Monthly Archives: March 2014

Montage of vintage signs from Scotland
This fabulous montage of Scottish ghostsigns was created by Dave Cowan of Scotland in Detail. It is available as a print from his store and he says the following of his work and this creation. I’ve been fascinated by these old signs for a few […]

Scotland in Detail: Vintage Signs from Dave Cowan

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Earlier this month I went on my first ever trip to the USA. This was to attend ‘Mazeppa Mardi Gras’, a meeting of the Letterheads in sub-zero Minnesota. It was a fantastic week of sign making and painting and you can read a full blown […]

Ghostsigns of Minnesota and the Mid-West

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RE Ringer General Merchandise store front
In an effort to save this fading and rusting shop front, Beth and Tony Walls moved the entire building 150ft to allow for a highway widening project. Martin Garfinkel of Roadside Gallery has captured it beautifully in this fine art print, available to buy here. […]

Moving Walls to Save a Ghostsign

This entry was posted in Individual Signs and tagged Art Beth Walls Carrollton Coca-Cola Coke Georgia Ghostsigns Martin Garfinkel Photographer Photography Preservation Protection RE Ringer General Merchandise Restoration Roadside Gallery Tony Walls USA on by