Something-or-other Sons Co… Furniture Factory to You… I can’t entirely decipher the ghost signage, but there is some sweet slab serif lettering on a cool building on Dunlap St. in Over-the-Rhine, just Northwest of Findlay Market.
You can spot this ghost sign for Terminix Pest Control as you start heading up the hill on Vine St. in the Northern portion of Over-the-Rhine, between East McMicken and East Clifton Aves.
The ghost sign for Linda’s Beauty Salon is on a cute little corner building on Republic at West 14th St. in Over-the-Rhine. The decorative tile detail on this humble building is pretty.
This ghost sign for Barr’s Loans is on Vine St. between Elder and Benton Sts. in Over-the-Rhine, Cincinnati. Presumably, it’s the same business as the Barr’s Loans ghost sign a few blocks down the street, advertising a 1308 Vine St. … Continue reading
In Over-the-Rhine, Cincinnati, Race St. north of Washington Park seems to be next in the neighborhood’s transformation. Cleaning out one of the Italiante buildings yielded a pile of debris and what appears to be a ghost sign proclaiming “daily number … Continue reading
For a while, the old Imperial Theatre at 282 McMicken Ave. in Over-the-Rhine, Cincinnati was a porn theater and burlesque venue, and then later a neighborhood church and a furniture store. When neighbors suggest that there ought to be an … Continue reading
The Pepsi-branded ghost sign for Wrigley’s Mkt is located across the street from Findlay Market on Findlay St. just east of Elm St. in the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood of Cincinnati.
The large, funky Tower ghost sign, located on Main St. at 12th in the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood of Cincinnati, is one of my local favorites. I’ve really struggled to capture it well, taking photos at different hours of the day, on … Continue reading
The ghost sign for Carol’s Variety is located at 1616 Elm St. just north of Liberty St. in Cincinnati’s Over-the-Rhine neighborhood. I love the chunky hand-painted letters and the irregular kerning.
Happy Thanksgiving! This holiday really boils down to meats and eats, don’t you think? The RC Cola-branded ghost sign for Sam’s Meats & Eats is located in Over-the-Rhine, Cincinnati on West McMicken Ave. near Mohawk Pl.
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