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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RIP: Bull Durham, Plainfield, New Jersey
Photo: Plaintalker II More photos documenting the loss of this sign on the Plaintalker II blog.
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‘It hasta be SHASTA’: Great slogan and preservation debate from San Francisco
Great collection of signs and a write up on the Perception Filter blog about this soft drink campaign in San Francisco. More here.
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Destruction Awaits for Bull Durham in Plainfield, New Jersey…
…as the host building is about to be knocked down…
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Hemingway’s Ales (RIP)
This wonderful gable end sign for Hemingway’s Ales (Big Ben’s brand) ceased to exist as of 9th March 2011. It was a truly remarkable ghostsign and featured as the backdrop for my interview with John Seargent in the piece broadcast on the One Show. Incidentally I notice that it isn’t currently featured in the archive […]
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Lincoln
Photo: Paul Turner Another one bites the dust, this time for Blue Star/Regent in Lincoln. This sign had real star quality, if you’ll excuse the pun, and featured from the Travel & Transport gallery in the series of postcards produced to celebrate the opening of the HAT archive. This is another piece of evidence for […]
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Ghostsigns Indoors
English’s Fancy Bazaar by Paul & Karen Rennie What with launching the archive, getting married and travel plans impacted by the volcano I’m a little behind with blog posting. This means I’ve been sitting on this little discovery for a couple of months. What you see above is the first and only example I’ve ever […]