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Beeman's Gum / Detroit Athletic Cc.
Detroit, MI
Photo and info courtesy Richard Weiss

Here are some "ghost signs" that are located near Tiger Stadium. They are not really ghost signs in the true sense as they probably do not date back very far but ghost signs in the term that they are semi-old and faded.

Miles Theatre
Detroit, MI
Photo and info courtesy Richard Weiss

The signs are on the back of several bars overlooking a parking lot next to Tiger Stadium. I have no idea what they were patterned after but they look like the out field of the stadium about 1915. The one for the Detroit Athletic Club is kind of strange in that the DAC was and still is an exclusive club for the wealthy,  Besides the "Accept no Imitations" seems to be a more modern term. The ironic thing is that the DAC now overlooks the new ball park. The DAC was designed by Albert Kahn in about 1921. 07-08

Ralston
Detroit, MI
Photo and info courtesy Richard Weiss

Tates Tires
Toledo, OH
Photo and info courtesy Richard Weiss

This ghost sign located on this wall in Toledo, OH is for Tates Tires. Not sure if this is the original name or if it stands for something else like States Tires. 08-08

Roy Bennett Furniture
Quincy, IN
Photo courtesy Richard Weiss

The Roy Bennett Furniture still features its old building and sign as it withstands the test of time in Quincy, IN. 09-08

Quaker Oats
Owosso, MI
Photo and info courtesy Richard Weiss

In Owosso, they had recently torn down a building revealing part of an old Quaker Oats sign. It appears that when the recently town down building was built, they must have plastered over the remaining exposed brick wall of the building next door and of course the Quaker Oats sign. If you look close it seems as though Quaker Oats was painted over an earlier sign. 10-08

Henry George Cigar
Sheridan, IN
Photo and info courtesy Alan Culley

Here's the old ghost sign for Henry George Cigars. The building in Farmland, IN appeared to be empty. 05-09

Red Gold Tomatoes
Farmland, IN
Photo and info courtesy Alan Culley

Red Gold is an Indiana company headquartered not too far from me. Great tomato products and an old sign once in awhile. 05-09

Otto Peters Drug Store (Closed)
Wayne, IN
Photo courtesy Alan Culley

Check out these ghost sign on the wall of the Wayne, IN building. The Otto Peters Drug Store is no longer in business. 05-09

Lee's Drug
Anderson, IN
Photo and info courtesy Alan Culley

Downtown Anderson, IN is being nicely kept up, even with the loss of many jobs. Anderson is also home to Lee's Drug Store and this great ghost sign.

This ghost sign on the wall of this look to be early turn of the century building features advertising for "The justly famed General Arthur cigar", "Lee's Family Tourist" and "medicine Case". A look at this wall is a distinct throwback to the days when the old main streets of towns were the central hub for businesses. 05-09

Spearmint Gum
Cairo, IL
Photo and info courtesy Alan Culley

Downtown Cairo is an almost ghost town in itself but here is an old Spearmint 'Pepsin Gum' sign. 05-09

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