Iconic Company Restores Ghost Murals in Appalachia
July 21, 2014By JESSICA LILLY
Long before website banners, T.V. or radio commercials, and electronic billboards there were murals. Coca-Cola Consolidated is working to restore its faded advertisements, or ghost signs, across Appalachia. Ghost signs are the murals painted on buildings at the turn of the century that are now faded disappearing. One of the largest murals, so far was unveiled last week in Hinton in Summers County.