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[Mike K.]

Great find! That whole sign needs to be uncovered before some moron repaints it.

This thread should contain all the "ghost sign" pictures we've found. A subset of the larger signs/billboards thread, this one could contain only recently discovered vintage signs.

Done. This will now be the "Old and Historic" signs of Victoria. The other thread on signs, billboards and electronic advertising will be reserved for new/recent installations only.

[Hotel Mike]

History Buff...thanks for the interesting posting.

[Holden West]

This is Vancouver, not Victoria but it's the gold standard of "ghost signs". Located at Granville and Robson, not only was it recently uncovered, it was only meant to be temporary--the rarest of the rare.



Grandma's Boy, 1922

Vancouver Sun, with more photos.

The sign reappeared during the demolition of the three-storey Farmer building at 801 Granville. The Farmer building was constructed in 1922, so the Lloyd sign would have been covered up almost immediately after it was painted, and hidden for nine decades.

Read more: http://www.vancouver...l#ixzz1nVvEWas5

[HB]

[Holden West]

^Great shot, and the gull approves, too.

I thought Spencer's was always on Government Street.

I'd love to see those buildings restored.

http://www.bcarchive..._97/i_01578.txt

[Sparky]

That girl on the left has her eye on you.

[HB]

Here is the 709 Johnson St ghost sign

This place now housing the Upscale York Hotel used to be called the Lincoln Rooms.

Can anyone come up with Intel on the Lincoln Rooms??
Pictures Dates Years?

[Rob Randall]

^Excellent spotting. And I didn't know the Oddfellow's building had a false facade.

[Sparky]

^^ We work for the current owner of the York Hotel, I will ask him if he has any intel.

[HB]

Before that false facade teh Odd Fellows Hall has beautiful windows as well as a large balcony facing the Street. During mayday Parades and other events the front of the building was covered in decorations and Swag
the photos I have seen of it are hard to look at because the place has been destroyed and violated with plaster.

There are a lot of interesting views of building from up high that we have no idea about. Buildings that look like square boxes sometimes are not.

[D.L.]

hey nice!

[sdwright.vic]

I can not see any of History Buff's photo's. Show up as empty flicker boxes?

[Sparky]

^ They show up fine here. Don't know why you are having problems.

[sdwright.vic]

^ Don't know either, but for some reason thats all I get! Both on my smart phone and my computer?!?!?!?

[Langford Rat]

I can only see his pix from yesterday and today...all the previous ones say "this photo is currently unavailable".

[HB]

In 1890 this address was listed as 104 Johnson St
The Building now houses Aveda but it was one a Butcher Shop owned by Richard Porter.

The newspaper clipping is from the TC 1984

The Ghost sign appears to be not painted on but made of different coloured bricks and seeing that the family were involved in brick manufacturing they could very well have made the sign this was instead of with paint.

This is one of my favorite ghost signs in Victoria. There are many more that are hidden and even more that have been painted over. I'm going to go onto this roof sometime and see if it in fact is made of lighter coloured bricks


The sign says R Porter Wholesale and Retail.

[Holden West]

^Please fix those Flickr links!

 

Here is a great find from Randy Smart on Facebook. He claims it's the inside of the streetcar powerhouse building in Rock Bay.

 

[Holden West]

^I'm seeing the interior of an awesome future brew pub.

[wisevictoria]

No red tape. I love it.

[sebberry]

This 1939 tourist map of Victoria is making the rounds on the internet:

You can zoom in at the website. It's in great shape.



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