Kansas City Ghost Signs Slowly Vanish

A wonderful perspective at the evolution of the local skyline and signs from the past slowly disappearing.

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Some of these ads have stood the test of time, whether painted, pressed or etched into brick and stone. These remnants are known as “ghost signs.” “Various people love the history and like to preserve the remnants of beloved businesses and buildings,” says Lisa Shockley, curator of collections at the Museum of Kansas City, noting that some of the city’s most iconic signs endure because people have chosen to protect them. Here are five of them and the stories their walls continue to tell decades later.

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