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Have you ever noticed any of the old faded hand-painted advertisements on the exterior walls of some Soulard brick buildings?  I discovered that these fading ads from yesteryear are called Ghost Signs. And that the artists who originally painted these wall signs were called "wall dogs" because of how hard they worked, frequently putting up a sign a day without the benefit of modern scaffolding or safety gear.

When I was a kid growing up in Soulard, I used to admire the beauty of these brick ads, but over the years they've virtually disappeared. Check out a few of the remaining ghost signs I have spotted in Soulard...

Seen on the Huck Finn Hostel

Located on the old carriage house where BWORKS is now located

Seen on the side of R.EGE Antiques

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