# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Ghost Signs Walking Tour
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 16 Jul, 2025 at 06:30 pm
- **Event Description**: A Walking Tour with Matt Cohen, Urban Archaeologist.
Ghost signs are hand-painted, outdoor ads that have been preserved on sides of buildings. They are also known as fading ads or brick ads and were prevalent from the 1890s through to the 1960s. As outdoor advertising mediums evolved, ghost signs became a less popular way of advertising products and services and were replaced by billboards and vinyl banners.

Winnipeg’s rich collection of hand-painted wall ads date back to the early 1880s. After incorporating as a city in 1873, industrialists and entrepreneurs from around the world moved here to be part of the city’s boom. The population ballooned from a few hundred to hundreds of thousands within a generation. And, over a century and a half later, the businesses and brands advertised on the sides of buildings still remain. Explore the Ghost Signs of the Exchange District in Winnipeg on this tour.

Matt Cohen is a creative director, marketing strategist and urban archeologist. Since 2013, he's been researching and documenting Winnipeg's collection of fading promotional signage. What started as a one-off project has blossomed into a multi-year initiative celebrating the intersection of paint and persuasion. He currently maintains the website ghostsigns.ca and @fadingads social accounts, leads regular ghost sign walking tours and produces experiential events that use new media to showcase old ads.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/winnipeg/ghost-signs-walking-tour/200028449849230
- **Event Categories**: business
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 73

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Winnipeg
- **state**: MB
- **country**: Canada
- **location**: 120 King St, Winnipeg, MB R3B 1H9, Canada
- **lat**: 49.89883
- **long**: -97.141
- **full address**: 120 King St, Winnipeg, MB R3B 1H9, Canada

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Ghost Signs Walking Tour being held?
  - **A:** Ghost Signs Walking Tour takes place on Wed, 16 Jul, 2025 at 06:30 pm to Wed, 16 Jul, 2025 at 06:30 pm at 120 King St, Winnipeg, MB R3B 1H9, Canada.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Ghost Signs Walking Tour?
  - **A:** Ghost Signs Walking Tour is organized by Winnipeg Architecture Foundation.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Ghost Signs Walking Tour is ideal for professionals, entrepreneurs, startup founders, and networking enthusiasts eager to grow their connections. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Winnipeg, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. With 70+ people already showing interest, this is clearly an event worth adding to your calendar - don't miss out.

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