Reader submissions

 

First, this entry from Quebec, captured by Ms. J. Woll.

And then two sent by Ms. J. Fiesta in Chicago.

Alexandria VA

 

These come to us courtesy of Ms. J. Fiesta.

Chicago

 

Thanks to Ms. J. Fiesta for these contributions

from the Windy City.

Very 70s, or even 80s; an era

where sign painting is rather rare.

Reader Submission

 

From Ms. S. Fleming, in Madison, Indiana.

Reader Submission

Courtesy of Mr. B. Johnson

From his recent trips to Montreal, Canada,

And New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A.

Across the Nation

We start our mailbag tour in Wausa, Nebraska, courtesy of Mr. F. Jesse.

(We're interested in the Cook Paint sign, mostly)

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

She says they are near 7th and N.

(That's south of the Haymarket, which is a very nice hunting ground.)

Also from Lincoln, NE, via Ms. Walz.

And Ms. Walz found this in Aurora, IL.

The next stop is New York, New York.

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

Fantastic!

Finally, we close with a Facebook video link, courtesy of Ms. C. Storer Haney, in Salinda, CO.

Salinda, we're coming to visit, someday!

Shuffle Off

Courtesy of Mr. B. Johnson, from his recent foray to Buffalo, New York.

From the Mailbox

From Mr. C. Schweer, spotted in Seward, NE.

Reader Submissions

These first three samples come to us from Mr. B. Johnson,

during his recent trip to New Orleans.

Note the layering in this example. It's likely the sign beneath the Dixie Mill

sign is for Uneeda Biscuit.

We've been lax in updating, and we apologize for that.

We've been so lax we've forgotten from whom some of our reader submissions came.

We apologize for that as well.

Gone

The removal of the sign for the Imperial Mall, while a shame,

isn't inappropriate. There's really not much of a mall there.

Photo found in the Hastings Tribune. Submitted by Ms. P. Birky.

You can see more of this sign here.

From the Mailbag

Spotted in Astoria, OR, by @suzippity.

Reader Submissions

The first three are from Denver, CO, courtesy of Ms. D. Ames.

Found in Seward, NE, and shared by Mr. C. Schweer.

And I'm afraid we've forgotten who sent these to us, and where they are from.

From the Mailbox

This little beauty was sent to us from Omaha, by our Western Field Agent, Mr. D.L. Hudson.

He said it was tucked away in an alley and he was lucky to catch it.

From the Mailbox

Spotted by Ms. D. Walz in Blair, Nebraska.

Reader Submission

These three signs come to us courtesy of Ms. D. Walz, who writes, "My 12 year old daughter is now on the ghost sign kick. She took these on vacation in downtown Fargo with her dad."

Brava, Young Ms. Walz. Brava!

Somewhere in New York

Sharp eyed reader Ms. S. Fleming spotted this in New York City.

She believes the bottom line reads "RESTURAUNT." 

A theory confirmed by the godfather of American Ghost Signs, Mr. Frank Jump.

Last Batch from KC, and an Article from Nebraska

These photos are courtesy of our Western Field Agents, Ms. D. Walz and Mr. DL Hudson.

And we also offer this article, shared with us by Ms.C.Storer Haney, from the Papillion Times.  

We recommend a read, but if it's too long, just take this away from it:

“Whether we want it or not, growth is coming to Papillion and Sarpy County,” Papillion Mayor David Black said. “What I think a lot about is, if we wake up and all of a sudden our community is 70,000 people, how do we not lose who we are and what makes Papillion special and unique? A big part of that is history, understanding the history of Papillion heritage, and a lot of that is centered around downtown."