George Johnson is an architect in Minneapolis. He and his wife have lived in their 1915 home for 25 years. Recently, he decided to replace the siding, and when it was removed, the wall underneath revealed a full-size red and green Gold Medal Flour sign! Further work found that there was another such sign on the back of the house. Johnson found out his house was actually built in 1912, and was a grocery store on the next lot over. In 1915, it was moved to its present location and converted into a house.
Johnson wants to keep the historic signs, displaying the ad on the front of the house, and covering it on the south facing back side to protect it from the sun. He is working with the Minnesota Historical Society and General Mills, owners of the iconic Minneapolis Gold Medal Flour brand, to make it happen. See more pictures in this post. -via reddit
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