Johnstown Pennsylvania Ghost Sign Walking Tour

Theses great signs can all be seen in a 1/4-1/2 mile walk around downtown. Enjoy! All flat, right in the center of town... Great history

[@jeffgrier8488]

Great video! I love seeing the old signs, they are a great piece of history.

[@someguy23475]

So many towns both large and small have these. It's a nice piece of history and I'm glad they are not painted over

[@brittanyritenour4695]

Yes, and the johnstown flood not the 50's but the 1800s

[@Iliketoweldandbraze]

In and out of Johnstown three or four times a week sometimes 4 weeks cuz I work construction and I'm 11 miles from there and I've never noticed them signs I'll have to look the next time that's very interesting

[@lorie8437]

REALLY sad to see what has happened to Johnstown. When I grew up there the population was over 60,000. Now it is below 20,000 and the town is just not the same. High crime, no jobs.

[@kayjay9383]

My friend be at once undeceived. Greater Johnstown consists of 52 surrounding municipalities with a total population of 140,000 people. Downtown people have moved uphill to the Richland area and other surrounding hillsides. Do not count “SURVIVOR CITY” down or out.

[@misha2197]

Omg! I love ghost signs! ♡♡♡♡♡

[@woody95124]

Very cool history!

[@matthill868]

A trip down memory lane.

[@hightops77]

That’s all it is anymore memories. Nothing much here anymore

[@7viewerlogic670]

Cool vid!

[@user-yy3wr5ny8l]

There barely anything downtown now

[@allenburris3740]

I moved here a few months ago from what I learned and seen so far it's peaceful here there isnt trash everywhere and it's beautiful there is alot of abandoned buildings other than that I cant say nothing bad I here about people saying there's lots of problems and drugs but I personally never have seen it myself I'm from Baltimore if people believe it's so bad here and lots of drugs do yourself a favor do not go to Baltimore what this town reminds me of is the town in first blood meaning the only problem you might find here is the law. Great video keep up the good work I'm a artist and one of the things I thought of when moving here is how or what I can do to make this place even better all it needs is a little TLC

[@StuffthatsGone]

Alan, you’re absolutely right. Unfortunately downtown has the size of buildings that are more for an 80,000 population. So unless they convert them into condos they won’t get filled very easily. There are great people doing great things on main street

[@joeenglert]

let me know how you like it now as am considering moving there

[@willbygosh4887]

Johnstown has some amazing architecture,history.The population peaked at 67,000,the 2020 census it's population is now around 18,500,a huge decrease,lots of vacant buildings.

[@StuffthatsGone]

Yes and that’s why it’s almost impossible to fill those buildings unless you convert them into upscale condos. I live in Irwin Penn Township and we have a greater population

[@brie_cheeses]

I've never noticed them that much, but I've noticed a lot of abandoned things in the upper half of johnstown.

[@fireballhd3224]

90% of this town is abandoned which is why it's so terrible

[@detroitredneckdetroitredne6674]

here I thought I was the only one that looked at Old signage like that I will do you one better when I see you old phone numbers on the signage I call them quite surprised you never know who answers the phone at the other end

[@paulknappcollections]

Neat old stuff, I need to check these out next time I head back home. Only get to Johnstown once or twice a year now. Just too depressing.

[@kayjay9383]

It is only depressing if you have a depressed mind.

[@dinogirl7466]

I'm with you Paul, it is sad to see the condition of Johnstown, but it truly was a great place to grow up. It will always be home to me.

[@phaedrabacker2004]

Glosser Brothers.

[@waynegerlich4607]

I had a meeting with the higher up people at the town hall.. I threw some ideas out there. Like calling downtown's name to old town Johnstown. Window dressing the vacant stores with clothes or items of the era of the buildings. Restoring the ghost signs. Leaving myself wide open. I suggested getting people from the jail to restore the ghost signs.Restoring store fronts to the era . They were receptive. I used to live in VA. They had old town Alexandria. I called different organizations in town. Tried . Get something going here for out of town tourism.. promote Johnstown. People walking around in period clothes. Maybe horse and buggy rides . Maybe tours of the steel mills.

[@joeenglert]

do you like livivg there? i hear horror stories about crime and drugs but,,,have they cleaned it up

[@waynegerlich4607]

@@joeenglert moved to Portland Oregon for three years. My house here got stripped of anything they could bring to the scrap metal yard. Had nothing to come back to. Has Johnstown got worse. Yes

[@mamunoz4498]

Where my father is from.

[@themopar426]

ghost signs in a ghost town!

[@JerseyJoe50]

Great tour of the old signs! It's a shame to see how downtown Johnstown continues to degrade. At least Coney Island Hot Dogs is still there!

[@iAmMadeOfSoup]

JerseyJoe50 not anymore. They just shut down Coney Island Hotdogs.

[@justuswarner8951]

Pearl the rebel yep im mad

[@iAmMadeOfSoup]

Justus Warner they’re back now

[@sjtom57]

Interesting vid as always although somewhat sad to watch.

[@mightyquinn5135]

So these signs that are uncovered after building are torn down were obviously before said building was built. So my question is how old are these signs?? I mean the buildings that were demolished were incredibly old

[@antmanbee100]

More Johnstown videos!

[@hightops77]

Ghost tour? More like a ghost town now in 2023.

[@StuffthatsGone]

You are absolutely right