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Toledo Magazine: Ghost signs

St-Clair-and-Washington-streets

A sign on South St. Clair at Washington Street.

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South-Ontario-street

South Ontario Street's 'ghost sign.'

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Wade-street

A 'ghost sign' is left on a building on Wade Street.

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Elm-Street

Remnants of a sign can be seen on this building on the 1500 block of Elm Street.

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Broadway-and-Colburn

A ghost sign for a drug store remains on Broadway Avenue at Colburn Street.

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Huron-and-Washington-streets

Ghost sign at North Huron and Washington Streets in downtown Toledo advertises a moving and storage company.

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City-Park-Ave

The Consumers Dairy Co. on City Park Avenue.

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Wade-street-buildings

Ghost signs are barely visible on the stone of buildings on Wade street.

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mellocraft

A faded sign announces Mellocraft Packaging Paper Products Maintenance Chemicals Supplies & Equipment on Locust Street between George and Utica streets.

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Quaker-oats

Quaker Oats sign at Broadway and Balfe street.

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Page-Dairy-Co

Page Dairy Co. Garage on Wade Street.

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Park-hotel

Park Hotel on Knapp Street at Broadway.

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Park-Hotel-Knapp-Street

Park Hotel on Knapp Street at Broadway.

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Regers-Church-supplies

Reger's Church Supplies sign at 125 N. Erie Street.

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Huron-furs

A sign at 421 N. Huron St. advertises furs.

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125-erie-street

White paint is all that remains of a sign at 125 Erie St.

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fading-letters

The white paint of a sign is barely visible between the bottom two rows of windows on this Toledo building.

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Williams-Provision-Co

A sign advertises Williams Provision Co. at Lucas and Vance streets.

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Jefferson-avenue

Letters are barely visible on a sign at 715 Jefferson Ave.

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BOE-Gerity-Stanwalt-Hotel-signs

Signs for Lucas County Board of Elections, Gerity Products, Inc., and The Stanwalt Hotel cover buildings in Toledo.

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Great-lakes-Terminal-warehouse

Great Lakes Terminal Warehouse on Morris Street.

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mohr-bros-bottling

Mohr Bros. Bottling at Palmer and Lagrange streets.

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Sin-ko

A sign for Sin-Ko at Lucas and Vance streets.

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Merle-s-footwear

A sign for Merle's Footwear at 3455 Stickney Ave., Toledo.

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Elm-street-overgrowht

Greenery begins to overtake a sign on the 1500 block of Elm Street.

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Monroe-street

A sign for the Brown, Eager & Hull Company on Monroe Street.

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