Individual Signs
Blog posts about particular ghostsigns, including those which have been lost (RIPs), repainted or where some general research has been done about the sign.
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Cool barbers sign in Mumbai, 1970/80s
More in this BBC gallery, although not with the cool sign mirroring the ‘model’ in the background. Original photo here.
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Vancouver demolition reveals intriguing ghostsign
Twitter and my Google Reader came alive this week following the demolition of a Vancouver building that left the best part of this 1920s sign clear for all to see. Located on corner of Granville Street and Robson Street, it is a colourful specimen in excellent condition, the building which has come down working to protect […]
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c.Eight storey painted signage from Oslo
This just turned up in the ghostsigns Flickr group and I had to share, fantastic scale from Oslo by holloway steve.
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Sunderland Echo at the Beamish Museum (via @Beamish_Museum)
A nice photo of this sign, produced for the ‘living’ Beamish Museum, which reminds me that I must visit at some point when I’m back in the UK. Here it is in the archive: http://www.hatads.org.uk/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=9446
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Players, real or poor fake?
This is something of an old mystery but my comments on Flickr never received any response so I thought I’d open the case file again. Any thoughts on the authenticity or otherwise of the Players sign in this picture most welcome…
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Faygo: Detroit Ghostsign Revealed by Destruction
Nice photo of the sign in its former glory also available (click here). Looks like it has been painted at least twice because of the different layout in each image.