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I love ghost signs. I’ve been meaning to take some pictures in SF. Now I find (via Book of Joe) that Sam Roberts has an entire blog devoted to them.

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Comment from Lisa
Time: September 4, 2007, 10:35 am

I didn’t know they had a name. Thanks!

We have several in Champaign-Urbana, although lots have been covered up lately. Maybe I’ll try to get some photos of the ones that remain.

Comment from xensen
Time: September 5, 2007, 6:42 pm

Yes, it would be good to document them. I keep meaning to do so. But I never do.

Comment from Sam Roberts
Time: January 12, 2008, 2:10 am

Hi Xensen,
That Redferns rubber sign got covered over again by some billboards which interestingly will preserve some of it for the future.
http://brickads.blogspot.com/2007/08/redferns-rip.html
However it won’t be there for me and others to see.
Thanks for giving my blog a plug,
Sam

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