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All Suits All Overcoats $24 - $32. An address of 127 North Fourth is beneath that proclamation while Established 1902 can still be read above. Another ghost sign has lettering that can still be seen under the newer ad. The name of the tailor or merchant who had these fabulous prices is unreadable. This ode to fashion is located in Mingo Junction, Ohio.

The Westside Camp offered Modern & Plain Cottages, along with steam heat. The sign on the side of the building says Groceries, while three pumps indicate the availability of fuel. This great little place has every comfort that a weary traveller could want.. Gas, food, and lodging. There is some nice advertising here. A Quaker State sign is present along with a porcelain AAA oval that is hanging under the canopy. The Westside Camp and Steam Heat signs are neon. Under the canopy mounted on the building are 2 signs that puzzle me. On the left the sign appears to have the Earth with Europe and Africa showing. The sign on the right looks like a man or boy wearing overalls. Can anyone identify these?

Pete's Texaco Super Service & Truck Stop - 2405 East 10th Street Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Check out the neon signs of Pete's Truck Stop, Chris' Country Grill Cafe, and Texaco. The pumps on the closest island show a Fire Chief sign on the red pump and scarcer Texaco Diesel Chief pumps signs on the pair of pumps that are green. A rack of Firestone tires is to the rear. One rapidly disappearing item shown is that glass telephone booth.

A couple of weeks back I parked my car on Colerain Avenue in Camp Washington. I was immediately struck by some bits of paint on a building across the street. An extremely faded wall sign was painted along the north side of the home. I looked at the wall for a while, took a few pictures, and then looked some more. I cannot make out what this wall says but I'm hoping that someone has better eyesite than I do. The product name is slanted upward from the left. Additional writing is above and below the large yellow lettering. If you would like to visit this location the address is 2638 Colerain between Alfred and Straight Streets. There are several wall signs in the 4-block stretch of Colerain between Hopple Street and Alfred, unfortunately most of them are pretty rough.

Tourist camps abounded before the motel took over the American highways after WWII. Two of the cabins available here can be seen in this photo. Between the cabins you can just make out a set of road signs with city names, a small shelter, and a large dog which looks to be a St. Bernard. Gulf's slogan back in the day was "That Good Gulf Gasoline". The pair of visible pumps were ready to fill 'er up! Large quantities of motor oil is available in refillable glass bottles or the less environmentally friendly cans. A sign is mounted on the station showing a large soft drink bottle with an arrow pointing to the product. Can anyon identify the brand?

Lord Clarendon was an outlet for Atlantic gasoline, a fact that is hard to miss with that massive sign on the roof. This station on U.S. 301 in Summerton, South Carolian has three 1930's - 1940's style pumps. Two of the pumps have Hi - Arc pump signs while the third is a White Flash. Five oil despensers and a rack of cans are on the island. In addition to the "Lord Clarendon Restaurant Rooms Accessories" neon there are many other signs present. Barely visible over the doorway is a Western Union; on the large pole are signs for Atlantic, Greyhound Lines, AAA, and a Trailways Bus Depot. On the right side of the card there is a man who appears to be holding a can. To his left there is a small Dr Pepper thermometer and to his right, on the window, is the lettering & "Colored Waiting Room".

A border crossing between Canada and the United States is shown here. Red Crown gasoline is available at the gas station/restaurant (Note: the gas station/restaurant combination has reappeared in recent years!). A small Orange Crush sign is to the right of the restaurant doorway while a large El Producto cigar sign is mounted on the corner of the building. A pair of lollipop style signs advertise Red Crown gas and Iso-Vis motor oil. Pigeon River is located on Minnesota's extreme northeastern edge and shares the border with the province of Ontario.

I really enjoyed your photos. Number 118 made me realize that there had been at least 2 wall signs on that building. You can see that same building around 1988(?) in this topic: Cincinnati Ghost Signs.

The pre-WWII credit cards that I have seen were paper or thin cardboard. From the cards and signage I would say that "Charge It" was in-style during the 1930's. Glad that folks like the cards (most of the photos/printed images that I have are postcards). I have a nice collection that I began around 1987. Many filling stations such as the ones pictured were still open in the 1960's. Bond Hill (Cincinnati) had 9 different brands of gasoline available in a fairly small area. Considering this was (and is) a popular resort area, Rob may have been to this station. The card was postmarked on August 2, 1938 in Monticello and was from someone visiting Indiana Beach. Dennie's featured Pure gasoline and Tiolene motor oil (Tiolene was Pure's in-house brand). According to a small sign on the right Quaker State oil was in stock. There is a large glass display case between the pumps (common in this era, they often displayed branded products from the oil company). Two racks of oil bottles (one rack has the tall Tiolene bottles with some Quaker State cans underneath) are to the left of the pumps. A pair of Coca - Cola signs are visible. A large post mounted sign is just left of the pump island while a smaller sign is next to the doorway. Other signage includes a Taystee Bread screen door (with a dog out front), LUNCH over the doorway and a neon BEER sign in the window.

This combination home/store/gas station had a complete line of Esso brand (Standard Oil) products when this photo was taken around 1933. The three pumps are flanked by a pair of oil can racks and a display case of items located on the island. An air meter can also be seen underneath the Esso oval. Signs promoted Clean, Sanitary Rest Rooms, and also advertised Esso Credit Cards Accepted, Esso Verified Lubrication, and Atlas Tires.

This attractive station was located on Route 11 (the Lackawanna Trail) south of town. The three pumps have a Pennzoil sign on one end of the island and a Coca - Cola lollipop to the rear. The thermometer to the right of the screen door is also a Coca - Cola with the sillouete of a woman drinking from a bottle. Behind the station is the Tunkhannock Viaduct. This was the longest of its kind when completed in 1915 for the Delaware, Lackawnna, & Western Railroad. The bridge is 240 feet high over Tunkhannock Creek and is 2,375 feet long.

This is the ad that is to the right of the Cardui sign in my previous post. I would have preferred to have seen the Henry George ad clearly, but, no offense to those who like Coke, there are many Coca - Cola signs around. A portrait of Henry George is in the lower right corner of the cigar ad. The sign states that "I am for Fatigue" which is wording from both of the ads blended together.

This is such a great image. Tashers was one of several roadside tourists camps that used teepee style rooms. This camp was located in South Bend, Indiana. Texaco products were sold here and one pump dispensed the lower priced Indian gasoline (I wonder if this place chose Texaco because of the Indian affiliation!). The neon sign has the image of a Native-American with the lettering: Tashers Indian Village Heap Good Food Drinks. These rooms have a pair of windows showing and look a bit fancier than the facilities at wigwam motels located in Wharton, Texas, Cave City, Kentucky and Holbrook, Arizona. Rumors abound that Rob_1412 once stayed in the 3rd teepee....

Apparently Standard Oil built these stations around the State. United Dairy Farmers operates this location in a former gas station on Clifton Avenue at Howell Street in Cincinnati. You could still buy gas here through the 1980's, and maybe the early 1990's (my memory is fading on this point). All UDF convenience stores have a full service counter selling their extremely tasty ice cream.

Jeff's was located somewhere near Newburgh, New York. The location is not noted on this postcard, however the photo finishing occurred in Newburgh. This was taken in the days of one retailer having multiple brands of gas available. Texaco pumps are under the canopy, however there are also pumps branded for Sunoco, Esso and Standard. Besides the globes there is great signage on this card. Pumps signs can be seen along with signs on the oil dispensers and a circular Texaco sign atop the canopy. A Texaco "tombstone" motor oil sign is visible along with the always present Coca-Cola sign. A Bell Systems globe is hanging from the canopy along with a Bell Systems porcelain sign on the concession stand. Also at the stand are signs for Western Union, Orange Crush, Julep, and a partially covered El Producto cigars ad!

Are You a Woman? Take Cardui. Cardui was a 38-proof patent medicine concocted (distilled!) by the Chattanooga Medicine Company of Chattanooga, Tennessee. Too bad a doorway was needed at some time in the life of this building that sits along U.S. 67 in Prescott, Arkansas. A few letters from a Firestone wall ad show in the upper left portion of this sign.

Hi Rob, I really like the Phillips 66 photo. Has sort of an eerie feel to it! If you have others please post them. I've seen photos of a number of airplane stations - obviously more popular as a source of gas than I would have thought. Steve This station was located in Deule County, Nebraska. Jack Brown's Service was most likely at what is present the intersection of U.S. 30 (the Lincoln Highway) and U.S. 138 on the outskirts of Big Springs, which is near the Colorado state line. In addition to the Conoco signage there are also Quaker State and Coca - Cola signs at the far end of the lot. Like many stations of this era there is a cafe here too.

There is so much to see in this picture. Over the doorway of what was probably the big store in Piermont, New Hampshire is a large sign that reads "Howard Bros." and another indicating they are a member of "Nation - Wide Service Grocers". This building also served as a Post Office. In front with what are now antique autos is a pair of gas pumps and a Socony Gargoyle Motor Oil cabinet topped with the oval globe. The large sign by the road proclaims "Socony is Standard". Trojan Ice Cream, which was produced in Troy, New York, was also available here for those who had the urge.

Painted on the wall of a small store in Seminary, Mississippi. Coca - Cola ads seem to dominate the world of ghost signs.

I've seen a number of photos showing pre-WWII era gas stations that carried multiple brands of gasoline. The large pole-mountain porcelain sign advertises Atlantic White Flash. The pump globes are branded, from the left: White Flash; Sunoco; American and Esso. An Essolube oil can rack is against the building which has a pair of Coca - Cola signs visible.

Since I need a bath I'll return to this subject! There is a bathhouse on the south side of McMillan Street west of Gilbert Avenue in Walnut Hills.

Red Top Brewing was located on Central Avenue in the Mohawk neighborhood of Cincinnati (there are photos of the brewery somewhere on this site!). My guess is that the Mingo Bottling Company must have distributed the tasty beverage in Eastern Kentucky and West Virginia. At the bottom right of the ad there is a red top painted in the corner. I photographed this wall in May of 1987 on a building located at 3rd & Vinson Streets in Williamson, West Virginia. When I was through Williamson in September of 2005 the building had been torn down.

This station has a single pump that is topped with a Magnolia globe. On the front of the station are signs pointing the way to Rock Springs and San Anotnio while another sign send you down the road to Del Rio. A Star Tobacco sign is visible along with the always present Coca - Cola advertising (I think that Coke had a sign on or in front of 98% of the filling stations in America before 1960). This little station was located in Laguna, Texas.

I've always liked to look at gas stations. The stations being built today are very similar to the buildings of the 1920's and 30's. I'll be posting older (pre-1970) photos. By all means contribute if you have similar pictures. A pair of Texaco stations sit next to one another on the right along with the Gila Auto Court in Gila Bend, Arizona. Down the road is the A G cafe.

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