Most Chicagoans of a certain age fondly remember Magikist signs. Several major expressways entering Chicago had one. This example was on the Kennedy near Montrose, though the sign of my own youth was on the Dan Ryan.
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February 3, 2026 at 1:15 AM
Most Chicagoans of a certain age fondly remember Magikist signs. Several major expressways entering Chicago had one. This example was on the Kennedy near Montrose, though the sign of my own youth was on the Dan Ryan.
#roadsideart #sca_roadside #signage #magikist
#roadsideart #sca_roadside #signage #magikist
Oh dang, ok. I was just doing ones that I made fonts from, but I do have a bunch of magikist letters drawn are from a different project, so...
February 1, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Oh dang, ok. I was just doing ones that I made fonts from, but I do have a bunch of magikist letters drawn are from a different project, so...
Do the Magikist sign and live forever.
February 1, 2026 at 8:25 PM
Do the Magikist sign and live forever.
It got down like a Magikist.
It roared like a lion.
It really burned a monkey's ass up.
It roared like a lion.
It really burned a monkey's ass up.
January 17, 2026 at 10:25 PM
It got down like a Magikist.
It roared like a lion.
It really burned a monkey's ass up.
It roared like a lion.
It really burned a monkey's ass up.
That game really rocked like a Magikist.
January 11, 2026 at 4:40 AM
That game really rocked like a Magikist.
Why are Chicago's NYE broadcast celebrations so lame? This should be an easy win for us. Put the production in the hands of a multi-generational team and make it all Chi for two hours. Have a chorus singing famous Chi TV jingles in front of the Magikist logo!
January 1, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Why are Chicago's NYE broadcast celebrations so lame? This should be an easy win for us. Put the production in the hands of a multi-generational team and make it all Chi for two hours. Have a chorus singing famous Chi TV jingles in front of the Magikist logo!
sold my hair to pay for her rug cleaner, she sold her rug to buy me a vacuum to clean up my hair from her rug. call that gift of the magikist
December 25, 2025 at 3:13 AM
sold my hair to pay for her rug cleaner, she sold her rug to buy me a vacuum to clean up my hair from her rug. call that gift of the magikist
Nope. Can't wait to see the Magikist Lips post next.
December 6, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Nope. Can't wait to see the Magikist Lips post next.
I can't remember the last time it snowed like this before Christmas
December 1, 2025 at 12:34 AM
I can't remember the last time it snowed like this before Christmas
magikist signs, etc.: industrial rug cleaning used to be way more visible around chicago
wrote about what's left of an industrial rug and dry cleaning plant, now part of the quam nichols manufacturing complex (made-in-chicago commercial loudspeakers)
www.postcard-past.com/birck-fellin...
wrote about what's left of an industrial rug and dry cleaning plant, now part of the quam nichols manufacturing complex (made-in-chicago commercial loudspeakers)
www.postcard-past.com/birck-fellin...
Birck-Fellinger Corp., Chicago
"America's Model Cleaning Plant" no more
www.postcard-past.com
October 8, 2025 at 2:45 PM
magikist signs, etc.: industrial rug cleaning used to be way more visible around chicago
wrote about what's left of an industrial rug and dry cleaning plant, now part of the quam nichols manufacturing complex (made-in-chicago commercial loudspeakers)
www.postcard-past.com/birck-fellin...
wrote about what's left of an industrial rug and dry cleaning plant, now part of the quam nichols manufacturing complex (made-in-chicago commercial loudspeakers)
www.postcard-past.com/birck-fellin...
Magikist lips
If you had to fight one Chicago landmark (physically), which would you choose?
October 1, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Magikist lips
Rock harder like a Magikist
We asked readers what long-gone Chicago landmark they’d bring back if they could. From Louis Sullivan’s Chicago Stock Exchange, to the “S” curve on Lake Shore Drive, here's what you said.
What long-gone Chicago landmark would you bring back if you could? Here's what you told us.
Readers miss buildings, roadside signs and the old "S" curve.
trib.al
August 30, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Rock harder like a Magikist
MAGIKIST! My family lived in MN and when we drove to Chicago to see family- when I saw that sign off the highway I knew we where close to Grandma's house.
August 29, 2025 at 10:00 PM
MAGIKIST! My family lived in MN and when we drove to Chicago to see family- when I saw that sign off the highway I knew we where close to Grandma's house.
I grew up near Magikist lips!
August 28, 2025 at 2:52 PM
I grew up near Magikist lips!
The Magikist sign is a deep cut
There’s no wrong way to tell the current administration to STFU About Chicago.
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#chicago
August 26, 2025 at 8:56 PM
The Magikist sign is a deep cut
Remember Ber-Tals Clothing Store? It was located at 10 W Randolph St next door to Shoppers Corner with the Magikist sign above the store. Here is a photo of boxes from Ber-Tals.
July 20, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Remember Ber-Tals Clothing Store? It was located at 10 W Randolph St next door to Shoppers Corner with the Magikist sign above the store. Here is a photo of boxes from Ber-Tals.
Love that company! I have the Thirsty Whale, Venture, Ames and Magikist shirts from them.
Got a Handy Andy one too, but not sure where I snagged that.
I should track down a Builder's Square or White Hen shirt.
Got a Handy Andy one too, but not sure where I snagged that.
I should track down a Builder's Square or White Hen shirt.
July 9, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Love that company! I have the Thirsty Whale, Venture, Ames and Magikist shirts from them.
Got a Handy Andy one too, but not sure where I snagged that.
I should track down a Builder's Square or White Hen shirt.
Got a Handy Andy one too, but not sure where I snagged that.
I should track down a Builder's Square or White Hen shirt.
Chicago should have a museum for signage like this. They tore down the Magikist signs and destroyed them. :(
July 9, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Chicago should have a museum for signage like this. They tore down the Magikist signs and destroyed them. :(
I had to look this up…and I’m now dying laughing that somebody named luxo condos after a tire dealership that used to stand on the spot.
I’m going to sit back and wait for ads for luxury living at “The Magikist”.
I’m going to sit back and wait for ads for luxury living at “The Magikist”.
June 10, 2025 at 12:19 AM
I had to look this up…and I’m now dying laughing that somebody named luxo condos after a tire dealership that used to stand on the spot.
I’m going to sit back and wait for ads for luxury living at “The Magikist”.
I’m going to sit back and wait for ads for luxury living at “The Magikist”.
The sign that used to let me know I was close to home 🏠 ❤️
May 30, 2025 at 11:44 PM
The sign that used to let me know I was close to home 🏠 ❤️
When I say "Chicago" I don't mean "The Bear", I mean like Magikist.
When I say "Chicago" I don't mean "The Bear", I mean like the Artists of the Wall benches at Loyola Beach
When i say "Chicago" I don't mean "the Bear" I mean like the bathrooms in the Fireside Bowl.
May 25, 2025 at 4:03 AM
When I say "Chicago" I don't mean "The Bear", I mean like Magikist.
Here are the front and back covers of a 300 Household Hints Booklet from Magikist.
May 23, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Here are the front and back covers of a 300 Household Hints Booklet from Magikist.
Magikist Signage in Chicago
May 22, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Magikist Signage in Chicago
He’s way ahead of you
May 8, 2025 at 11:55 PM
He’s way ahead of you
This is a pope who has seen the Magikist lips.
May 8, 2025 at 11:55 PM
This is a pope who has seen the Magikist lips.