This "Rinella Produce" sign is fairly recent by ghost sign standards. The barely visible sign across the top, however, probably dates back to the building's origin which was a warehouse for the W.B. Glafke Co., a produce wholesale company.
You can see this from the corner of SE 3rd and Alder.
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William Bachelor Glafke was my grandfather, who died in Portland in 1915 of an infection complicated by diabetes. He was the owner of the produce company. I had wondered where his business was located and will have to go have a look.
Here's some more information about W.B. Glafke Co.
http://books.google.com/books?id=8ldHAAAAYAAJ&dq=eugene%20oregon&lr=&as_drrb_is=b&as_minm_is=0&as_miny_is=1850&as_maxm_is=0&as_maxy_is=1920&as_brr=1&pg=PA51#v=onepage&q=&f=false
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