKagtdj-ofAzZwIOT3SrDBQjJMbChikOGRT5VKyCTeDihBYkCGryHcgAT8NTE6gP7u3qnJZNI1H1UZF_PrS6M/s878/PXL_20231125_130227844a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="878" data-original-width="844" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEyxfrlWe-w0NTyBPBWP0jbFh2DM_AqmErgRMviuKg-v70grXY6WETM7kldYhRiJmiVtamDgi-s7Wlly7wgW91MLuy3OYG6c_niQPMRdEKagtdj-ofAzZwIOT3SrDBQjJMbChikOGRT5VKyCTeDihBYkCGryHcgAT8NTE6gP7u3qnJZNI1H1UZF_PrS6M/w385-h400/PXL_20231125_130227844a.jpg" width="385" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What we didn't notice was the one next to it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We'll have to get it next time.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcU3N8N66uNDrhLrGJ5O4hlJhCZlTQDpStss_kxw6Lh-otly8aljKicR1UYNWfAwVecOex1U4-lPMFRpi89sjEeSpxXbsegp4qtskIKfscd3S04WTPSGyvIDnj6Vagn_GFsL9AP4kE929hwJ_mJkGAbhGv9olExSyn5WQHgQ7JUGcJ9eR9GtISkc3UH78/s2002/PXL_20231125_130931788.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1526" data-original-width="2002" height="305" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcU3N8N66uNDrhLrGJ5O4hlJhCZlTQDpStss_kxw6Lh-otly8aljKicR1UYNWfAwVecOex1U4-lPMFRpi89sjEeSpxXbsegp4qtskIKfscd3S04WTPSGyvIDnj6Vagn_GFsL9AP4kE929hwJ_mJkGAbhGv9olExSyn5WQHgQ7JUGcJ9eR9GtISkc3UH78/w400-h305/PXL_20231125_130931788.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There was plenty more to see anyway.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And we didn't even know there was a </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://cityofwymore.com/history/" target="_blank">Welsh Capital of Nebraska.</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8MC0p4BCgX2hKI3W72wPCd-9j61kwfCswVUExxzE5M8Xu0fCfoPSnPGytjyeHGZ626iuGtFyw4Zqtp9McOo8iWL6WoRKBhFAaAdQWzLLrcSQvv6zIaiW2zQMYfR2EIRW00YHwLqjs40Um-QwyBANNqFCEOVgmD8-YBOzkfYpLKr75fINktrffQYYAzZ8/s4032/PXL_20231125_131024130.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8MC0p4BCgX2hKI3W72wPCd-9j61kwfCswVUExxzE5M8Xu0fCfoPSnPGytjyeHGZ626iuGtFyw4Zqtp9McOo8iWL6WoRKBhFAaAdQWzLLrcSQvv6zIaiW2zQMYfR2EIRW00YHwLqjs40Um-QwyBANNqFCEOVgmD8-YBOzkfYpLKr75fINktrffQYYAzZ8/w400-h225/PXL_20231125_131024130.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But here is the piece de resistance:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJNb6ai9EnSKIhmXBxpehTeP-4e1BDI6xXOH9S4J6xOIn-0Yla3qI02_Pjpc7j58d9CUN4HVhSiJHoVEp3ty_miSA1ldX7_ITkWhWIdXYyvMHQBbti1n5JZND1sgER70Oq4AKaAfNbnRoCH5MUy4y-n65WvP09CJ0lnSIbmO3id7TO9AuKUGiyO0nZWYg/s3601/PXL_20231125_131028696.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1533" data-original-width="3601" height="170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJNb6ai9EnSKIhmXBxpehTeP-4e1BDI6xXOH9S4J6xOIn-0Yla3qI02_Pjpc7j58d9CUN4HVhSiJHoVEp3ty_miSA1ldX7_ITkWhWIdXYyvMHQBbti1n5JZND1sgER70Oq4AKaAfNbnRoCH5MUy4y-n65WvP09CJ0lnSIbmO3id7TO9AuKUGiyO0nZWYg/w400-h170/PXL_20231125_131028696.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Conner Saloon? Corner Saloon?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Coca-Cola part is undeniable, and the word</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">CIGAR is partially behind the pole, but </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">we wonder if we see Budweiser in there too,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">two lines below Saloon.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL6q4HPPiLxH-iLTLr4fQ_scD9ViHNohUS9_LPYIprdCLSsefICA0HO8o_h_d7QJx38EkUkieKEv9NErc8xiupczARp-_URu3TQeYh27iFKEtMVssK7KSm0KIMi44hg5zMcMFoUrcOBeQNP7tToNURo3TrxCw1NtZv2ml-r_QY_0lt6huJ4839RzqVtRI/s2501/PXL_20231125_131331075.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1715" data-original-width="2501" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL6q4HPPiLxH-iLTLr4fQ_scD9ViHNohUS9_LPYIprdCLSsefICA0HO8o_h_d7QJx38EkUkieKEv9NErc8xiupczARp-_URu3TQeYh27iFKEtMVssK7KSm0KIMi44hg5zMcMFoUrcOBeQNP7tToNURo3TrxCw1NtZv2ml-r_QY_0lt6huJ4839RzqVtRI/w400-h274/PXL_20231125_131331075.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">How about you? What can you pick out?</div><p></p>Gassyknollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03019954193702034235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6874328294981703506.post-820075191692754992023-12-20T06:58:00.005-05:002023-12-20T06:58:39.583-05:00Final Fairbury<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8Axj_8xgUtARS7lvq32_VMfX45j_fqq5lI0L6awwOWcq6aLeJo7AwA1i3sm2SICe8aq9LfBMMpTxzXu0AaM2x5q35wPuIiTeRFFcoHaMn_0OFLRzm3FdzTOZs2L0p9ARb92VzGN-d18Saa36Y6ZTzzLy0oHnB4NLtaca-GpD66ZFCtZwPFz7PnzM7Ejs/s4032/PXL_20231122_221101628.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8Axj_8xgUtARS7lvq32_VMfX45j_fqq5lI0L6awwOWcq6aLeJo7AwA1i3sm2SICe8aq9LfBMMpTxzXu0AaM2x5q35wPuIiTeRFFcoHaMn_0OFLRzm3FdzTOZs2L0p9ARb92VzGN-d18Saa36Y6ZTzzLy0oHnB4NLtaca-GpD66ZFCtZwPFz7PnzM7Ejs/w400-h225/PXL_20231122_221101628.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We do appreciate a good mural.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWHwTWVk_BZlD5UQv9pLK4UfoVMRMaRiiNUzmDMkZLbYAGI_aY0Cba_SuFUD4O_mtfs6glAvdyeax3hv_r33TL5vmuizyiWNUlv-cW8bhhJ63KxqDhW_SC1rRZ52XUDcHShUgf5jk0O2nDBuPv-EtE99BfniUO1xucsBq6wgTLEA-941N-E2eVJZYR9Bo/s4032/PXL_20231122_221457123.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWHwTWVk_BZlD5UQv9pLK4UfoVMRMaRiiNUzmDMkZLbYAGI_aY0Cba_SuFUD4O_mtfs6glAvdyeax3hv_r33TL5vmuizyiWNUlv-cW8bhhJ63KxqDhW_SC1rRZ52XUDcHShUgf5jk0O2nDBuPv-EtE99BfniUO1xucsBq6wgTLEA-941N-E2eVJZYR9Bo/w400-h225/PXL_20231122_221457123.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0-VS6RwiWoHL87M56PzgMdiDd9rMqIr5DO-LdJSbbnxMDEcVJBij-AmncVbxick-egChl-2TJ6jlgNW1Foj2SOB2XK_u7vqJFNcT9CsZ0cPkVzDDxfGgwdxu6expthmx7hqaNc7XUqGFD_ETMf6Yg9gDBra7oa93rK2USmmvxnR0MSVQMytT-w3DJAas/w400-h225/PXL_20231122_221528414.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We hope to return to Fairbury, because we're sure there's more signs.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvumL61iCcQjD7LWlXZc5pN1_UxeY9V3yaVBCloO4nkzFwIRUDvpT6HQ1Up6Qc_v309QJlt31rrpNJ3-ekFsu4aWT69y-4itPqObmtrviQ0SdyiIYwnhVsNMZcDniGrEyDvZJmC0PcoHtR7s84PNHlJrhROI5oh6viqFXQtB09xARaWvkk7FhA6Vu5-ME/s4032/PXL_20231122_221735686.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvumL61iCcQjD7LWlXZc5pN1_UxeY9V3yaVBCloO4nkzFwIRUDvpT6HQ1Up6Qc_v309QJlt31rrpNJ3-ekFsu4aWT69y-4itPqObmtrviQ0SdyiIYwnhVsNMZcDniGrEyDvZJmC0PcoHtR7s84PNHlJrhROI5oh6viqFXQtB09xARaWvkk7FhA6Vu5-ME/w400-h225/PXL_20231122_221735686.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There were traces of a Coca-Cola sign we couldn't quite get because</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">of the setting sun.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0CaXJJBJ2faTqD1WkYmF8BiBektXrdCZo1rtpHlwU9-uQDu6-vVqc-JnUSOQhuiS61wNAoN3roLVhsK3_Kp9eOUm9iRSs0OzJTTMrBeXCgCAhZppu3Tl5T9azs7t-qw04FX2o7vW2t6PywfMRa8OSRCSdguIn20hTUeW2X45DEm-VEt0kNxzMTEqmi-I/s4032/PXL_20231122_221558605.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0CaXJJBJ2faTqD1WkYmF8BiBektXrdCZo1rtpHlwU9-uQDu6-vVqc-JnUSOQhuiS61wNAoN3roLVhsK3_Kp9eOUm9iRSs0OzJTTMrBeXCgCAhZppu3Tl5T9azs7t-qw04FX2o7vW2t6PywfMRa8OSRCSdguIn20hTUeW2X45DEm-VEt0kNxzMTEqmi-I/w400-h225/PXL_20231122_221558605.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">When ghost sign hunting, be sure to prowl a few alleys.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzibMzSoHLnSj9MBpg0bQOBxkcCKmp5zwwnzCuXGOC43UKUuv1LFsuWAwakwgpKSUhjQ6w9WthCGYaHRYkmQEmqYoMnB4MyLy4sJUg_E5opmGkYsNxLnlJLjomOu1JIW-XQsYTZtRms3Co4QKCIUElQmJvdVnZuvSToS4gKzTgU0A3jATldQ7JgOcERKA/s713/PXL_20231122_221559439.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcuL_4W4W1gUoPO627L1QFQYAn9GrsAyuIesIEvjLZLumQ2N6kz9iDOj1cO3vwVBKyM-xSOyOm7tpetV24HdQp3CJtrsBFoz5YadrXYbXl9RHFCdOsrZyPJJUiPJrpZqnGu2QTFNsflmYVaegZ15D7Oxy5JgV4s4LQ-HyZkOsiRsyJ62cdkB6AS-BwZ2s/w400-h225/PXL_20231122_220317267.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As we walked away from the Majestic Motion Pictures find, (see previous entry),</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">we noticed this, and went around to the front of the block for a better view.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1p-olA92fz0Vrpr9Zu_dZbmTejJqjiFtiYVAURtE8Sh-i7NGnDgOXCjpc4XhWaojfUqv1IubKOuqZNNrlXMhuE8CfwsGszm2gyGK5iaed1y8V1HXFFfl9FF2nhbpg_1kEr7-LKtKABpEMoWRmT0Bjqd5OiyNorIViZfXXmDvzvDDhon1VPIyNOUpabBU/s4032/PXL_20231122_220431956.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1p-olA92fz0Vrpr9Zu_dZbmTejJqjiFtiYVAURtE8Sh-i7NGnDgOXCjpc4XhWaojfUqv1IubKOuqZNNrlXMhuE8CfwsGszm2gyGK5iaed1y8V1HXFFfl9FF2nhbpg_1kEr7-LKtKABpEMoWRmT0Bjqd5OiyNorIViZfXXmDvzvDDhon1VPIyNOUpabBU/w400-h226/PXL_20231122_220431956.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">No dice.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So, we went back, into the alley, hoping something</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">would be visible. We were not disappointed.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn9DpfiTNAaY6NuYxUmbyLgS0dlSA-krtqJj1vcF8O_2ecCVqxfC-MGcVR-1_UJvysfilfZ9nqiyS1QwY5tOx3eDvT3C6pLV7Rw08exTT65fq346zw5P_sMCFlt0t1nYpELb2RcliDEZJFeHXhpu__T_l1iSUdOZQVzvWpUxdoT_jlA4Zt4F25TYsi4Ko/s4032/PXL_20231122_220615556.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn9DpfiTNAaY6NuYxUmbyLgS0dlSA-krtqJj1vcF8O_2ecCVqxfC-MGcVR-1_UJvysfilfZ9nqiyS1QwY5tOx3eDvT3C6pLV7Rw08exTT65fq346zw5P_sMCFlt0t1nYpELb2RcliDEZJFeHXhpu__T_l1iSUdOZQVzvWpUxdoT_jlA4Zt4F25TYsi4Ko/w225-h400/PXL_20231122_220615556.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The combination of the shadow and setting sun</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">means the photo ain't so great.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A lot of detail is lost.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY5mChzCn16a2Oo8pMxy2l9P79z6XLwPJ6pL_sw0FAJWOZ7My9mQ1z0na6mLHfgRcS5SGZue1g8QqLEtTBV4w6DHfSeE4dg0T_Qmo99rObB1Hz5pXD1Ex1PFD7c_efIPFQAL9KCA34G1dAAdG1On07yulgtSw13IiMqLAvoFfDVk5nDrWhClwAmP-RsK0/s4032/PXL_20231122_220633253.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY5mChzCn16a2Oo8pMxy2l9P79z6XLwPJ6pL_sw0FAJWOZ7My9mQ1z0na6mLHfgRcS5SGZue1g8QqLEtTBV4w6DHfSeE4dg0T_Qmo99rObB1Hz5pXD1Ex1PFD7c_efIPFQAL9KCA34G1dAAdG1On07yulgtSw13IiMqLAvoFfDVk5nDrWhClwAmP-RsK0/w400-h225/PXL_20231122_220633253.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But this is a layered beauty, and we believe it to be</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">an ad for <a href="https://americanbusinesshistory.org/uneeda-business-history-the-nabisco-story/" target="_blank">Uneeda Biscuit</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(This may be our first Uneeda sign in person. There is</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">at least one in the collection from a loyal reader.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Uneeda Biscuit signs, like Mail Pouch, Bull Durham,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and Coca-Cola signs, have a certain magic in the </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">ghost sign community.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />Or at least it seems that way to us.</div><p></p>Gassyknollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03019954193702034235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6874328294981703506.post-54062571093976084562023-12-18T07:35:00.004-05:002023-12-18T07:35:24.825-05:00Majestic<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDMz5irRl2k4IyhZBCf_HM-6ibc-hQQyk8c19R-kaoD0PLIWmn1s05lnRsOS9YHobg0VwF6LFEfUxp5hjuKMnWODKmyosvHaXu_7kLA0S17efLfWd1f533C4PchzXF2gJfJ5e5sjfuWyZaDsQ7O8abXfMUjQ6vhhyphenhyphenduUxBaHimybHJGRBSUkWAdh3TxUM/s4032/PXL_20231122_220059704.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDMz5irRl2k4IyhZBCf_HM-6ibc-hQQyk8c19R-kaoD0PLIWmn1s05lnRsOS9YHobg0VwF6LFEfUxp5hjuKMnWODKmyosvHaXu_7kLA0S17efLfWd1f533C4PchzXF2gJfJ5e5sjfuWyZaDsQ7O8abXfMUjQ6vhhyphenhyphenduUxBaHimybHJGRBSUkWAdh3TxUM/w400-h225/PXL_20231122_220059704.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We spotted this in Downtown Fairbury.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKAsnjxZFvuwy2jmF2zv3gFqWslml2U6mm7Z7oozDQOv0zqobiy05CvVNwC0Nsw0Pn7t8DNZk95evnEy1zlU6ekaZubRKSnJrP1ILkQi87kO_xvR9AW_UxwBKN4_3Axx337FvQRpO8tivKjtDl_hTpUfA-VplajrQQoFs4dNBa3CQ1IYGWvQMMb00AKkE/s585/PXL_20231122_220059704a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="349" data-original-width="585" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKAsnjxZFvuwy2jmF2zv3gFqWslml2U6mm7Z7oozDQOv0zqobiy05CvVNwC0Nsw0Pn7t8DNZk95evnEy1zlU6ekaZubRKSnJrP1ILkQi87kO_xvR9AW_UxwBKN4_3Axx337FvQRpO8tivKjtDl_hTpUfA-VplajrQQoFs4dNBa3CQ1IYGWvQMMb00AKkE/w400-h239/PXL_20231122_220059704a.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Whether this was a movie theater or a movie studio is up for some debate.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The wording suggests it was more than just a theater, but googling Majestic Motion Pictures</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">shows there was a production company by that name but gives no indication</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">they made movies in Fairbury. Which could mean this was a distribution office.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJdBFi6NM8UdYN-KMCHxz3vRgWZs_BW9zdJ55XwDTkOxOJC4dlhzOFKmXO-AFYlEDXN6t_GNMp8Z-wmj1NYwBe598Bp3-Q8QZfPvtRujNgSYI51bOG2cz8oiqK6hE9mMiYq1T_EVmCrZhNxZ0MJfpyoYHGiMeFUkhRQSo8R_R6mnGu0ML2jhyphenhypheny3n7rgrY/s1857/PXL_20231122_220242051a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1318" data-original-width="1857" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJdBFi6NM8UdYN-KMCHxz3vRgWZs_BW9zdJ55XwDTkOxOJC4dlhzOFKmXO-AFYlEDXN6t_GNMp8Z-wmj1NYwBe598Bp3-Q8QZfPvtRujNgSYI51bOG2cz8oiqK6hE9mMiYq1T_EVmCrZhNxZ0MJfpyoYHGiMeFUkhRQSo8R_R6mnGu0ML2jhyphenhypheny3n7rgrY/w400-h284/PXL_20231122_220242051a.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The yellow border on this otherwise unreadable sign</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">leads us to believe it's also for the mysterious Majestic.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxIZMclIDksW5_Bgft6FnFEMzdXq-odYj8j265WzukP6ukvECQE2cHhyphenhyphen8bCgFYEj_WE4rxmVQOwWBzYYn5Hky-daQOoA9KSuOH7n__M0UKoudB17g97L2qZFnnkJAc5o3i2Gp5m9ca4x8z5JTAzDWz_08iItodbO75-8GIl7gQx-6h3Ntx9VJEweKNsd0/s4032/PXL_20231122_215846944.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxIZMclIDksW5_Bgft6FnFEMzdXq-odYj8j265WzukP6ukvECQE2cHhyphenhyphen8bCgFYEj_WE4rxmVQOwWBzYYn5Hky-daQOoA9KSuOH7n__M0UKoudB17g97L2qZFnnkJAc5o3i2Gp5m9ca4x8z5JTAzDWz_08iItodbO75-8GIl7gQx-6h3Ntx9VJEweKNsd0/w400-h225/PXL_20231122_215846944.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This may be a recreation, or at least a refresh, but we still</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">thought it worth including.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Gassyknollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03019954193702034235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6874328294981703506.post-1704849490122338242023-12-14T07:42:00.002-05:002023-12-19T07:39:42.652-05:00More from Fairbury<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWg9qMPCTlY4D-Eo3Ngi4pyXUfYU1xQI8iS612X32m2uHBl7xDgyfBqARwz_Wl844VI8sRjAteVF2LLRjNSZbmYpeonJFY52uIsJnh9lx-SLldznQNF6pbH86JfF7swPujsnw4UKsl43yP889WXbfJ0jq_-2-6qos8nLgp8CV2rRpyf84SX6m3rG95aEI/s4032/PXL_20231122_215539616.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWg9qMPCTlY4D-Eo3Ngi4pyXUfYU1xQI8iS612X32m2uHBl7xDgyfBqARwz_Wl844VI8sRjAteVF2LLRjNSZbmYpeonJFY52uIsJnh9lx-SLldznQNF6pbH86JfF7swPujsnw4UKsl43yP889WXbfJ0jq_-2-6qos8nLgp8CV2rRpyf84SX6m3rG95aEI/w400-h225/PXL_20231122_215539616.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Much more from Fairbury, actually.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRGmoTEuIgzdSOeQmsk97SAd8i80VN381MrKKoNVteDi8iOCZefgSm4VejmyJI28j1nhmlONZyWfS5U3VULS_Te3yxw8qvU4JcYU0VvhuqUPPtQuFIblf_usOo_m4ysQuYRilOFXS6KwKyWLHki_NORXbiSjo4yUKDu1KEb7y-zFJEaQjiwaxjKHu99FI/s4032/PXL_20231122_215600266.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRGmoTEuIgzdSOeQmsk97SAd8i80VN381MrKKoNVteDi8iOCZefgSm4VejmyJI28j1nhmlONZyWfS5U3VULS_Te3yxw8qvU4JcYU0VvhuqUPPtQuFIblf_usOo_m4ysQuYRilOFXS6KwKyWLHki_NORXbiSjo4yUKDu1KEb7y-zFJEaQjiwaxjKHu99FI/w400-h225/PXL_20231122_215600266.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These were unreadable to us, but in staring at them, we noticed something else:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3uDrgD5hHcztvmvaMr1YmLFkccJw-FOahB0ZEOiyZ68MAAFa_1W-n3G8Fogjv-BiMHqU-uA8WV76S9TNGJ5rwPgVjx3tF5sUWzns7CgCryA10-Wnejdwuj_ACCXsKHJn81XxXGnRzAnLestV8KCgm4tnsjTNxiBPa_z5xVZ5RmZShnyVGbPQ7tuHhgb8/s4032/PXL_20231122_215612022.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3uDrgD5hHcztvmvaMr1YmLFkccJw-FOahB0ZEOiyZ68MAAFa_1W-n3G8Fogjv-BiMHqU-uA8WV76S9TNGJ5rwPgVjx3tF5sUWzns7CgCryA10-Wnejdwuj_ACCXsKHJn81XxXGnRzAnLestV8KCgm4tnsjTNxiBPa_z5xVZ5RmZShnyVGbPQ7tuHhgb8/w400-h225/PXL_20231122_215612022.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salada_tea#:~:text=Not%20long%20thereafter%2C%20Redco%20Foods,license%20by%20Harris%20Tea%20Company." target="_blank">You can still buy Salada Tea today</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Glass ghost signs are still a rare treat.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNbYRs6OUdhVDqG37sf9AjQkOJV_PdUz9b_D-hWbjDiczm7vIOqwlU-cFhmtryc7GfjMxkOQfpe8VkjDFnSEsYyKHD-6VbPlEe_ybTti2qzo5Bkm18Stdanr-YlpF-4G0zbK4BPUkj2LWvgZO8I9SW3yVFJreay5f0K0yc5MDHkP0JKFBx61ybTErvLWM/s3859/PXL_20231122_215704525.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2138" data-original-width="3859" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNbYRs6OUdhVDqG37sf9AjQkOJV_PdUz9b_D-hWbjDiczm7vIOqwlU-cFhmtryc7GfjMxkOQfpe8VkjDFnSEsYyKHD-6VbPlEe_ybTti2qzo5Bkm18Stdanr-YlpF-4G0zbK4BPUkj2LWvgZO8I9SW3yVFJreay5f0K0yc5MDHkP0JKFBx61ybTErvLWM/w400-h221/PXL_20231122_215704525.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Not a lot readable here...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmPBi0oD5kH8X99Y9MvmcG1qqFqe1UExjXk56Ehek4IVsef4o-xS2HD1VjsdGjbQwI2x7Fa6OwmZOBTCP03ed2Ut3NSIUyUjWz3GTC-33A6cKtYapgJjuCtzKEAaK7A_VRtdzkrfHd7_WV3HPhlBj-QiuplEFgZbdprvx_IPeKx7MDLyOw1a_-2kJznZU/s2036/PXL_20231122_215707360.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1577" data-original-width="2036" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmPBi0oD5kH8X99Y9MvmcG1qqFqe1UExjXk56Ehek4IVsef4o-xS2HD1VjsdGjbQwI2x7Fa6OwmZOBTCP03ed2Ut3NSIUyUjWz3GTC-33A6cKtYapgJjuCtzKEAaK7A_VRtdzkrfHd7_WV3HPhlBj-QiuplEFgZbdprvx_IPeKx7MDLyOw1a_-2kJznZU/w400-h310/PXL_20231122_215707360.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On the right, we can make out the word Crawford,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikdEz8T-fgq2Xm-0rchwmVjHfV9otEeJY1CoEn-JRtNeCd3Hj55au_J7KWtuOJCn6mXbM6-b3i5mS2GyzgImaO_vJwnDvvdK2ir32L_bBGEbZeELLOvGFYjJ0iaX01MttmRwbx2sVGR61RRvOU4tCSRh6AO7O1hhkVDSv1IwV28BFDDJvmgNBjhyiz5J4/s4032/PXL_20231122_215812875.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikdEz8T-fgq2Xm-0rchwmVjHfV9otEeJY1CoEn-JRtNeCd3Hj55au_J7KWtuOJCn6mXbM6-b3i5mS2GyzgImaO_vJwnDvvdK2ir32L_bBGEbZeELLOvGFYjJ0iaX01MttmRwbx2sVGR61RRvOU4tCSRh6AO7O1hhkVDSv1IwV28BFDDJvmgNBjhyiz5J4/w400-h225/PXL_20231122_215812875.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And on the right, Paint.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9519kTdZscnD9z0IUpklwLsTOATRsobexdnn1YYQQd_qQMT1k-vt0REadd2kWb6CwSBLmJVSo-RwCBatshZZD5y37-yrbuCuVAgJkVo7YpGIyInx1gbhDZegJaTUDDU8zo3oMkxPd9PiICOT4eyPUHXGQTqSsmMxMt0U8qDDUKe_yvEAkpAYPj6uuzwE/s1510/PXL_20231122_215742091.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="973" data-original-width="1510" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9519kTdZscnD9z0IUpklwLsTOATRsobexdnn1YYQQd_qQMT1k-vt0REadd2kWb6CwSBLmJVSo-RwCBatshZZD5y37-yrbuCuVAgJkVo7YpGIyInx1gbhDZegJaTUDDU8zo3oMkxPd9PiICOT4eyPUHXGQTqSsmMxMt0U8qDDUKe_yvEAkpAYPj6uuzwE/w400-h258/PXL_20231122_215742091.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And in the middle bottom... and there's something beneath </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the Steakhouse.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Still much more to come.</div><p></p>Gassyknollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03019954193702034235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6874328294981703506.post-74707311815520842032023-12-08T06:22:00.003-05:002023-12-19T07:39:56.642-05:00Fair Bury<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkC1qai6hTaZQNzFEGdnLmRuiuEgD-FSD2RUIFwr8nGdncIYNZ01PLtQ7_NFXLSVObwFa1fpP2aeqdmJlwMd3vwA0XJY4MKjKlPir9SWhmgCJdcVQQDurtMsiUIp4NK5YiIlD6TP1Ng84VUSLvajHyqHiQ8qPek_JaWAeFYb676NjiEh-V398Hfw6-PwA/s4032/PXL_20231122_214505491.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkC1qai6hTaZQNzFEGdnLmRuiuEgD-FSD2RUIFwr8nGdncIYNZ01PLtQ7_NFXLSVObwFa1fpP2aeqdmJlwMd3vwA0XJY4MKjKlPir9SWhmgCJdcVQQDurtMsiUIp4NK5YiIlD6TP1Ng84VUSLvajHyqHiQ8qPek_JaWAeFYb676NjiEh-V398Hfw6-PwA/w400-h225/PXL_20231122_214505491.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">When in southeast Nebraska, be sure to visit</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Fairbury for all your ghost sign needs.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhowpj_0PAcrI_xrFgQVrIoa5WipmQWN_M1t26nHrFsOIfycaHPGRrdGfFFseQ0II6OzlJCCXTFDneKm4gRIUsJ048QFMSxygDlxt0yJJxFLLlu5tV3DgcKRZ9TB2bi-hbGNFxnyujYxGv33N-O1pKKIO87j77M1vJR4LQtL4jHBbAH543XtFKBCbA7uVc/s3093/PXL_20231122_214506453.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1208" data-original-width="3093" height="156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhowpj_0PAcrI_xrFgQVrIoa5WipmQWN_M1t26nHrFsOIfycaHPGRrdGfFFseQ0II6OzlJCCXTFDneKm4gRIUsJ048QFMSxygDlxt0yJJxFLLlu5tV3DgcKRZ9TB2bi-hbGNFxnyujYxGv33N-O1pKKIO87j77M1vJR4LQtL4jHBbAH543XtFKBCbA7uVc/w400-h156/PXL_20231122_214506453.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Driving around with the family, my mother spotted this one.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Coca-Cola on the left, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">what we believe to be Gooch's Best Macaroni in the middle,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and you're on your own for the right.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpstBO9G6JTJLCsG8kCOwwCVvq-FFEJ30cfheV2UrYVTDc7mPoExKClenIE9v1hT5bo65c_B7K87ctx6D85ERsiI1OrW34-gfLOBetDsxVNuXsSX63sHcedlBJmUt7awm4Tgj205a602QBI5siX1q81sycs81f2iH7_sq282hoI5Ms9F30UfKkwgnT2Gg/s2353/PXL_20231122_214751614.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1870" data-original-width="2353" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpstBO9G6JTJLCsG8kCOwwCVvq-FFEJ30cfheV2UrYVTDc7mPoExKClenIE9v1hT5bo65c_B7K87ctx6D85ERsiI1OrW34-gfLOBetDsxVNuXsSX63sHcedlBJmUt7awm4Tgj205a602QBI5siX1q81sycs81f2iH7_sq282hoI5Ms9F30UfKkwgnT2Gg/w400-h318/PXL_20231122_214751614.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Same building. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Just above the doors, there's a faint outline of some lettering.</div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCt6XUkNf7jLKP737-tJtNQ2Lsj71mVxQ3_J0AO3uS3iJaDrF2iTQu9qLFg3c4wkrQxArlgS5bVk-klMsstAu-_ibntDPLcPlq07SxGpXahu4k8bw0r0ZKLQvcL4C-DPCLHCQwAqGb2-e3YqITwDDCvgT4ufx_IP9uAcvYbHRzpwSZUpRl48vG6Ift54M/s4032/PXL_20231122_214755392.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCt6XUkNf7jLKP737-tJtNQ2Lsj71mVxQ3_J0AO3uS3iJaDrF2iTQu9qLFg3c4wkrQxArlgS5bVk-klMsstAu-_ibntDPLcPlq07SxGpXahu4k8bw0r0ZKLQvcL4C-DPCLHCQwAqGb2-e3YqITwDDCvgT4ufx_IP9uAcvYbHRzpwSZUpRl48vG6Ift54M/w400-h225/PXL_20231122_214755392.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And across the top, at the roofline, we see what we think is</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Morgan Trans-something something something.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaOsVdILAXhl4JCc9JdcDO7qlDpfCVJHIINozbUWylO5kcwlw8I0zZUlA9dye4MFzlGz5LdpHP-Ufm5nwsCSERf4HLTlkKoyqyJP9-gvACq1bYBjx9SDedBB4i0EoBNbDDDzOFZUAU_OiDnIpT5pIHO0IB3RIBNjAXceJrX8HIzsgbcNZQDqpC0A_v8NI/s4032/PXL_20231122_215143787.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaOsVdILAXhl4JCc9JdcDO7qlDpfCVJHIINozbUWylO5kcwlw8I0zZUlA9dye4MFzlGz5LdpHP-Ufm5nwsCSERf4HLTlkKoyqyJP9-gvACq1bYBjx9SDedBB4i0EoBNbDDDzOFZUAU_OiDnIpT5pIHO0IB3RIBNjAXceJrX8HIzsgbcNZQDqpC0A_v8NI/w400-h225/PXL_20231122_215143787.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And downtown Fairbury held many more surprises</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">than we were expecting.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Stay tuned.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Gassyknollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03019954193702034235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6874328294981703506.post-65758162344945378342023-12-05T07:23:00.002-05:002023-12-05T07:43:19.538-05:00Western, Nebraska<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6fSnh1YM7uSq3GpWGJt0Ia3hrN7r6Kjx67mj5eB5OoOkqMxWAjyJj4KLRCY5Le6wUPD_idrz93Xyz0B-0DhF3G1Y_QlytHSddPnKNvDjbQlAaFfd-dxTGANIHPrNRjlS_wcapn3DhOStvevNgiYhFNuyzMCf2IVYbcJYQS4mKG8MP9jsgU5p_oax_Aj0/s4032/PXL_20231122_210131621.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6fSnh1YM7uSq3GpWGJt0Ia3hrN7r6Kjx67mj5eB5OoOkqMxWAjyJj4KLRCY5Le6wUPD_idrz93Xyz0B-0DhF3G1Y_QlytHSddPnKNvDjbQlAaFfd-dxTGANIHPrNRjlS_wcapn3DhOStvevNgiYhFNuyzMCf2IVYbcJYQS4mKG8MP9jsgU5p_oax_Aj0/w400-h225/PXL_20231122_210131621.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Not to be confused with the region, western Nebraska. <br />This is Western, Nebraska: The village, in southeastern Nebraska.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjDK3SR4t4l7U05r7FD_bmcJnTtr35jP_2wXSmK9CHu9VDmyHKTfaoSBfwibG3q-DJ8dIgsIU5auRUgn5i-E9opASA7i98BAUDJZvf-KkK5Hi3dN3HV7gxSjAvVxx3pEatZyRP6U8s-EXcJKky0WqB2cYBACsG0-FV-GNtOIKY5K6BIvvmgebTSzQqUI4/s4032/PXL_20231122_210458885.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjDK3SR4t4l7U05r7FD_bmcJnTtr35jP_2wXSmK9CHu9VDmyHKTfaoSBfwibG3q-DJ8dIgsIU5auRUgn5i-E9opASA7i98BAUDJZvf-KkK5Hi3dN3HV7gxSjAvVxx3pEatZyRP6U8s-EXcJKky0WqB2cYBACsG0-FV-GNtOIKY5K6BIvvmgebTSzQqUI4/w400-h225/PXL_20231122_210458885.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">According to Wikipedia, Western was (likely) named for </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Wesley West in somewhere between 1872 and 1880.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV7HT1Qenae9XoFdxXbsZF5_NoZ7LR6RCmJDlQkNN30tgp0EGbFbVqE8tg53t6TaXuBFwrNsOthdSqEMhDMQQoMpE4TzfNA7T0eDgpBFrZhqm7LIfV8VyPDu_t_KxvKm64oybV13HqNPbG9eaKbdeP2sjZwA39dnkB0vZ-CNGsRjyA-3SBzzVkWms9VeU/s4032/PXL_20231122_210544099.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV7HT1Qenae9XoFdxXbsZF5_NoZ7LR6RCmJDlQkNN30tgp0EGbFbVqE8tg53t6TaXuBFwrNsOthdSqEMhDMQQoMpE4TzfNA7T0eDgpBFrZhqm7LIfV8VyPDu_t_KxvKm64oybV13HqNPbG9eaKbdeP2sjZwA39dnkB0vZ-CNGsRjyA-3SBzzVkWms9VeU/w400-h225/PXL_20231122_210544099.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Western's population peaked in 1930, with 511 citizens.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjACxgZNshvLMhs9vmXn8D7nTNwbyEca_vZfaNn-O_9Dtco3UNnQyxQk-FE_eJvzCvnHLJqYq_Wz7UXV52CB345suEMlF3iHFOo65gtn36b_ZOdJhV9hIF_YUQ6i-T7jJy9zuL7dG-E5gEX5Xo19YlTDp0ULTibmIujInI0MWJeHAnbL0zYND43VsVzPVk/s4032/PXL_20231122_210803944.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjACxgZNshvLMhs9vmXn8D7nTNwbyEca_vZfaNn-O_9Dtco3UNnQyxQk-FE_eJvzCvnHLJqYq_Wz7UXV52CB345suEMlF3iHFOo65gtn36b_ZOdJhV9hIF_YUQ6i-T7jJy9zuL7dG-E5gEX5Xo19YlTDp0ULTibmIujInI0MWJeHAnbL0zYND43VsVzPVk/w400-h225/PXL_20231122_210803944.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The last census shows less than half of that.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8uyyRg50pCR27tHSF1IZinPwW8F6vOE3vToBF5zrwFUF18AtjsPYB7w559K6Jd-2w0vYcOQkQLd2JJAlBvNVvmPz4Ad2qOf_D9EU_6YxZnAOSWOARf9QyKmMN_L9f7cCU4H1cM498f7YF2O_bHjcWWn5uhGHHy7gLwWkND26E2tewrqZH5EdMBvHodi4/s4032/PXL_20231122_210734068.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8uyyRg50pCR27tHSF1IZinPwW8F6vOE3vToBF5zrwFUF18AtjsPYB7w559K6Jd-2w0vYcOQkQLd2JJAlBvNVvmPz4Ad2qOf_D9EU_6YxZnAOSWOARf9QyKmMN_L9f7cCU4H1cM498f7YF2O_bHjcWWn5uhGHHy7gLwWkND26E2tewrqZH5EdMBvHodi4/w400-h225/PXL_20231122_210734068.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://fadedadart.blogspot.com/2017/05/reader-submission.html">This has been submitted before, by Mr. C. Schweer.</a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Gassyknollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03019954193702034235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6874328294981703506.post-48058218263617592382023-12-04T09:17:00.001-05:002023-12-04T09:17:31.262-05:00Edgar<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNWtuaBM9v77HZDZzadZVznujZuzx03c8phpeAHaz9Zhg2-UjkCN4zL-fPnt_WapO5DVzME_x9sJxbTFuXGWtGbxGhaGUBJsuJzEs5pMaRQzpEEquMeV_aZI2-FEZczwO-7Iw_4ZpSiUgvBJoTCI9qJjuKPDfzpb9e0VylLaqo_IEx27n1u43HPs6vDw4/s4032/PXL_20231121_202446897.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNWtuaBM9v77HZDZzadZVznujZuzx03c8phpeAHaz9Zhg2-UjkCN4zL-fPnt_WapO5DVzME_x9sJxbTFuXGWtGbxGhaGUBJsuJzEs5pMaRQzpEEquMeV_aZI2-FEZczwO-7Iw_4ZpSiUgvBJoTCI9qJjuKPDfzpb9e0VylLaqo_IEx27n1u43HPs6vDw4/w400-h225/PXL_20231121_202446897.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We leave no stone unturned, no small village unvisited in </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">our drive to catalog ghost signs and faded ad art.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9m0vC2E3wwuVccpLDgoLUfRBUr9sUS6Ap_Vl0JA0SjZsDUvoTbnIYoaOoS2FRqxSWkEACQcZoYI_4I38WvnSgFwF4Dlrp7mPYohKZn6eH1kv6r4ARsGmui9rC2ptncQa3o8MP4z_g9taMvs0ostqioAYtmMhvGv2gArNRQZOuXYHdmVCk_CIKIp096ek/s4032/PXL_20231121_202545265.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9m0vC2E3wwuVccpLDgoLUfRBUr9sUS6Ap_Vl0JA0SjZsDUvoTbnIYoaOoS2FRqxSWkEACQcZoYI_4I38WvnSgFwF4Dlrp7mPYohKZn6eH1kv6r4ARsGmui9rC2ptncQa3o8MP4z_g9taMvs0ostqioAYtmMhvGv2gArNRQZOuXYHdmVCk_CIKIp096ek/w400-h225/PXL_20231121_202545265.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These examples were found in Edgar, Nebraska.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We believe we read "Equipment Co." at the end of this </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">painted sign, but if you look above the center window,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">you may also see the letters <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Order_of_United_Workmen" target="_blank">A.O.U.W.</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And above that, the <a href="http://I.O.O.F.">I.O.O.F.</a> near the roofline.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p><p><br /></p>Gassyknollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03019954193702034235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6874328294981703506.post-73255699762142533132023-12-01T07:43:00.004-05:002023-12-05T07:45:03.976-05:00Now entering Nebraska<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoP3gSoYGmD-KMB_aHFfq-jLS7rrjlhjfGhSK5yhHvQnt393u9N40L4AihHhpwZnGZToBJU5I6mhAemT_CIKOCyiuKQ9pjcnwt46d8cKIKDJZU5Cgxtu4A9s8YLEs7bkvYELIEiBDV-ptSCInlP3LUt4XP41blZJ5INBfOCUJiQyWZN1C6Lhg0oHTH7h0/s4032/PXL_20231118_232107273.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoP3gSoYGmD-KMB_aHFfq-jLS7rrjlhjfGhSK5yhHvQnt393u9N40L4AihHhpwZnGZToBJU5I6mhAemT_CIKOCyiuKQ9pjcnwt46d8cKIKDJZU5Cgxtu4A9s8YLEs7bkvYELIEiBDV-ptSCInlP3LUt4XP41blZJ5INBfOCUJiQyWZN1C6Lhg0oHTH7h0/w400-h225/PXL_20231118_232107273.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Look at this beauty in Beatrice, Nebraska!!</div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlNrLbtk2sndMRul1ScpvOmPW7XGOYet3p1rFkIazUpcKjU6nmRHj_puGVviCNxaSCImsC1BJUG_CGMLSYIIqCb0uwP4z_CyaXiSillC_UXde0EtmUrLYgxfJTjcDlZbaFjPPakgEslmg-JYm4Ru8G0rV5sTSSnSWgLJdtPqV6-Mrj3kzg-iYB7tINwhY/s4032/PXL_20231118_232057382.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlNrLbtk2sndMRul1ScpvOmPW7XGOYet3p1rFkIazUpcKjU6nmRHj_puGVviCNxaSCImsC1BJUG_CGMLSYIIqCb0uwP4z_CyaXiSillC_UXde0EtmUrLYgxfJTjcDlZbaFjPPakgEslmg-JYm4Ru8G0rV5sTSSnSWgLJdtPqV6-Mrj3kzg-iYB7tINwhY/w400-h225/PXL_20231118_232057382.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Yet another Owl cigar sign, but there's much more.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There's the remnants of wholesale groceries across the top.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Argo Starch above the Straiton and Storm's Owl.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And another cent sign mixed in with at least three signs</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">in the lower right hand corner.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And if you'll note, the yellow block letters seem to spell Durham.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Directly below them we see "Toba" which leads us to believe</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">there's a Bull Durham tobacco sign mixed in there.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(Whoever painted on top of who, Owl or Bull Durham, this had</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">to be something of an advertising coup.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvlSrZMztRY3-zHTmHTB5JfeVRtuZ6ZaQNkEWGhK2WMEBdDnqrwktH_vJHiOO8PupI7ycNGOPB9eF2Pe37nS2D_SJvs9O96ELxr9-Rx9qpYP0oN0BXbs1dQVPwPFr7wq6e0-SwRC99oqU4qQ4SI370-apQiR12I6mvogljmD7u44EalnnG2ABasor6qPU/s2157/PXL_20231118_232102932.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1881" data-original-width="2157" height="279" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvlSrZMztRY3-zHTmHTB5JfeVRtuZ6ZaQNkEWGhK2WMEBdDnqrwktH_vJHiOO8PupI7ycNGOPB9eF2Pe37nS2D_SJvs9O96ELxr9-Rx9qpYP0oN0BXbs1dQVPwPFr7wq6e0-SwRC99oqU4qQ4SI370-apQiR12I6mvogljmD7u44EalnnG2ABasor6qPU/s320/PXL_20231118_232102932.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And over on the left, there's a figure in a yellow circle</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">above a white panel.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(At first we thought it might be another version of the Owl Cigar owl,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but comparing it to yesterday's entry leads us to believe they're</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">quite different.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Brilliant!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Kudos to Stone Hollow Brewing for not destroying it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(AND, after looking through our records, <a href="https://fadedadart.blogspot.com/2017/05/beatrice.html">we found early photos</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://fadedadart.blogspot.com/2017/05/beatrice.html">of this sign</a>, before the building had been repurposed. Courtesy of</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ms. D. Walz.)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>Gassyknollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03019954193702034235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6874328294981703506.post-48675746913423654282023-11-30T07:36:00.003-05:002023-11-30T07:44:50.253-05:00The last batch from Brookfield<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAdjST_3fbEkp2_OK9TY2PBhxpwA3r6n5_Pd1E3tlYIecKU_TsdRkd9zuCaNcW46MhhUYVacPsGgszzbxtnBqpJwjz5INp1zMOWwyMllOrUGJmOIQXlHbXFpgyLa4qY8x0BdqeVCCdKq94JchpNuIkNnc7rC7IErQT8XzLS2l4vMmTho9kQj1NE82UZSM/s4032/PXL_20231118_191425754.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAdjST_3fbEkp2_OK9TY2PBhxpwA3r6n5_Pd1E3tlYIecKU_TsdRkd9zuCaNcW46MhhUYVacPsGgszzbxtnBqpJwjz5INp1zMOWwyMllOrUGJmOIQXlHbXFpgyLa4qY8x0BdqeVCCdKq94JchpNuIkNnc7rC7IErQT8XzLS2l4vMmTho9kQj1NE82UZSM/w400-h225/PXL_20231118_191425754.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">If you're tired of "Brookfield this" and "Brookfield that" and</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">"Brookfield is so great" you're in luck. These are the last of the </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">ghost signs from Brookfield.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You'd think this one would be in better shape...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhETxK2oigNHUdIBn4bwthSuk-CBhbHeU8jaaD66TRIuDvfxp81Kw-bQ3_Js86x9ijLJf4fy95USLML8G0_bXTvmPNV31dIK8OQYpXBXhDGFf-UQ15vvi2brRQRJN1RJTHymVd0CFdPoJBIQUdtMiOZCSMrxEl3jkMR2B3pzkvaXxnzo72h3CS7PEfWyKw/s4032/PXL_20231118_191440477.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhETxK2oigNHUdIBn4bwthSuk-CBhbHeU8jaaD66TRIuDvfxp81Kw-bQ3_Js86x9ijLJf4fy95USLML8G0_bXTvmPNV31dIK8OQYpXBXhDGFf-UQ15vvi2brRQRJN1RJTHymVd0CFdPoJBIQUdtMiOZCSMrxEl3jkMR2B3pzkvaXxnzo72h3CS7PEfWyKw/w400-h225/PXL_20231118_191440477.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Considering it had some protection from the elements.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As it is, we can only make out what appears to be</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the numeral 5, and we're not completely sure of that.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC9k2EtqLlSud9kGJsko3oN9fkSNaPMe0YRp6F4rkGVsEHkpX9EZHxSc-q4_fks1wXv9l-vpg5hk6Ndu_EJJg5Wl7nhrpq5-xb2JGPNqDX-a4LronBCBLNF8gJya64K8Cw02ULBhcu7x0fsfM34PVN7Nj7saVrMnRtPoyEYm4WxDdcNcNjWcD2EnWsER8/s4032/PXL_20231118_192551063.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC9k2EtqLlSud9kGJsko3oN9fkSNaPMe0YRp6F4rkGVsEHkpX9EZHxSc-q4_fks1wXv9l-vpg5hk6Ndu_EJJg5Wl7nhrpq5-xb2JGPNqDX-a4LronBCBLNF8gJya64K8Cw02ULBhcu7x0fsfM34PVN7Nj7saVrMnRtPoyEYm4WxDdcNcNjWcD2EnWsER8/w400-h225/PXL_20231118_192551063.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Brookfield really appears to have been a major target for ads from</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Owl Cigars. We can't think of any other place we've seen two</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and so close to one another. The owl is still slightly</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">visible on the right side, and we believe we see a 5<span style="background-color: white; color: #404040; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;">¢</span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">just to the left of the owl.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Could the 5<span style="background-color: white; color: #404040; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;">¢ </span>in the previous sign be another cigar ad?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In the upper right hand corner, we can make out </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">what appears to be the word 'grocery'</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">in two different fonts, slightly overlaid each other. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But we can't decipher the name across the top.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">If you can interpret anything else from this sign, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">please let us know.</div><p></p>Gassyknollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03019954193702034235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6874328294981703506.post-81155370738278030152023-11-29T07:37:00.006-05:002023-11-29T07:37:49.822-05:00Still More from Brookfield<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF7y_KhFqvXYpPdF_s6sEwZqfePxfKVotZt-LjUso2KFAfWjiWLPEMUp0-hI_gNgbgtNdz7uTISPlQQ59J7D-BUHhO3F8hJ1vMGJ8J0CKXbh888Ua5Emh62ecVaAwJGxgaLTuwP-XoJVwfVLQg1PzyYEHJw2vv0cS8RO5JjR3Yju8Wo590ctUwmiIgXpA/s4032/PXL_20231118_191217470.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF7y_KhFqvXYpPdF_s6sEwZqfePxfKVotZt-LjUso2KFAfWjiWLPEMUp0-hI_gNgbgtNdz7uTISPlQQ59J7D-BUHhO3F8hJ1vMGJ8J0CKXbh888Ua5Emh62ecVaAwJGxgaLTuwP-XoJVwfVLQg1PzyYEHJw2vv0cS8RO5JjR3Yju8Wo590ctUwmiIgXpA/w400-h225/PXL_20231118_191217470.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Just a block away from yesterday's entry, the Owl Cigar sign, we </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">find the remnants of a Bull Durham advertisement in bad shape.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxqA77XwndI1kpvwdBcLOuf7BlXrdgTkilKeDI_d2elyK2vegMVQwW_a7SCVnKiL8KWXX9CQj1Go1Pce0iIV_7UgF00n7JIlBoxzLojX2INcZFw9knL_0cuuUDcKE0QsA-jx5Bf6BQTZivI-AlsOwdwUIDOBPpXwH8EgEYpq9g-lajyMwt6jnAFm1a-tw/s4032/PXL_20231118_191237052.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxqA77XwndI1kpvwdBcLOuf7BlXrdgTkilKeDI_d2elyK2vegMVQwW_a7SCVnKiL8KWXX9CQj1Go1Pce0iIV_7UgF00n7JIlBoxzLojX2INcZFw9knL_0cuuUDcKE0QsA-jx5Bf6BQTZivI-AlsOwdwUIDOBPpXwH8EgEYpq9g-lajyMwt6jnAFm1a-tw/w225-h400/PXL_20231118_191237052.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On the other end of the wall, we find </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">two more in worse condition.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDugjnovidwde6x9IWp1lbvQfpccGQTCNhvZQxK6D52I6nHZMVoNJoFD5ELW-4cPRiuPjuZyaGm__11pXvxuDjjsAbTCU7vd0teH5R9x-ZYNYKjnrq_h1cJwLlQIH8lzHkFv-VeRyqoerj8c3dBuQmsZ979GBVKyAjcgNTf2U3ZMU3R9FBLs3Yo3olAzw/s1883/Zoom1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1883" data-original-width="1046" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDugjnovidwde6x9IWp1lbvQfpccGQTCNhvZQxK6D52I6nHZMVoNJoFD5ELW-4cPRiuPjuZyaGm__11pXvxuDjjsAbTCU7vd0teH5R9x-ZYNYKjnrq_h1cJwLlQIH8lzHkFv-VeRyqoerj8c3dBuQmsZ979GBVKyAjcgNTf2U3ZMU3R9FBLs3Yo3olAzw/w223-h400/Zoom1.jpg" width="223" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>There are faint traces of sweeping lettering at the top.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A small Coca-Cola sign, perhaps?<br /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBACfhzaEoTJTzoSaiBA2p8OQZbfieiu5ibZDk-I7zzzM_D34bUnaPpbvIb_lRJNSm1cbGBToO8XB5BMMekGoBVGcV_A_jHqgRGc0TXb39ItuP94eJOqxmE141Ze0dPhe3NR8rRiirKRsFCo8xuVQ5YYkWhd6UcXw1OiCBcyBYnn4fJsVbHzoNaAki8og/s1989/Zoom2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1442" data-original-width="1989" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBACfhzaEoTJTzoSaiBA2p8OQZbfieiu5ibZDk-I7zzzM_D34bUnaPpbvIb_lRJNSm1cbGBToO8XB5BMMekGoBVGcV_A_jHqgRGc0TXb39ItuP94eJOqxmE141Ze0dPhe3NR8rRiirKRsFCo8xuVQ5YYkWhd6UcXw1OiCBcyBYnn4fJsVbHzoNaAki8og/w400-h290/Zoom2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Traces of yellow, and lots of lettering if</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">you look closely enough, but unreadable.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>Gassyknollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03019954193702034235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6874328294981703506.post-29465287358296979212023-11-28T06:44:00.003-05:002023-12-01T07:45:52.145-05:00More from Brookfield<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8TpTCuXrsL8PtC6Jk_p9TsK4sRQgPvE5eV1NY2YkmOaflA9JW9NNhOHuoDdtsXH4K2xOAwlCT09TSpcAZfs726LpjnQO86j6MIC-pt3_GLfCuoFu-r3qZdGR1PDgA2BJIvPujCQAtwCs1tMcqC-_NWtVzTm4fs7JDrR7Hf5T1xfvupEgB9rFa-3PS80E/s4032/PXL_20231118_191019749.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8TpTCuXrsL8PtC6Jk_p9TsK4sRQgPvE5eV1NY2YkmOaflA9JW9NNhOHuoDdtsXH4K2xOAwlCT09TSpcAZfs726LpjnQO86j6MIC-pt3_GLfCuoFu-r3qZdGR1PDgA2BJIvPujCQAtwCs1tMcqC-_NWtVzTm4fs7JDrR7Hf5T1xfvupEgB9rFa-3PS80E/w400-h225/PXL_20231118_191019749.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Among the Ghost Sign community, there seems to be a certain love</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">for Mail Pouch and Bull Durham signs. (You can find both here.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm just as fond of the Owl Cigar signs I've found across the Midwest.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8ADV1-Z_KCzBcLqHSDKW7tcZeZM5a_UldRLCzYI1KOhZQAuCSKQCygZUMfakrcD0AMlDUCSmEkUjXunNRh_H-qOfOFgUjdRBrCvN99tvSYDSPLUvvvtN2Yx04E6vCzlQS1iATH36KqndYu_8E5kjSygwb4G5DQn1GJlylybWKO0OfLT1mvFcQatEd97o/s4032/PXL_20231118_191002823.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8ADV1-Z_KCzBcLqHSDKW7tcZeZM5a_UldRLCzYI1KOhZQAuCSKQCygZUMfakrcD0AMlDUCSmEkUjXunNRh_H-qOfOFgUjdRBrCvN99tvSYDSPLUvvvtN2Yx04E6vCzlQS1iATH36KqndYu_8E5kjSygwb4G5DQn1GJlylybWKO0OfLT1mvFcQatEd97o/w225-h400/PXL_20231118_191002823.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The weather was beautiful for our hunt through Brookfield,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but the time of year makes some photos difficult:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the sun is very low in the sky.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg56ZFGXXScrJ5xuF3HZnZYEhOnJWr4xAbnNUwbimEQXv1wYu2Zab42ypDh24HYdIV8fUoht0Z0hTxIR92_rLEw-RUn4P70Dg0CHnXPzAY8qlhrk4ut7iLq6HxODgEoW0DkBTPlFzYS3oikI1CKnFpsrq9haf0qDxSFYC-p293Rw8ZD-rx-c4cf9Cnkgzg/s4032/PXL_20231118_191029942.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg56ZFGXXScrJ5xuF3HZnZYEhOnJWr4xAbnNUwbimEQXv1wYu2Zab42ypDh24HYdIV8fUoht0Z0hTxIR92_rLEw-RUn4P70Dg0CHnXPzAY8qlhrk4ut7iLq6HxODgEoW0DkBTPlFzYS3oikI1CKnFpsrq9haf0qDxSFYC-p293Rw8ZD-rx-c4cf9Cnkgzg/w400-h225/PXL_20231118_191029942.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The only word we can discern on that top</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">sign is "Harness."</div><p></p>Gassyknollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03019954193702034235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6874328294981703506.post-66811061335143086142023-11-27T20:55:00.004-05:002023-11-28T06:27:10.933-05:00Welcome to Brookfield<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCG4yXfNEyYaT0PLqhyphenhyphenSlUS35CLa46mMt_nzjrpOBxtP2bbtZEbLZp4qaAk9HmhfmF1jAasLHyNG65skMu7Q5jCwZj8YU4t51dIRtoOcSG2b_aqd9BrGVsVoX-tDHesI8uArqEeW9YEI544tKwK9Qxodc9QEqcHjUIrIeUzVb3uexRkjBOP4tW7bRPVpQ/s2892/PXL_20231118_190645256.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1528" data-original-width="2892" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCG4yXfNEyYaT0PLqhyphenhyphenSlUS35CLa46mMt_nzjrpOBxtP2bbtZEbLZp4qaAk9HmhfmF1jAasLHyNG65skMu7Q5jCwZj8YU4t51dIRtoOcSG2b_aqd9BrGVsVoX-tDHesI8uArqEeW9YEI544tKwK9Qxodc9QEqcHjUIrIeUzVb3uexRkjBOP4tW7bRPVpQ/w400-h211/PXL_20231118_190645256.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Brookfield, Missouri, that is.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">While we're pretty sure that Pepsi Cola sign is a replica, we're fine with it,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">because someone cares enough to keep the artform alive.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB6-OKnY7LOEkp_3OTm6lWSIx0y-PW5-r0ZwgXcde-0iwnDo6uOgQ7rlgOaDOxxM51PT8OseXSvWGFmujeRIj1ihwHnT_EKTLH1OXarZggRd1WkZnwWzWvogdC7pFIdHbw0o6ywawcehRu-YFNNBUdPaBCIjiMuQb9lLYI4V2xEjiNdh01B1jalMa1FUI/s2027/PXL_20231118_190916072.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2027" data-original-width="1943" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB6-OKnY7LOEkp_3OTm6lWSIx0y-PW5-r0ZwgXcde-0iwnDo6uOgQ7rlgOaDOxxM51PT8OseXSvWGFmujeRIj1ihwHnT_EKTLH1OXarZggRd1WkZnwWzWvogdC7pFIdHbw0o6ywawcehRu-YFNNBUdPaBCIjiMuQb9lLYI4V2xEjiNdh01B1jalMa1FUI/w384-h400/PXL_20231118_190916072.jpg" width="384" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Same goes for this on the other side of Downtown Brookfield.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Sinclair sign looks pretty new, the piano sign looks refreshed,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and the Gooch's, well, it's a shame that's covered.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It seems like we've seen Gooch's signs before, but cannot recall off</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the tops of our heads where. <br />A search comes up with several restaurants across the country, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_Jenkins%27_Ear" target="_blank">an American regiment in the War of Jenkins' Ear</a>, a BBQ rub, a New England beach, a funeral home, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and a online <a href="https://www.goochfds.com/" target="_blank">grocery store in Kansas</a>. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We suspect that that's the Gooch's listed here.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />Much more to come from Brookfield. And beyond.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Gassyknollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03019954193702034235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6874328294981703506.post-67291032804850875622023-10-17T08:10:00.001-04:002023-12-19T07:40:30.768-05:00One more from St. Looey<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDLDHXdENPWklB2-DlxKe61ku4ZAA1Dgtix3AxFVG4EUdbmo-VFJudg0ejuAW3ISDSD40gIkFQI-C8aljMwN54Fn9f999gfrO-k9yeORoJuBT1YnXychLb59YNXGkwe9utgVJlQNJ9PyZOwJBBhmxf_9Xj_jXaUifGmH9R5zmgK77ArojdW9JpKb6Fkm0/s4032/PXL_20231001_173736540.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDLDHXdENPWklB2-DlxKe61ku4ZAA1Dgtix3AxFVG4EUdbmo-VFJudg0ejuAW3ISDSD40gIkFQI-C8aljMwN54Fn9f999gfrO-k9yeORoJuBT1YnXychLb59YNXGkwe9utgVJlQNJ9PyZOwJBBhmxf_9Xj_jXaUifGmH9R5zmgK77ArojdW9JpKb6Fkm0/w400-h225/PXL_20231001_173736540.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sometimes they get less legible the closer you get.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDBTugo2D9HRNUTccKH5b5CQ0mvQk_Yj95Wt_Pk9QVWgukHSbx-2_SVBGPGKup6Hj93i0rm6m01UoqLVypVINDrRP8sMSNVPVrYyeluwNfwq-HlXrE5xRL_BmXDG_hHe7GvSwP7_bKclmX2IwfKPXvmBDVSNGL0biEWwENsdIqrzZ_toT3gU1xUP9XHTM/s4032/PXL_20231001_173742078.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDBTugo2D9HRNUTccKH5b5CQ0mvQk_Yj95Wt_Pk9QVWgukHSbx-2_SVBGPGKup6Hj93i0rm6m01UoqLVypVINDrRP8sMSNVPVrYyeluwNfwq-HlXrE5xRL_BmXDG_hHe7GvSwP7_bKclmX2IwfKPXvmBDVSNGL0biEWwENsdIqrzZ_toT3gU1xUP9XHTM/w400-h225/PXL_20231001_173742078.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's definitely there, but we can't even begin to guess what it said.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixt4pENGzIKFSAEuEe3DcUQeqbnd6ecRAZBX7PqkkZn4Aim1RKNMa9m2cXu4U52bc15nsEqdfqP5WobsXl5vW26BZb6U7V9sugvoqcR_H43Pe0oYaeBMiNc_MBKQAAOJTJvQ5n5U5yEwaSCtJoOEEfyQ1O-gqUEOY7k9E1aOHAOs3JaE0zpgq83vbEWPI/s4032/PXL_20231001_173923889.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixt4pENGzIKFSAEuEe3DcUQeqbnd6ecRAZBX7PqkkZn4Aim1RKNMa9m2cXu4U52bc15nsEqdfqP5WobsXl5vW26BZb6U7V9sugvoqcR_H43Pe0oYaeBMiNc_MBKQAAOJTJvQ5n5U5yEwaSCtJoOEEfyQ1O-gqUEOY7k9E1aOHAOs3JaE0zpgq83vbEWPI/w400-h225/PXL_20231001_173923889.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is another side of a building <a href="https://fadedadart.blogspot.com/2023/10/ghost-signs-of-saint-louis-fifth-entry.html">featured in the previous entry</a>.</div></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOjSXdqYCl2emuivOgOz-_vaR-vo32WFJ6-MolQ74tZtXI08HnNG20XfJk9Nh0sy1xonNkbiYjS_Z-fW-MkjxWajqMlOToKYwbcYSWzNNJ_rNv3tGTHD2v1lh99U47dPglt-ambFeEPoLiKF-kWm9wQgc6rUX28qs9ZvaSTyKb8IOCQ-tM4S-FrAFSTG8/s4032/PXL_20231001_173930561.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOjSXdqYCl2emuivOgOz-_vaR-vo32WFJ6-MolQ74tZtXI08HnNG20XfJk9Nh0sy1xonNkbiYjS_Z-fW-MkjxWajqMlOToKYwbcYSWzNNJ_rNv3tGTHD2v1lh99U47dPglt-ambFeEPoLiKF-kWm9wQgc6rUX28qs9ZvaSTyKb8IOCQ-tM4S-FrAFSTG8/w400-h225/PXL_20231001_173930561.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Not our usual fare of paint on brick, but it'll do.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-9pwpXXLHRWw2Cfc0RzvH8aqQjSaxUd-7BCAr1h_roTUn0385FjUh3lp5Ru3T130H-9rirRyk2Tkw4Nsq6U06kJ7Ck-7GkpwgG_-_8PonLvrmSHdV_Ebh4ZZmqgaNI2ldjy6qD-u7AEWaCkXtVirhmeExfqlZE_m3s6veX2VyUOx2pRb9k7z9JI6iVxo/s4032/PXL_20231001_173617587.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-9pwpXXLHRWw2Cfc0RzvH8aqQjSaxUd-7BCAr1h_roTUn0385FjUh3lp5Ru3T130H-9rirRyk2Tkw4Nsq6U06kJ7Ck-7GkpwgG_-_8PonLvrmSHdV_Ebh4ZZmqgaNI2ldjy6qD-u7AEWaCkXtVirhmeExfqlZE_m3s6veX2VyUOx2pRb9k7z9JI6iVxo/w400-h225/PXL_20231001_173617587.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Pianos is clearly visible in the upper right hand corner of the building.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJyofK7ecB7_kEDQ7J6wuP4hjMYtoXdCM_uVAy8APs8g6bhfWTGyU7VyJQQ7QDwreyxwFmwXUe48uFW6-jkcftwc4ilkZ4GEEkh5_DoCp4F1mrBdmcCI3-EERkgH2OTc-Bv0aYxqiEWby-U01O0_eIhHLljyE9VuZk2lCLyoJyVtNJQi5RRuwDl702x3k/s4032/PXL_20231001_173622852.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJyofK7ecB7_kEDQ7J6wuP4hjMYtoXdCM_uVAy8APs8g6bhfWTGyU7VyJQQ7QDwreyxwFmwXUe48uFW6-jkcftwc4ilkZ4GEEkh5_DoCp4F1mrBdmcCI3-EERkgH2OTc-Bv0aYxqiEWby-U01O0_eIhHLljyE9VuZk2lCLyoJyVtNJQi5RRuwDl702x3k/w400-h225/PXL_20231001_173622852.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This was more readable in person.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZgk8Z3J_KdKJhANrMS9nc7bbE8ko113DZD7vETv8OWDYYQqqLvZL9Uv5Qk1eBL0DDNQQijURvRDc2_9RFs4De91JkgE3I1rGndfH9d6sAVKQpz-uTxRgGc2bYkoOowcXDQDGpSjKreHCyOqOYUzFsyzBJN6KKOhoJ0JpLdhEItLpPArWXzTo86wIU6Ho/s4032/PXL_20231001_173630999.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZgk8Z3J_KdKJhANrMS9nc7bbE8ko113DZD7vETv8OWDYYQqqLvZL9Uv5Qk1eBL0DDNQQijURvRDc2_9RFs4De91JkgE3I1rGndfH9d6sAVKQpz-uTxRgGc2bYkoOowcXDQDGpSjKreHCyOqOYUzFsyzBJN6KKOhoJ0JpLdhEItLpPArWXzTo86wIU6Ho/w400-h225/PXL_20231001_173630999.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tomorrow: The final entry from Saint Louis?</div><br /> <p></p>Gassyknollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03019954193702034235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6874328294981703506.post-26515999177873074082023-10-09T21:47:00.005-04:002023-10-09T21:49:36.060-04:00St. Louis-- You thought we were done<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrF_bmSwW9Rx3ql-3XG2PvAwCWAg45XxLI1tuwr4m6Z5Q1cqTP40MHtbp64OrdObRF__EAMbPiM3gWURamyB5gGxoXrgOfrsCrQEW3-39M9tQ23zINWWyqQbcx5GVceqerdwQeQiEcgTU7jclbzAEvo0Hve9c504SBSwB9NWxMIHcJ_wNCsgs_8ofgYn4/s1876/PXL_20230930_174547435.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1876" data-original-width="1329" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrF_bmSwW9Rx3ql-3XG2PvAwCWAg45XxLI1tuwr4m6Z5Q1cqTP40MHtbp64OrdObRF__EAMbPiM3gWURamyB5gGxoXrgOfrsCrQEW3-39M9tQ23zINWWyqQbcx5GVceqerdwQeQiEcgTU7jclbzAEvo0Hve9c504SBSwB9NWxMIHcJ_wNCsgs_8ofgYn4/w284-h400/PXL_20230930_174547435.jpg" width="284" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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We're just getting started...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> with this beautiful neon sign. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We saw no indication what the Knickerbocker was,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">or if it still is.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2MN0Hssn2fCk-hjnbTyR120BiL6QFoKwgrWrSZ3Qtzwp1JAqUn-SsOzQx26L7Vn-Vc93fVcTjp1ToBzh7w_tpmyBZb1ORxhxZYwToaR2jDlyvd1tmEsE931RTmopSfojz4MnUZHvkNlS9eRVvdt1IVPcwcKfizkT5Zw_IjAcEIR8e6-ieeZ8lXBViBTg/s4032/PXL_20230930_174613107.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2MN0Hssn2fCk-hjnbTyR120BiL6QFoKwgrWrSZ3Qtzwp1JAqUn-SsOzQx26L7Vn-Vc93fVcTjp1ToBzh7w_tpmyBZb1ORxhxZYwToaR2jDlyvd1tmEsE931RTmopSfojz4MnUZHvkNlS9eRVvdt1IVPcwcKfizkT5Zw_IjAcEIR8e6-ieeZ8lXBViBTg/w400-h225/PXL_20230930_174613107.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One of the more rare categories we've found: automobiles.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGCxKesowM_8dO49ft_eRDRgYpB0cEJVSBJJFTNq-b6IjSKW8lr54GxUKOQRFfauZk_LtsFun1ZKvJKGtq60cLOeSk2WBevy8allSbSj7jF3TSJq-DlqgEaniSpXpsGrF3VPoMGc1jO5xkD72gKt24JYtGuBJI_qLYArCjSkBYfNPeKoyMizKTNo_NOKw/s4032/PXL_20230930_175052318.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGCxKesowM_8dO49ft_eRDRgYpB0cEJVSBJJFTNq-b6IjSKW8lr54GxUKOQRFfauZk_LtsFun1ZKvJKGtq60cLOeSk2WBevy8allSbSj7jF3TSJq-DlqgEaniSpXpsGrF3VPoMGc1jO5xkD72gKt24JYtGuBJI_qLYArCjSkBYfNPeKoyMizKTNo_NOKw/w400-h225/PXL_20230930_175052318.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So, it's always a treat when we do run across one.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And this is not the first sign advertising Buicks.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(But do also note the peculiar layering.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjabyv0PbdbHbWL3wH8yxn0jbK-MPx3QBOP6EUvIpu10cKgS8ipl4HdLPIza1ky69vCYQhwSrOURFQePU8PW2qN9OEHieLpgl5jcgAFoLB2_x7xChL_hLh_G14HdtC0LnXd4W-VYtghNJb7uWFAs-paAgChq1u-6JjYYVySP_lz2N8jJnXyqgvO51WvGh8/s1216/PXL_20230930_175052318a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="758" data-original-width="1216" height="249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjabyv0PbdbHbWL3wH8yxn0jbK-MPx3QBOP6EUvIpu10cKgS8ipl4HdLPIza1ky69vCYQhwSrOURFQePU8PW2qN9OEHieLpgl5jcgAFoLB2_x7xChL_hLh_G14HdtC0LnXd4W-VYtghNJb7uWFAs-paAgChq1u-6JjYYVySP_lz2N8jJnXyqgvO51WvGh8/w400-h249/PXL_20230930_175052318a.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>Gassyknollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03019954193702034235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6874328294981703506.post-15215268866060584052023-10-05T10:42:00.007-04:002023-10-05T10:42:57.272-04:00St. Louis, part three: Back to Downtown<p> <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTkAnU4HG92EIiroxnCtpMRBrK9qc1dk63vBCd8vvPqI49f-lB4Nu6M9SwLIBFU8GndyQX28Q8BXHcSzywtKpViB-6ZAlCfsBrlOnFuIkcDaIRncfzOk1KFW9zLc6z97uLp5TVYeudkPv6YutcS6C76J1l12O_mQDKWiwWmKPk8r_nsb64Yzuz__fnnAM/s4032/PXL_20230930_151326013.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTkAnU4HG92EIiroxnCtpMRBrK9qc1dk63vBCd8vvPqI49f-lB4Nu6M9SwLIBFU8GndyQX28Q8BXHcSzywtKpViB-6ZAlCfsBrlOnFuIkcDaIRncfzOk1KFW9zLc6z97uLp5TVYeudkPv6YutcS6C76J1l12O_mQDKWiwWmKPk8r_nsb64Yzuz__fnnAM/w400-h226/PXL_20230930_151326013.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Pants!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX-tjwEcacQ7NOmCtto2zenux-3mRYXGZOzQoMWtf-NMwcsv7L-nOfZ-UHPO1RF67CPtc1lgpj30gOwS8ZfFtOWltGMnQFqtAUmRos6JCU0hUPOQBxB4iF75pSoD1fOOKhEHIpfz-ReNQ5UWT1S-DtR2QSS3wb_OuvFKZD6NInYo7esC0eqybjql3zr0A/s1854/PXL_20230930_151330469.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1854" data-original-width="1078" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX-tjwEcacQ7NOmCtto2zenux-3mRYXGZOzQoMWtf-NMwcsv7L-nOfZ-UHPO1RF67CPtc1lgpj30gOwS8ZfFtOWltGMnQFqtAUmRos6JCU0hUPOQBxB4iF75pSoD1fOOKhEHIpfz-ReNQ5UWT1S-DtR2QSS3wb_OuvFKZD6NInYo7esC0eqybjql3zr0A/w233-h400/PXL_20230930_151330469.jpg" width="233" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We can only imagine how elaborate this was in its heyday.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguise-7ua5XJ_76htRFVTT45cmvA7bv-XXdvmLQz9NpjS2aSzp9qYAFkI_yLyIIZWpRrZHFuWiIFgHzBRH4YjV_1Mt-ZcQGCWz4mfKLJWpGhfS17XmPexSjsgz486lDmRpkCzAwukMxaKe9Xrow1HLz2Jq6ufJBq5G5bDZGm-59c0XnNfy0FO7_o2o3gs/s4032/PXL_20230930_151515573.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguise-7ua5XJ_76htRFVTT45cmvA7bv-XXdvmLQz9NpjS2aSzp9qYAFkI_yLyIIZWpRrZHFuWiIFgHzBRH4YjV_1Mt-ZcQGCWz4mfKLJWpGhfS17XmPexSjsgz486lDmRpkCzAwukMxaKe9Xrow1HLz2Jq6ufJBq5G5bDZGm-59c0XnNfy0FO7_o2o3gs/w400-h225/PXL_20230930_151515573.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">All of these were found along Washington Avenue</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMLwzxFXIbLJl2wKS1hP9YJ-QaxZwXeOkUhOOUcJqYzC7jN5-BI-2Ma_N4HNaXaplL_BC2HosBtZakKAZPW1xsZ8z2A87iwPPX5xK01syykW91W_7lWOzCFlGpfBgIuaVS7VuyLod1C9QAvOabIpVSFcWGQtyP974n4PRC43TMPOsowlnOTJjgqVdId2o/s2042/PXL_20230930_151522212.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2042" data-original-width="786" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMLwzxFXIbLJl2wKS1hP9YJ-QaxZwXeOkUhOOUcJqYzC7jN5-BI-2Ma_N4HNaXaplL_BC2HosBtZakKAZPW1xsZ8z2A87iwPPX5xK01syykW91W_7lWOzCFlGpfBgIuaVS7VuyLod1C9QAvOabIpVSFcWGQtyP974n4PRC43TMPOsowlnOTJjgqVdId2o/w154-h400/PXL_20230930_151522212.jpg" width="154" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hats, pants, suits, skirts.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Yes, <a href="https://www.saintlouisfashionfund.org/historic-garment-district" target="_blank">this was the Garment District.</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYmZ-bR6BHCXfqgyK5g44gWoRsHkZ2SVPSly3LIykaGQQYZLfLdyRLDhmENWvEsa0YC0UAqSVAKQcHa10HFkeO9OQWS4l9yz0kTk4SsQXVXroLbX8H65ihioJx_YbNufmOuFWxZmMIJU2OlKxb8Rc24IlydKB6O6tsoWTQSc_ZJlABjnHPmDBDyDOBTyo/s2266/PXL_20230930_151734407.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1604" data-original-width="2266" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYmZ-bR6BHCXfqgyK5g44gWoRsHkZ2SVPSly3LIykaGQQYZLfLdyRLDhmENWvEsa0YC0UAqSVAKQcHa10HFkeO9OQWS4l9yz0kTk4SsQXVXroLbX8H65ihioJx_YbNufmOuFWxZmMIJU2OlKxb8Rc24IlydKB6O6tsoWTQSc_ZJlABjnHPmDBDyDOBTyo/w400-h284/PXL_20230930_151734407.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZD2iP7K3Ekdao9nF8ePZDgl9d2uVv8QDzCaPQ3pgofDFi-iYl9v96GS8VxXEC4q5o2lMg33MYUhhVV1TYBfJ_m_JZ_m_WYHiL_KHo_K1NRcaHqU0zL7xPsyUB1vDsU7EyPaVp1uA_UXkgbBFZ8vr1WiTSlSwB2wgmKv0ITcEE-21PnWDJun3AeQWRU80/w400-h225/PXL_20230930_011418930.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And then we noticed this nearby...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKEPxpQIfgyGh_DpRuNzYsxa9srZg5Po3_7JGdCqu-t_nQ9Ut5UfKdeAVhyvF8spBvKk4WODAQtig2HzPS6AJW_AmIRBzUiT9A3sowe-g_SNYNDVbtmIwmSSe-mWejttP5KHhAYAWz1yU2zzZJRfWoyLbm5kwYYaWk11-QE1o6HYUl7UMsEsP75ARVTsw/s4032/PXL_20230930_011524021.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKEPxpQIfgyGh_DpRuNzYsxa9srZg5Po3_7JGdCqu-t_nQ9Ut5UfKdeAVhyvF8spBvKk4WODAQtig2HzPS6AJW_AmIRBzUiT9A3sowe-g_SNYNDVbtmIwmSSe-mWejttP5KHhAYAWz1yU2zzZJRfWoyLbm5kwYYaWk11-QE1o6HYUl7UMsEsP75ARVTsw/w400-h225/PXL_20230930_011524021.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.wmstage.com/the-painted-ad/dr-hoffmans-red-drops" target="_blank">And while Dr. Hoffman is no longer making Red Drops</a>,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the advertisement persists.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Y3ISyjIejG4iLS0_xjWaqH09SFBiSv9XTQPsO8MtPLqHpCD-rC0KnHGok3tdrOM8-2hexWBWQB4vamayyaUpO4fJbEcxzgQ9SXZVCUyBSRWb3JjDiyQnwTuvCk4mIUBH-SuS3nmNqSpn9BeX2fDHBb7-3OVejgi3KUhjEjJG8HT3lpRVBE6B_lruHc0/s4032/PXL_20230930_011604160.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Y3ISyjIejG4iLS0_xjWaqH09SFBiSv9XTQPsO8MtPLqHpCD-rC0KnHGok3tdrOM8-2hexWBWQB4vamayyaUpO4fJbEcxzgQ9SXZVCUyBSRWb3JjDiyQnwTuvCk4mIUBH-SuS3nmNqSpn9BeX2fDHBb7-3OVejgi3KUhjEjJG8HT3lpRVBE6B_lruHc0/s320/PXL_20230930_011604160.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p>Gassyknollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03019954193702034235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6874328294981703506.post-7980500699361127992023-10-03T08:18:00.000-04:002023-10-03T08:18:35.061-04:00A return to St. Louis: Part One<p> <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-dLFODhIP2ZxsQ-0me9m7ws3tnWuYJP6EgaTgOS-CGpfTEmHqfEMXLnI73F9jFFaAv7DTZ9RLgtn9kheKxj0SfcfCD7QIWL3oTDaydMu0cSp0RfcHENWsI0xJX3m4iNqqCDFhs-7Awm1gWaISH6hH0k7UagkGIAoMzPo5PTWfWYX7l5GO5FTYxw6FQpU/s4032/PXL_20230929_213501102.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-dLFODhIP2ZxsQ-0me9m7ws3tnWuYJP6EgaTgOS-CGpfTEmHqfEMXLnI73F9jFFaAv7DTZ9RLgtn9kheKxj0SfcfCD7QIWL3oTDaydMu0cSp0RfcHENWsI0xJX3m4iNqqCDFhs-7Awm1gWaISH6hH0k7UagkGIAoMzPo5PTWfWYX7l5GO5FTYxw6FQpU/w400-h225/PXL_20230929_213501102.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You might recall our last trip to Saint Louis. If you don't.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://fadedadart.blogspot.com/search/label/Saint%20Louis">Here.</a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqNNt155vTm7NMdxfeHGf1orNIiyUXmxZ5i1gJX2sz3-GHVUvClwSFUFQXVaX5vYGC8KkCZloNfYnyBwh-WDFSOEWvDVLE9OJaz8-fPQNDMM3mrqRCWpR6lkdUoREDZ1NGyfgkScj6Ou9S5wqNrhECzd4lV1IS3Y0JSp7mQgcHjqZ0O89RV4BjUMV7jA8/s4032/PXL_20230929_211515188.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqNNt155vTm7NMdxfeHGf1orNIiyUXmxZ5i1gJX2sz3-GHVUvClwSFUFQXVaX5vYGC8KkCZloNfYnyBwh-WDFSOEWvDVLE9OJaz8-fPQNDMM3mrqRCWpR6lkdUoREDZ1NGyfgkScj6Ou9S5wqNrhECzd4lV1IS3Y0JSp7mQgcHjqZ0O89RV4BjUMV7jA8/w400-h225/PXL_20230929_211515188.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This time, we have a better camera phone.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg7NVAd6jX1nP5LkiFpK-jkuViUBlCnIYjTZ1CTwTwrjN5k3s4A2p00-feRpL6Xs1QDYFC11ic_yUKihK5xES0WuTUTkHxhCeSW_ecqIK3UJwqG2hVeCUEdhadzAH8DzYXa4SfKgcP_mtcY2cbPw413KEz9ATL7hWxXFH6JX5zCzFBf1kHyuC1zgwbbU8/s4032/PXL_20230929_211510311.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg7NVAd6jX1nP5LkiFpK-jkuViUBlCnIYjTZ1CTwTwrjN5k3s4A2p00-feRpL6Xs1QDYFC11ic_yUKihK5xES0WuTUTkHxhCeSW_ecqIK3UJwqG2hVeCUEdhadzAH8DzYXa4SfKgcP_mtcY2cbPw413KEz9ATL7hWxXFH6JX5zCzFBf1kHyuC1zgwbbU8/w400-h225/PXL_20230929_211510311.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And more time.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmNrJRzGQFFyT-9odvSvEVRVnpLOkEDoVx-xFeQQnnORRF_S__E8MYarQmBn88ocPX4hC15OzAZWw60IQMlunA1gSYmYH6RKkUTkSoPGfdYNDNgSc1wRK6gbBRzFNncvEsx1csO57wXXfA_D8Sjqsao8LjGu7-nYn9g24z98v76adsQTTvhXiq9Ra4YRE/s4032/PXL_20230929_225206882.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmNrJRzGQFFyT-9odvSvEVRVnpLOkEDoVx-xFeQQnnORRF_S__E8MYarQmBn88ocPX4hC15OzAZWw60IQMlunA1gSYmYH6RKkUTkSoPGfdYNDNgSc1wRK6gbBRzFNncvEsx1csO57wXXfA_D8Sjqsao8LjGu7-nYn9g24z98v76adsQTTvhXiq9Ra4YRE/w400-h225/PXL_20230929_225206882.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And another neighborhood: Soulard.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgOO5ASdks4JhlLrANvpGnaqLMflKVAK0wvtq5CSG730HFOleKgiOXyaba5eY6_rZOxU9BYJjf6zgsam8yHjrEJyUWMqDTulSk1CR78GQvBIJIH8QGphaq9EO6DcDiHg3fyXpqUOvHtpQ8oJO0GF8d6yiQcRl8HWH4yqmGs0-X12-hP2PF9Z5wTi5yIdo/s963/PXL_20230929_225203663.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="356" data-original-width="963" height="148" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgOO5ASdks4JhlLrANvpGnaqLMflKVAK0wvtq5CSG730HFOleKgiOXyaba5eY6_rZOxU9BYJjf6zgsam8yHjrEJyUWMqDTulSk1CR78GQvBIJIH8QGphaq9EO6DcDiHg3fyXpqUOvHtpQ8oJO0GF8d6yiQcRl8HWH4yqmGs0-X12-hP2PF9Z5wTi5yIdo/w400-h148/PXL_20230929_225203663.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>St. Louis has a lot of signs for milliners. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixtC_At2iZ7qDq7ncaHWQdmgeWoRC8C47hZtlm_yj8HwNmaOhv1Te2a1s92bmSpEGIPaixOg1MzsVo9I3ozwcB-_eep0ONwzGi4B3d8Mjic6BTKkStb7VLB5lYOn58D0yCr6TafSyFVNQHzfezfn3laakJCMac5LmXechPQxfQfimWi6Y7MwzZ_TTar-Q/s4032/PXL_20230929_225244204.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixtC_At2iZ7qDq7ncaHWQdmgeWoRC8C47hZtlm_yj8HwNmaOhv1Te2a1s92bmSpEGIPaixOg1MzsVo9I3ozwcB-_eep0ONwzGi4B3d8Mjic6BTKkStb7VLB5lYOn58D0yCr6TafSyFVNQHzfezfn3laakJCMac5LmXechPQxfQfimWi6Y7MwzZ_TTar-Q/w400-h225/PXL_20230929_225244204.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The really really good stuff from Soulard is still coming.</div></div><br /><p></p>Gassyknollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03019954193702034235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6874328294981703506.post-41032305574280045942023-09-12T07:53:00.001-04:002023-09-12T08:15:22.826-04:00Fake? (A re-examination)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizV0mS0vYO_2ZFFKBq325z8Ko4N_8AQ86V2aEgYJg5e9864KVxMMj0GXuX-bWN8OS9wJLahrntZKj87DuKY6bkB9ruSWsoYrc1XnWrpkCcX_oqmaITVcOrk8xJnTcb4BiVbBMbxbxQlTgWwD7vuMfn4-Vra39LzsxGL6xacJbA9OSGDn-vPZeAU-OS7ms/s4032/PXL_20230616_111110029.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizV0mS0vYO_2ZFFKBq325z8Ko4N_8AQ86V2aEgYJg5e9864KVxMMj0GXuX-bWN8OS9wJLahrntZKj87DuKY6bkB9ruSWsoYrc1XnWrpkCcX_oqmaITVcOrk8xJnTcb4BiVbBMbxbxQlTgWwD7vuMfn4-Vra39LzsxGL6xacJbA9OSGDn-vPZeAU-OS7ms/w400-h225/PXL_20230616_111110029.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We've <a href="https://fadedadart.blogspot.com/2014/02/tool-time.html">long admired the detail on the power tools</a> that grace the side of the Storey Machinery building on Central Parkway</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6wSofN4SkEeNHEt69oLvyTi8K_fN_z4NUBV4_ATj2Ol4A5AJ22Df1QylJw9CLmnYmikIwbZv0UuTCaHLHr_AF--20C-Jm8uv-PCGDbgQSipMEKLVMh6tF0OEQpDExHDBYA4_Z8TfjtByFlCiwhtQerzQlaRUI2J1uAs-hO55A01Fr8hX-3OZLIMr0DTg/s4032/PXL_20230616_111154865.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6wSofN4SkEeNHEt69oLvyTi8K_fN_z4NUBV4_ATj2Ol4A5AJ22Df1QylJw9CLmnYmikIwbZv0UuTCaHLHr_AF--20C-Jm8uv-PCGDbgQSipMEKLVMh6tF0OEQpDExHDBYA4_Z8TfjtByFlCiwhtQerzQlaRUI2J1uAs-hO55A01Fr8hX-3OZLIMr0DTg/w400-h225/PXL_20230616_111154865.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And we were initially excited to get a closer look with the demolition of neighboring structures.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We now know that it's been a lie. Of a sort.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The power tools were painted and then hung on the side of the building,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">not directly applied.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhosBEjauj8_S5HFh-kWjk5tlI6_ReDmuCiY_cvE2YOSm-lMQ-rqCTjvB5EDttzMjuhlBuVb_hduj0e4aIxCdsPyDq8-1ixEBpqPKvlR41ERziKHJ_jcPwhlXNrx_abgUfNvShZbn9gF9N0aT88t81ZwvAvzCzT7U_0BPb2Og4RJ-kOA5rrxNL5YY-zMp8/s4032/PXL_20230616_111206878.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhosBEjauj8_S5HFh-kWjk5tlI6_ReDmuCiY_cvE2YOSm-lMQ-rqCTjvB5EDttzMjuhlBuVb_hduj0e4aIxCdsPyDq8-1ixEBpqPKvlR41ERziKHJ_jcPwhlXNrx_abgUfNvShZbn9gF9N0aT88t81ZwvAvzCzT7U_0BPb2Og4RJ-kOA5rrxNL5YY-zMp8/w400-h225/PXL_20230616_111206878.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Should we be offended? Is this a bait and switch? <br />Should we be more upset by the loss of the older structures next door?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Or should we just take it as it is?</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0KWCOiDL294v3jVX9Tcn7YXF1CzdwuH-qOmyyPpb4ll-4wy0r6gVyw96LYIvKFjfj5H-y6eMmQFF2VWmcgs_BFIdW-jpqywcktZlMCrBCWRiI3sDuNi1sDaEcm6LtZir6sj9e6AQYv6Afwwp-ArxNDEDb_JIEi2DaNUJqIRMTm5SiIgq3oklqldSePks/s1553/PXL_20230616_111119996aaa.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="536" data-original-width="1553" height="138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0KWCOiDL294v3jVX9Tcn7YXF1CzdwuH-qOmyyPpb4ll-4wy0r6gVyw96LYIvKFjfj5H-y6eMmQFF2VWmcgs_BFIdW-jpqywcktZlMCrBCWRiI3sDuNi1sDaEcm6LtZir6sj9e6AQYv6Afwwp-ArxNDEDb_JIEi2DaNUJqIRMTm5SiIgq3oklqldSePks/w400-h138/PXL_20230616_111119996aaa.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Gassyknollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03019954193702034235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6874328294981703506.post-75665661039825957392023-07-31T07:31:00.004-04:002023-07-31T07:31:43.314-04:00City of Big Shoulders<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNWaq-zT9srlPCffmsOBZfRgHuHo-fgqaURHINiwfNOSfOzjq1uF3UzzE9yysMYoqiHQoZ8hwekxZ4qMNJ12MMf8RdQiDlxEegZZfuBYTeX-wDKf9HuE7N_s1MikJD3_r-j0flrXumUPQLXRCkJyNxf9iV0ZDx9NOXQqVLUTnnVWmbcr6FKn20Qxy4eb4/s4032/PXL_20230530_205745999.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNWaq-zT9srlPCffmsOBZfRgHuHo-fgqaURHINiwfNOSfOzjq1uF3UzzE9yysMYoqiHQoZ8hwekxZ4qMNJ12MMf8RdQiDlxEegZZfuBYTeX-wDKf9HuE7N_s1MikJD3_r-j0flrXumUPQLXRCkJyNxf9iV0ZDx9NOXQqVLUTnnVWmbcr6FKn20Qxy4eb4/w400-h225/PXL_20230530_205745999.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The last of our collection from Chicago.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZujpvy-y3Ciw4ZCW_ozMrgZSl1ZI2MPP3mKsl--xCqyCPnGiGCRll5fULJ7xdLe7vyIqzENttjSLp9rsrNMR0EsAVELhKtYL7EaCe3LZ0utmobaiudylb4LzWeZOsQ0IP3uX_SU1Vm7bzOKH4Ti8QrIWfXeu5RmSNDZ3UNBEX2ADHS_KR14kWEGJ81VE/s2189/PXL_20230530_200036328.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2100" data-original-width="2189" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZujpvy-y3Ciw4ZCW_ozMrgZSl1ZI2MPP3mKsl--xCqyCPnGiGCRll5fULJ7xdLe7vyIqzENttjSLp9rsrNMR0EsAVELhKtYL7EaCe3LZ0utmobaiudylb4LzWeZOsQ0IP3uX_SU1Vm7bzOKH4Ti8QrIWfXeu5RmSNDZ3UNBEX2ADHS_KR14kWEGJ81VE/w400-h384/PXL_20230530_200036328.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Undertaker? Well, that's new. And appropriate.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks again to our guide, Ms. J. Fiesta</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">for finding all of these with us.</div><br /><p></p>Gassyknollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03019954193702034235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6874328294981703506.post-65112490989123707582023-07-13T07:52:00.002-04:002023-07-13T07:52:36.982-04:00More from the Windy City<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhByPtCGTYCnLYX8-zdw7D_ybFgo-0X-G4R0VBVzWWdrSnmodusZIBIZR90Kj9v6Wz3_a4enzRB7kMTV-uxsFYQYzilSsJpkwLAfp-flRt-6G6RUigKSiKykFB878FDRBLaw2lmhAsH09vaxcjPIYbmqNXFXWij14-KmjugswPM1TpHOo1rw3uR_RU-DOU/s1923/PXL_20230530_182929874.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1923" data-original-width="1772" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhByPtCGTYCnLYX8-zdw7D_ybFgo-0X-G4R0VBVzWWdrSnmodusZIBIZR90Kj9v6Wz3_a4enzRB7kMTV-uxsFYQYzilSsJpkwLAfp-flRt-6G6RUigKSiKykFB878FDRBLaw2lmhAsH09vaxcjPIYbmqNXFXWij14-KmjugswPM1TpHOo1rw3uR_RU-DOU/s320/PXL_20230530_182929874.jpg" width="295" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Between computer problems, platform problems, and our morning schedule,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">it has become difficult to maintain regular updates.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But, we're back.</div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA7reL5TJ8-13m7w4LSyV4Y2LzwEzTZ5u0LBifsA3N2BD5VDm1yz5B6K5aSB-MHnp7bB-90sUianFTOLyE3siUE5tqgc99k8Gm6J1U5AuKJ163UahcqpPtbM0iSDIrsFMDfxo69iXqxBS8CylqbHXzYF2I_7Oo1nGDyEAbz6HnwW6j6eO4SkUYLZW66zs/s4032/PXL_20230530_182405874.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA7reL5TJ8-13m7w4LSyV4Y2LzwEzTZ5u0LBifsA3N2BD5VDm1yz5B6K5aSB-MHnp7bB-90sUianFTOLyE3siUE5tqgc99k8Gm6J1U5AuKJ163UahcqpPtbM0iSDIrsFMDfxo69iXqxBS8CylqbHXzYF2I_7Oo1nGDyEAbz6HnwW6j6eO4SkUYLZW66zs/w400-h225/PXL_20230530_182405874.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sometimes there are so many signs, one gets tired,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and instead of going around the block for a better picture,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">one just says "eh. Good enough."</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We apologize for shorting this great sign.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn-75je-YmDGt2mnPLks7qLdLzveEAhaAchic_ZoS2ohJw2hmpVmWBzQhrzvhBMd89TepgWs4FOkmePmdzULcQPe-E9AAbmtiFaFSQNVkL-2XKr-Rc0TyGf8OfO8KMxsEorGReEQg9GrHdy2MRAh2xnWhOqsF81oryQl5GSLc60mN9ovwtOrQHbEcC5s8/s1787/PXL_20230530_182407424.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1624" data-original-width="1787" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn-75je-YmDGt2mnPLks7qLdLzveEAhaAchic_ZoS2ohJw2hmpVmWBzQhrzvhBMd89TepgWs4FOkmePmdzULcQPe-E9AAbmtiFaFSQNVkL-2XKr-Rc0TyGf8OfO8KMxsEorGReEQg9GrHdy2MRAh2xnWhOqsF81oryQl5GSLc60mN9ovwtOrQHbEcC5s8/w400-h364/PXL_20230530_182407424.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvMckmmEj3467mJhedc-QuXv8HBXU2jPxstmeNO5N4nsZ_cJkiWq5LPnAtSD99MPFDKoiI0nL4b1dnBAZxeV9vjefDx9_-kTW2JskButaFRPse-d2GeoqxzwTSJS5MR6ITzf3SEtgIMdsDYT2fvQveHjexFJ3w-IuEHRTmj558tMzdXCfZWG4stpQR5Oc/s1298/PXL_20230530_180652380.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1297" data-original-width="1298" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvMckmmEj3467mJhedc-QuXv8HBXU2jPxstmeNO5N4nsZ_cJkiWq5LPnAtSD99MPFDKoiI0nL4b1dnBAZxeV9vjefDx9_-kTW2JskButaFRPse-d2GeoqxzwTSJS5MR6ITzf3SEtgIMdsDYT2fvQveHjexFJ3w-IuEHRTmj558tMzdXCfZWG4stpQR5Oc/s320/PXL_20230530_180652380.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These signs are not technically ghosts,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">as the businesses still operate.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGO6U73hMYfT-Y6BX1OEcm3rc2rJQMXw3YfcG3mqouCvdBqKBuPH3NLehG60cgr2ykz3grjyLJ9TOodUu9pvGS8HcKbBfWgZLh6F2q-4znMy_thD81ItAEC6rwF_3n8BWC1lXcm2-GXuzwwRGKAkQAwKKmgTwCn2FzysIGR6KKCYJweumpr6_XyYMK8Ys/s4032/PXL_20230530_180649270.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGO6U73hMYfT-Y6BX1OEcm3rc2rJQMXw3YfcG3mqouCvdBqKBuPH3NLehG60cgr2ykz3grjyLJ9TOodUu9pvGS8HcKbBfWgZLh6F2q-4znMy_thD81ItAEC6rwF_3n8BWC1lXcm2-GXuzwwRGKAkQAwKKmgTwCn2FzysIGR6KKCYJweumpr6_XyYMK8Ys/s320/PXL_20230530_180649270.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY5jhoaRDioglFMiWqIHvJ5XF5SPMQTAy1PC1cXP7JZV4uTfhV4Sw5Rp5eySNSk8FoKJaM0pmFFa831Rfn97UGMNm7IlhNotI_7CBsakmFvppKUBHBcPe5LVt3vAmo_RSK0WdzdgxyfS-OCL4k4gm3pBit2v5ixVKx0WTfMgLx80pPZces36ve89kveCU/s1562/PXL_20230530_180649715.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1414" data-original-width="1562" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY5jhoaRDioglFMiWqIHvJ5XF5SPMQTAy1PC1cXP7JZV4uTfhV4Sw5Rp5eySNSk8FoKJaM0pmFFa831Rfn97UGMNm7IlhNotI_7CBsakmFvppKUBHBcPe5LVt3vAmo_RSK0WdzdgxyfS-OCL4k4gm3pBit2v5ixVKx0WTfMgLx80pPZces36ve89kveCU/s320/PXL_20230530_180649715.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p>Gassyknollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03019954193702034235noreply@blogger.com0