Two Coca-Cola Ghost Signs Spotted
Though I don’t drink soda or smoke, I do have an affinity for tobacco and soda wall advertising. Whenever I see a Coca-Cola ghost ad, it feels like a win for the day. Previously...
Category: Ghost Signs
The Ghosts of MIddletown
Last weekend we had an itty-bitty taste of spring. Temperatures crept into the 60’s and so I decided to hop on the Bonnie and visit a few of the pins on my Google Maps...
2017 in Review: Photos of Great Ghost Ads Seen in My Travels
My love for the ghost ads of yesteryear is strong. While out and about in 2017, I saw some excellent examples: Mail Pouch Tobacco – Point Pleasant, West Virginia Mail Pouch Tobacco – Point...
The Old Burke’s Garden Virginia Post Office
Following the very wiggly VA 623, will drop you into the upland valley of Burke’s Garden, Virginia. When there, something about it feels like you’re in a place cut off from the rest of the...
Cubanola Cigar Ghost Ad – Radford, Virginia
The town of Radford, Virginia had a 1-2 punch of beautiful ghost ads. There was the Wine of Cardui, R. S. Carson Druggist and Cubanola Cigar combo. And then there was this. Hello, gorgeous!...
Radford, Virginia Ghost Ad – Wine of Cardui
In the town of Radford, Virginia there are two excellent walls with ghost ads on them. While appreciating the aesthetics of the ads themselves is one thing, falling down the rabbit hole of finding out...
Photos: Morning in Orange, Virginia
There are moments in the morning when the light that spills over everything feels special.
Photo: Bull Durham Tobacco Ghost Ad – Collinsville, Illinois
Found just ’round the way from the World’s Largest Catsup Bottle on Main Street in Collinsville, Illinois. Location: Google Maps38.6701867,-89.9857204
Hunting Ghosts: Mail Pouch, Uneeda Biscuit and the Circle Dot
On Sunday I stopped by to take a peek at the Mail Pouch Tobacco ghost ad on East Main in Beacon, NY. Though I’d been to Beacon before, I never saw the sign. It...
Hunting Ghosts: Uneeda Biscuit and Gold Medal Flour
Troy, New York was once a bustling place that depended largely on the steel industry. When that moved away, the city began to decline. Such places are great for spotting ghost ads. I passed through...
Fading Away – Renovo, Pennsylvania Ghost Ads
I’ve passed through Renovo a few times over the last couple years. Each time I’ve stopped to snap a photo of the Mail Pouch Tobacco ad on the corner of Huron and 11th. The...
Ghost Ad in Chenoa, Illinois: Selz Royal Blue Shoes
While riding Historic Route 66 in Illinois, I tried to take a turn through the towns that seemed to pop up like an oasis after a stretch of nothin’ much. Often my ride would be...
Passing Through Lincoln, Illinois
During my ride through Illinois in the fall of 2015, I followed Route 66 north from Springfield and passed through the town of Lincoln, Illinois. Prior to leaving home, I did almost no research...
Napoleon Fruit Soup, A Ghost Ad and Morning on a Motorcycle
When I left my hotel in Napoleon, Ohio headed east towards home I didn’t really have much of a plan other than go towards where the sun was coming up. I picked up US 6 because...
Roadside Snaps: Mail Pouch Tobacco Barns and Signs
The “favorites” list in my GPS is sprinkled with all sorts of places and things that I might stop at as I’m passing through an area. I often pull up the screen and just let...
Road Tripping Through Pennsylvania: Sights on Route 144
Making a left off of Route 6 in Galeton, I followed PA 144 south to what the map says is the town of Clarence. That stretch yielded about 75 miles of backroad rambling on...
Fading Americana: Ceresota Flour Barn – Lehigh County, PA
Fifty years from now, what will my generation have left behind that tugs at the heartstrings of people who like to play the “Remember when…” game? What will our contribution to fading Americana be?...
