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Ghost Signs in Baraboo, Wisconsin

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Baraboo , Wisconsin , was the headquarters and winter home of the famous Ringling Brothers circus. The Ringling Brothers held their first circus in 1884. In 1919 they merged with the Barnum & Bailey Circus and moved their winter headquarters to Connecticut. The old grounds and buildings are now a living museum and some of the original hand-painted signs are still visible.  HOME OF HONEST VALUE CHICKS TIRES And here are a few ghost signs from downtown Baraboo.

Ghost Signs in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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I took a day trip to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and found some pretty cool ghost signs in the Third Ward, a historic warehouse district.