At the corner of Canal & Mulberry Streets stands a pretty unassuming building. Most people would simply walk by without noticing anything special; I know I had. But back in 2018 I went on
I was in Gowanus recently and noticed this building and its ghost sign were still there. I make note of this since every time I am in that neighborhood I notice more and more
This ghost sign lives on the south side of 2108 2nd Ave in East Harlem. I spotted this sign earlier in the year and discovered a few other ghost sign hunters have taken notice
I took this photo in 2019 on the corner of Wooster & Grand Streets. I filed it away and thought I’d never figure this one out until I spent a good chunk of time
Some old signage has been revealed at the Triangle Sports building on Flatbush and 5th Ave. What caught my eye was the sign on the Flatbush Ave. sign. The 1940s tax photo shows that it
Ghost Sign-Southwest corner of 6th Avenue and 14th Street. I took this photo about 2 years ago, and did some initial research into these ghost signs, but I gave up after finding very little.
This old faded ad is for Russeks—located at 493-495 Fulton St. at the corner of Bridge St. in the Downtown Brooklyn/Fulton Mall area. Russeks had stores in Chicago, Detroit, Philadelphia, Brooklyn and most importantly
This past month I was pleasantly surprised to come across this ad for Pomeroy—I thought I had found all the obvious ghost signs in the Fulton Mall area. The ad is located at 208
The ghost sign for Super B Drugs, located at the corner of 275 Canal St. at the corner of Broadway is now no more. This photo is from October 2018. Checking google maps it
London Character Shoes, established in 1920 in New York, were a chain of men’s shoe stores in Manhattan and Brooklyn. In 1937 they were acquired by the Commonwealth Shoe and Leather Company of Massachusetts.