Coca-Cola first arrived in Hopkinsville in 1916. This building was constructed in 1931 and housed a Coca-Cola Bottling Company plant. It appears to be mostly industrial looking aside from the distinct main entry surround and the great carved stone panel carrying the Coca-Cola logo. The building served as the central bottling operations until 1965. You will find it on East 9th Street in Hopkinsville, KY

The theatre opened in 1928 and then briefly closed in 1929 to make changes to transition to "talkie" sound films. The theatre was recognized for it beauty, versatility in serving early silent films, sound films, vaudeville acts and also had one of the city's first air-cooling systems. Today it serves as a community performance space. It's easy to spot on South Main Street in Hopkinsville, KY

This piece of local advertising history sits on top of the 1951 location of the insurance agency, which was founded in 1929, in the Cayce-Yost Company building which was constructed in 1894. The signs metal construction has aided it's survival through decades of weather and downtown remodeling. It stands as a rare artifact of mid-century advertising. You'll have to look for it, perched high on the back of the building on East 10th Street in Hopkinsville, KY

Built in 1894, this building was originally occupied by a business called The Racket. By 1897, F.A. Yost & Co. had moved in selling horse tack and other leather goods before forming the Cayce-Yost partnership in 1910. The F.A. Yost Co. ghost sign is a faded reminder of the 1897-1910 use of this historic building. You can see it, just barely, on East 10th Street in Hopkinsville, KY

This sign stands in front of the main location for this long-standing family-owned dry cleaning and garment care business. The cleaners opened in 1984 and has two locations in town. They stand as one of the few surviving traditional dry cleaners in the area. You can see this unique building and great vintage sign on South Virginia Street in Hopkinsville, KY

This building was constructed in 1898 by brothers Gus and John Young to house their new hardware company which operated for 120 years until closing in 2018. The sign has several layers with the Young's Hardware Co. name prominently in two spots along with "Has Stood The Test". You'll spot it on the side of the historic building on East 6th Street in Hopkinsville, KY

Above the S. Sacks ghost sign on this building is a sign advertising Red Spot Paints. The sign reads "For Every Purpose Red Spot Paints sold by Young Hardware Co.". The hardware store operated from 1898 until 2018 in a historical building a few streets over on 6th Street. You can see this piece of advertising history on East 9th Street in Hopkinsville, KY

There are layers of ghost signage on this building. The bottom of sign has what's left of an advertisement for "Saddles & Bridles S. Sacks". The S. Sacks building was constructed in 1908. Sacks operated an agricultural trade business where local farmers brought raw materials to merchants like Sacks to sell or trade. Some time after WWII the store transitioned to selling military goods and this was likely when the U.S. Army Goods portion of the sign was added which reads "U.S.

Serving hamburgers at this location since 1936 in their "Snappy Service" style. The chain began in 1929 and at it's peak had about a dozen locations. There are 3, including this one, surviving. The place is roughly the size of a generous walk-in closet, but the size of the building hasn't seemed to slow them down. It's roughly 647 square feet with a counter and about 8 stools where you sit at the counter and watch your food being prepared on a flat top grill. The burgers are

This historic sign is on a building that was constructed in 1906-1907 and houses the Hopkinsville Milling Company, the last active mill in the city of Hopkinsille. The "Sunflour It's Best" advertisement was placed in 1907. The large painted "Sunflour" building sign and towering grain elevators serve as a prominent landmark in the area. You'll find it on East 21st Street in Hopkinsville, KY

A rare surviving example of the retro "M" double golden arches with the classic Hamburgers served lettering. These signs were built from the early 1960's up until around 1970 and this McDonald's has been around since the 1960's. The building was updated in 2013 but the vintage sign was, thankfully, left standing. There aren't a lot of them left so if you are nearby, stop in and see it on Fort Campbell Boulevard in Hopkinsville, KY

This vintage advertising sign was likely added to this 1919 historic building around 1964 when the Furniture Store opened. The sign painted onto the bricks reads "Bill Beliles Discount furniture Nationally Advertised". The store closed in 2018 but the historic property and its classic signage remain. You'll see it on East 9th Street in Hopkinsville, KY

This place is pure underground magic. Located on the site of the original 1834 Galt Hotel, it sits in an almost 200 year old basement that has survived a fire and flood. In 2011 it was reborn with the original brick walls and reclaimed materials from the original building. If you are in downtown, duck under the bridge on West Washington Street in Louisville, KY

This bubble gum pink vintage Massey Ferguson tractor sits in front of The Pink Tractor boutique at Patti's 1880 Settlement. The tractor started life working on the property until it received a full Barbie makeover and retired to this spot. If you happen to be in the area, stop by and get a selfie with this farm machinery diva. It's located on JH O'Bryan Avenue in Grand Rivers, KY

This great classic neon sign was at an old fashioned drive in style restaurant that opened in 1951. The food was really good, but the star of the show was the butterscotch milkshake! I may, or may not have, gone back later for another! Stop by and try one on US Highway 68 East in Aurora, KY