One more from St. Looey

Sometimes they get less legible the closer you get.

It's definitely there, but we can't even begin to guess what it said.

This is another side of a building featured in the previous entry.

 

Ghost Signs of Saint Louis: The Fifth Entry

Maybe it's just the words "sporting goods" but this reminds

us of one in Cincinnati.

Not our usual fare of paint on brick, but it'll do.

Pianos is clearly visible in the upper right hand corner of the building.

This was more readable in person.

Tomorrow: The final entry from Saint Louis?

 

St. Louis-- You thought we were done

Oh, no. We're just getting started...

 with this beautiful neon sign. 

We saw no indication what the Knickerbocker was,

or if it still is.

One of the more rare categories we've found: automobiles.

So, it's always a treat when we do run across one.

And this is not the first sign advertising Buicks.

(But do also note the peculiar layering.)

St. Louis, part three: Back to Downtown

 

Pants!

We can only imagine how elaborate this was in its heyday.

All of these were found along Washington Avenue

Hats, pants, suits, skirts.

Yes, this was the Garment District.

Cheer Up and Smile

 

As we were walking through the Soulard neighborhood, we

chanced upon these beauties.

Mosaic tile is an unusual media for ghost signs.

You can read more about Smile and Cheer Up here.

And then we noticed this nearby...

And while Dr. Hoffman is no longer making Red Drops,

the advertisement persists.

A return to St. Louis: Part One

 

You might recall our last trip to Saint Louis. If you don't.

Here.

This time, we have a better camera phone.

And more time.

And another neighborhood: Soulard.

St. Louis has a lot of signs for milliners. 

The really really good stuff from Soulard is still coming.

The Creme de la Creme

At 18th and Washington, in St. Louis.

Magnificent!

Especially when you consider it's facing west, and catches the setting sun.

(That's when we caught it.)

Such detail!

We see Wrigley's Gum, furniture, hats, Arrow Stamps... what do you see?

A Drive By

Taken from Interstate 64, near the Mississippi River.

Build St. Louis has much better pictures with many more ghost signs, and a history of the building.

Leaving St. Louis

This week features the last of our St. Louis collection.

This one was captured from I-64, through the back seat window,

To Larry

Still Washington Avenue. Still the Garment District. Still St. Louis.

We believe the letters underneath advertise "FURS."

(The "To Larry" in the title is a reference to the late Del Shannon.)

Jobbing

Still along Washington Avenue, in the Garment District of St. Louis.