One more batch from Champaign

 

Albert Eisner, Wholesale Grocer, opened a 

number of Piggly Wiggly stores, before

being consumed by what is now Jewel.

If there was a name of the company whose

motto is "Honesty Best Policy" we didn't

see it. Insurance best guess.

Hello Chicago

 

If you click on the Chicago link in the column on the right, you'll

find our previous attempts at ghost sign hunting in Chicago.

Those efforts were, as you can see, unsatisfying.

Honestly, we were under the impression most of Chicago's ghost signs

were gone.

But, thanks to a guide with lots of local knowledge, 

we found many, many more ghost signs across Chicago.

So, thanks to that guide, Ms. J. Fiesta, we are able to bring you

several entries in the coming weeks featuring the 

ghost signs of Chicago.

Last of the Wisconsins

Our guide, pictured here, on this automotive ghost sign hunt, is Ms. J. Fiesta.

Why seemingly post the same shot twice?  In the first one, the distant ghost sign is visible better.

In the second photo, one can more clearly see the very faded ghost lettering in the upper 

left hand corner. 

Good bye, Milwaukee. And thank you.

A new category for us: politics.

Although one can argue this isn't a ghost sign because 

the Republican Party is still going strong. 

But as we would counter, the name of the blog is Faded Ad Art.

This particular sign is alongside I-94, just south of the Wisconsin-Illinois border,

and it's probably not long for the world, as all the trees around 

it have been torn down.

 

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!

The Motor City

Ignore the iPhone ad. Look above it.

Still More from St. Joe

We'll be honest; there were so many ghost signs in St. Joseph, and we had so little time, we couldn't capture all of them, and in fact gave some short shrift.

Like this one:

We could have gotten closer, but just didn't have the time.

(And we were still on the ground longer than expected!)

A New Look at an Old Favorite

Sure, we've featured the Mockbee building many a times. And there's good reason we keep coming back to it.

There's so much going on. 

There's so many details.

So much layering.

So many former uses for the building. 

For instance, can you see the "Outdoor Advertising" or the "Signs" signs?