Ghost Signs of Minneapolis

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Hello? Is this thing on? So, it's been rather awhile. It seems that the Star Tribune linked to this humble blog, because someone is pub...

This one's not really a ghost. Or kinda sorta really isn't. The Minnehaha Food part isn't, anyway. A convenience store by tha...

I've seen this one before, but wasn't sure whether it was still an operating business (it must not have been as at one point this...

I had occasion to act like a real American this week and spend several hours driving a car (on World Car Free Day no less) and visit Rea...

I had a few minutes to spare in the general vicinity of downtown St. Paul, so I went on by to check out the Penfield . Because at the fre...

Since we moved from our downtown condo to South Minneapolis last fall, and the weather took a turn for the worse after the new year, I fi...

I'm back! It's been rather a long time since I've had a new ghost sign post, primarily because I've largely run out of int...

This blog has always been more about what these old signs can tell us about local history.  My favorite signs tell us about how the city use...

It's been awhile, but I had reason to travel all the way up to Bemidji, MN this weekend and came across a few news signs, so I figure...