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Chicago ghost signs
Posted by:
daveg
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Date: November 03, 2010 02:46PM
This interesting Ghost Sign link was mentioned on WTTW's Chicago Tonight yesterday:
http://www.artic.edu/~ndonoh/
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/14/2010 09:39PM by daveg.
http://www.artic.edu/~ndonoh/
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/14/2010 09:39PM by daveg.
Re: Chicago ghost signs
Posted by:
shekaago
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Date: November 13, 2010 07:31PM
Very cool link! I love finding these old faded signs from the past.
Re: Chicago ghost signs
Posted by:
bowler
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Date: November 16, 2010 06:10PM
Not sure how up to date these are. The Marzano's Miami Bowl sign at Archer and Karlov was knocked down like 6-7 years ago.
Re: Chicago ghost signs
Posted by:
WayOutWardell
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Date: November 16, 2010 06:33PM
A recent ghost sign showed up in Skokie on the northeast corner of Dempster and Bronx Ave., on the east wall of the corner building. It's in great shape.
Re: Chicago ghost signs
Posted by:
Artista
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Date: January 14, 2011 11:33AM
Although this isn't a ghost sign in 1968 it very well could be now. In the photo is one of my brother's school buddies. I couldnt say exactly where this pic was taken except that it was most certainly on the west side -North and Pulaski area. Does anyone recognize what company may be advertised on the wall? ( the picture border states Nov 1968, our family never finished a film roll all at once)
Re: Chicago ghost signs
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WayOutWardell
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Date: January 14, 2011 02:17PM
That's a great photo. It looks like the sign says 'USED & SAMPLE RUG MART', in part.
Re: Chicago ghost signs
Posted by:
shekaago
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Date: January 14, 2011 02:31PM
Very cool old Pic, Artista! I bet someone out there will be able to solve the mystery of that "Rug Mart" company.
Just wanted to mention to other ghost sign seekers that, as I was riding the L the other day, I noticed there are a bunch of ghost signs on buildings along the north side CTA Red Line from about Lawrence to the Loyola station. One of these days I'll try to get to the Edgewater/Uptown area and photograph as many as I can before they are gone.
Just wanted to mention to other ghost sign seekers that, as I was riding the L the other day, I noticed there are a bunch of ghost signs on buildings along the north side CTA Red Line from about Lawrence to the Loyola station. One of these days I'll try to get to the Edgewater/Uptown area and photograph as many as I can before they are gone.
Re: Chicago ghost signs
Posted by:
captain54
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Date: January 14, 2011 04:49PM
Obscured mostly by the red truck and under the main lettering looks like "LINOLEUM" or maybe "& LINOLEUM"
Re: Chicago ghost signs
Posted by:
frworksonpaper
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Date: February 05, 2011 06:22PM
A fairly new uncovering on North Av.
A friend of mine has the electrified "M" from Miami Bowl hanging in his livingroom.
http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://forgottenchicago.com/pics/change/miami1.jpg&imgrefurl=http://forgottenchicago.com/features/chicago-odds-and-ends/the-more-things-change/&usg=__HCRzKetpqFRMEFI0wisN08q-te4=&h=273&w=400&sz=32&hl=en&start=0&zoom=1&tbnid=45InBfuANfEL5M:&tbnh=156&tbnw=218&ei=Vb9NTe2zEYPGlQeLoZA-&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dmiami%2Bbowl%2Bchicago%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26hs%3DyNq%26sa%3DN%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26biw%3D997%26bih%3D619%26tbs%3Disch:1&um=1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=142&vpy=93&dur=1650&hovh=185&hovw=272&tx=36&ty=205&oei=Pb9NTdLbHYrWgQfZp_3yDw&esq=8&page=1&ndsp=12&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:0
Re: Chicago ghost signs
Posted by:
lursa1967
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Date: April 20, 2011 01:37AM
Here is a link to the Skokie Ghost Signs...hope it works
http://www.wbez.org/blog/lee-bey/skokie-demolition-reveals-bit-past
http://www.wbez.org/blog/lee-bey/skokie-demolition-reveals-bit-past
Re: Chicago ghost signs
Posted by:
WayOutWardell
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Date: May 12, 2011 12:32PM
There's a remaining Miami Bowl marquee sign on Pulaski near Archer, in a parking lot between Roberts Auto Repair and Family Dollar. Some of the letters are still in place advertising open bowling anytime.
