One of the reasons I love ghost ads is because they bring together a variety of things I'm interested in.  Architecture, art, history and romance.  Of course, the romance part is in my head, but I can imagine the intrique of a couple of strangers in some small town setting up their scaffolding next to the local bar while the girls looked on.  Surely one painter would be tall, dark and silent, while the other would be short, red-haired and funny - flirting with girls sent downtown by their mothers, to run errands.

I had the opportunity to photograph a number of ghost ads in and around Duluth this weekend, because Dave was driving, and I was free to hang my head out the window like a dog.  I love riding and letting someone else worry about traffic.  Dave was a pretty good sport about it, but had to pull the reins in when I wanted him to roll to the middle of an intersection at a red light so I could get a better angle.

What I'd like to know is this.  How did they do it?  I paint pictures, and I know that to paint something on such a large scale would be especially hard to keep in proportion.  I suppose the bricks worked as sort of a grid, but without modern technology, I can't imagine how it was accomplished.  I'd love if someone could explain it to me.

I started a new photo album specifically for ghost ads.  I'd like to hear if others of you have noticed or have an affinity for ghost ads too.  I'd enjoy seeing images.