tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312830679861476862.post5788770289733468992..comments2024-02-28T06:45:05.691-08:00Comments on West of the 5th : Ghost Signs - Alberta Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12021355195598601028noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312830679861476862.post-44124588561755011012019-01-13T18:53:18.804-08:002019-01-13T18:53:18.804-08:00That's a lot of ghost signs on your map!!That's a lot of ghost signs on your map!!Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12021355195598601028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312830679861476862.post-65582353974092271742019-01-13T18:52:06.303-08:002019-01-13T18:52:06.303-08:00Lots of good ones down there!! Lots of good ones down there!! Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12021355195598601028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312830679861476862.post-86858349683125325662019-01-09T21:59:47.504-08:002019-01-09T21:59:47.504-08:00Nice collection. I'm expanding my Ghost Sign m...Nice collection. I'm expanding my Ghost Sign map to include southern Alberta. <br /><br />https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?mid=1beIB03ZlS9dDK2qWAJgSlZ7Qro0&ll=44.72426581664538%2C-122.27552136371821&z=6<br />SteveFromDodgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03047556442466772755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312830679861476862.post-38285910163744465062018-08-03T10:38:05.070-07:002018-08-03T10:38:05.070-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Ovidiuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04442187015609928459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312830679861476862.post-20996656693825153862016-12-28T08:56:56.393-08:002016-12-28T08:56:56.393-08:00Tennessee Budd: I lived in a big city my whole lif...Tennessee Budd: I lived in a big city my whole life and now I take the time to stop at any small town I pass. I've seen more cool things in the last couple years than I ever did. I wish I started sooner! Thanks for visiting and commenting, enjoy the rest of the holiday season and wishing you a Happy New Year. Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12021355195598601028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312830679861476862.post-77373753618043612122016-12-24T21:08:30.409-08:002016-12-24T21:08:30.409-08:00Such towns here & there are probably similar i...Such towns here & there are probably similar in layout. Rural areas, mostly farming for a living. The only real reason for the towns was to have a place where the trains would stop, & to have facilities to hold livestock & produce until they could be shipped (they were founded, most all of them, in the days before refrigeration; lots are on a creek, for the stock, and I've seen produce storage built over cold springs in a couple of places).<br />Love the blog, and a pleasant Christmas to you & yours!<br />--Tennessee BuddAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312830679861476862.post-23723000780913850582016-12-23T21:47:21.791-08:002016-12-23T21:47:21.791-08:00Hi Tennessee Budd! Sounds like an interesting buil...Hi Tennessee Budd! Sounds like an interesting building and sign and memory of that town. Most small towns here sprung up with the railroad and had grain elevators. Not many elevators left and the rail lines are pulled up along the abandoned lines. <br />Happy Holidays!Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12021355195598601028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312830679861476862.post-10266806399397471012016-12-22T19:49:56.798-08:002016-12-22T19:49:56.798-08:00In the miniscule town of Puryear, TN, where we liv...In the miniscule town of Puryear, TN, where we lived when I was small (late 1960s), about a half mile due north was the old "business district"; think a couple of stores, a bank, and a big 1890s brick warehouse. These were all built fronting on the railroad, usual in American towns that grew up around & were serviced by rails.<br />The sides of the warehouse were each covered with a big painted advertisement for Jefferson Island potatoes. I've never seen the brand, & am pretty sure the company was defunct decades before I was born, but as long as I live I'll be able to see that building, down the tracks & across the fields.<br />The building still stands, but the sign was barely visible last time I was there.<br />--Tennessee BuddAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312830679861476862.post-23388127764997982182016-12-20T09:08:53.915-08:002016-12-20T09:08:53.915-08:00Thanks BW!Thanks BW!Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12021355195598601028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312830679861476862.post-63243017162678762242016-12-20T09:08:28.692-08:002016-12-20T09:08:28.692-08:00Thanks Chris! I always drive right by Stavely, but...Thanks Chris! I always drive right by Stavely, but there is a church and a couple other things there I want to check out next time I head to L.A. <br />I was told that a couple of the neon signs and a particular ghost sign in Fort Macleod were also for TV. Thanks for visiting!Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12021355195598601028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312830679861476862.post-31694797371490585432016-12-20T07:51:32.675-08:002016-12-20T07:51:32.675-08:00Unique post.Unique post.BWBandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15435259893321037788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312830679861476862.post-45601439365903025242016-12-19T20:34:32.958-08:002016-12-19T20:34:32.958-08:00Fantastic! It's amazing how much interesting s...Fantastic! It's amazing how much interesting stuff is out there, if one just takes the time to look. Good eye. There's that one in Stavely, which I understand was a movie prop and not original to the building. Never looked into it myself, but I've heard it from a number of sources.Chris BIGDoer Doeringhttp://www.bigdoer.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312830679861476862.post-44851539990052610722016-12-19T19:15:02.265-08:002016-12-19T19:15:02.265-08:00I wish I'd seen that Amazing Race episode! I&#...I wish I'd seen that Amazing Race episode! I'll have to try and find it. Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12021355195598601028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312830679861476862.post-12631634897629203892016-12-19T19:14:18.134-08:002016-12-19T19:14:18.134-08:00Thanks! I've seen photos of wonderful barn ads...Thanks! I've seen photos of wonderful barn ads..tabacco ones in particular. They are so interesting, why anyone would paint over them is beyond me! 😆Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12021355195598601028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312830679861476862.post-47374637168180691882016-12-19T19:12:11.861-08:002016-12-19T19:12:11.861-08:00Thanks Steve! Moose Jaw will have to be added to m...Thanks Steve! Moose Jaw will have to be added to my list! Swift Current and Winnipeg are subjects of another post. Winnipeg has a fantastic downtown full of ghost signs! Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12021355195598601028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312830679861476862.post-65156483389155042402016-12-19T18:39:41.706-08:002016-12-19T18:39:41.706-08:00Those signs are wonderful. We find them on old ba...Those signs are wonderful. We find them on old barns once in awhile. Or on other farm outbuildings. There were several in my neighborhood but, sadly, in a fit of community beautification, most were painted over. Vickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09409645438732452330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312830679861476862.post-15917202914324406912016-12-19T18:23:59.128-08:002016-12-19T18:23:59.128-08:00I love those too. Moose Jaw, SK has tons of murals...I love those too. Moose Jaw, SK has tons of murals and "ghost signs". Amazing Race Canada had a segment in Winnipeg where they had to find several of these downtown. They are very cool!Canadian Train Geekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05525092107895665275noreply@blogger.com