As a naming rights sponsor departs, the downtown Cincinnati indoor arena receives some new fading ads/ghost signs that complement its others.

An update to a sign from the book and a few new ones to add to the ongoing log that I still get interested in from time to time.

Catching up on logging some fading advertisements I’ve seen around town and while traveling recently. A few “non-traditional” examples mixed in with the more common "paint on brick" theme.

A few weeks ago, I spoke to some kids at a local school about fading advertisements/ghost signs, my book from 2015, and the kind of work I've done here on QC/D for the past decade.

A few ghost signs logged while on a recent, quick trip through Indiana. Only had some time for quick and casual research so if anyone familiar with Fort Wayne or Angola, Indiana history has some info to share, let it be known in the comments below.

"The Other Place" appeared in the book and can be seen if you walk the obscure College St. that runs from 6th to 7th between Race and Vine. I still haven't been able to figure out what the sign referenced, but while visiting the Terrace Plaza back in December, I got another look at the sign. It's one of my favorites in the city. Glad to see it's holding up so well.

Unlike many of the ads in the book and documented here, this one isn’t a remnant of hand painted advertising. Rather, it’s fading elements were from a former physical sign. When removed, the parts of the building protected from weathering by the sign left clues to what it once said. “Indiana Stamp” was about all I could make out when we passed through Fort Wayne, IN to see some family. I reached out a business of the same name to see if it had been their sign.

Unlike a lot of the fading advertisements seen on this site and in the book, this one isn't still promoting a business long after it's gone. Rather, the arrow directs passersby to where they can find Ollie's Trolley hawking excellent burgers and a selection of other southern comfort foods ranging from ribs to deep fried fish.

A few weeks back, I went to meet up with Die Innenstadt at Rhinehaus to catch one of the last FC Cincinnati games of the season. I parked around the corner and as I walked to the bar, I noticed this fading advertisement sitting in Wilkymacky Alley. The only legible word left is "beauty" with a white painted frame around it.