WVDOH Paving Way Toward Progress
He was being honest when he said it.
“This job sometimes keeps me up at night,” admitted Gus Suwaid, the chief engineer of the Division of Highways District 6. “And I lose sleep because of all the issues we ...
Wheeling Area Infrastructure a DOH Priority
(Cover photo provided by the Al Molnar Collection)
Two of them can be renovated but one, the span in the middle, needs completely replaced during an interstate project east of Wheeling Tunnel that is project...
Capitol Signage Should Reflect City’s Progress
It’s faded, peeling away, none of what is promoted exists today in the same form it once did, and it is time to do something about it.
IT is the very large, painted-on billboard on the back of the Capitol Th...
How Wheeling’s Mail Pouch Changed Advertising
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"Mail Pouch" advertisement on side of the building of Thomas, West Virginia, USA.
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A Really Good Sign For Wheeling
Frank O’Brien and his staff members at the Wheeling Convention and Visitors Bureau spend the vast majority of their time working on ways to market the Friendly City to travelers residing outside the Upper Ohio ...
Don’t give up the ghosts: Wheeling’s hand-painted advertising signs are fading away
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New Signs Make Their Mark In Local Neighborhoods
Local residents and visitors alike now can learn the history of several Wheeling neighborhoods thanks to the placement of historical markers within seven sections of the Friendly City.
During the past few we...
Signs of Wheeling: Today, Yesterday, and Tomorrow
By Glynis Louise Board
West Virginia Public Radio and Weelunk.com
Andy Hogan is a sign collector in the Wheeling area, but his collection is more than a hobby. It’s become a giant art instillation on...