ghost sign

Isaac Kremer/ October 22, 2023/

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A hand-painted sign that outlasts the purpose it was originally painted for. Quite common in urban and glossary/downtown/" class="glossaryLink" data-cmtooltip="b6a9ee3e25f1915dcae5cf89606b27d6" target="_blank" >downtown areas. Guidance on treatment of ghost signs varies with some recommending to restore these to their original appearance by painting over the underlying sign. Another suggestion is to allow the sign to gradually decay and disappear, thus making it more ghostly in appearance rather than brand new which is inauthentic to the current time. The wear makes evident the period from which the sign originated. Photo from Easton, Pennsylvania, 2023. (Kremer, 2023)

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IsaacKremer.com is the personal website of Isaac Kremer, MSARP, a nationally recognized leader in the Main Street Approach to commercial district revitalization with over 25 years of experience. Kremer, New Jersey's first certified Main Street America Revitalization Professional (MSARP), has served as founding executive director for organizations like Experience Princeton and the Metuchen Downtown Alliance, which won a Great American Main Street Award under his leadership. He recently became director of the Royal Oak Downtown Development Authority in Michigan.