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Thompson Hardware – Belfield, ND

Nov 14th, 2007
by fadingad.

Thompson Hardware - Belfield, ND - © Bob Kisken
© Bob Kisken

The Occident sign is an old sign that has been repainted. When the owner of the hardware store retired, he painted the building in aluminum. His old sign about 40 or so years old is starting to come through again. Cheers, Bob

Posted in: Bob Kisken, Ghost signs, ghost ads & other phantoms, Hardware, North Dakota, Photography.

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  1. qazse says:
    November 14, 2007 at 4:05 pm

    This picture and the process of its resurgence speaks volumes.

  2. C Thompson says:
    October 17, 2008 at 3:31 pm

    The Occident sign was on a building on the south end of the block. TheThompson Hardware sign was painted over in 1995 when the store closed. Will I have to reopen the store when the sign can again be read? I think not. ct

    It was great to find the photo here!

  3. Cindy Nelson says:
    October 20, 2008 at 2:21 am

    As the teenage daughter of the store owner, I believe I was the last one to paint the Thompson Hardware on the side of the store. I recall standing on an extension ladder for several days one summer in the late 1970s, refreshing the red paint on the letters. I was sad when Dad painted over the sign after closing the store. I appreciate the fact that my hard work is again showing its face!

  4. fadingad says:
    October 20, 2008 at 3:42 am

    CT & CN – I will tell Bob Kisken of your discovery of his photo. So glad to have you visit our blog!

    Frank

  5. Sally Rogers says:
    April 3, 2010 at 5:34 pm

    I lived in the Belfield area in the 70s and have fond memories of the Thompson family and their store/home.