The best for last

 

Our sharp-eyed friend Ms. J. Fiesta spotted 

this one earlier in the day from a moving car.

We weren't able to catch back up with it

until the evening, and the lighting does

it no favor. Unreadable in daylight too.

Yes, you see the couch and you think to yourself

"Is this indoors?"
It is.

On the second floor of a bar called

"The Social View" we found this.

But is it real?

It certainly looks authentic and a woman at the bar

attested to it, but she had been drinking.

 Polk Sanitary Milk Co. did exist.

We're just a little suspicious because 

of the way the structure is built.

It's hard to explain.

Long time readers will recognize

when we travel and grab a 

lot of ghost signs, we always

save the best for last.

A few more from Indy

We are near the end of our visit to Indianapolis,

and I fear near the end of this blog.

Quality control has gone downhill.

Every entry seems harder to make.

(We read Hotel, but can't make anything

else of it. Although we seem to 

remember reading it clearly in person.)

 

In this one, we see "Taylor Belt,"

and on the second line: "Leather."

Indianapolis, Part Two

As viewed from atop the Soldiers and Sailors 

Monument in Monument Circle.

 It's the north side of a building 

featured in the previous entry.

Across the top, we can make out "..... Building"

and below that: ".... Second Floor"

We prefer painted ghost sigsn,

but this was still rather cool.

(As always, click to enlargen.)

Throw me the idol. I throw you the whip

 

You might think we're looking at the McQuat, or even the Conrad signs. 
But no. It's the red building in the middle.

"Tailoring Co.

Second Floor" is all we can make out.

We were in Indianapolis recently.

That's where the title of this entry comes from:
It's a line from Raiders of the Lost Ark, 

whose main character is nicknamed Indiana.

Yes. It's a stretch. Sorry.

Sharp-eyed readers will notice the McQuat sign again.

Experienced ghost sign hunters know that if there's one

ghost sign, there's a good chance there are others

nearby.

Even if they're illegible.

 

Downtown Indianapolis doesn't have a lot of ghost signs.

Many of the buildings are new.

And many of the old ones are limestone,

which, correct me if I'm wrong,

isn't easily paintable because 

it "drinks" the paint.