Feb 25 2009
Mail Pouch Barn in Ohio
We saw several of these when we were driving in Ohio. They always intrigue me: How were the letters painted so perfectly straight?
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I grew up in Ohio; thanks for the memories!
Beth F’s last blog post..Wordless Wednesday (Feb. 24)
My cousins live in Ohio, and i remember seeing these when we went to visit!
Reminds me of our road trip last year! thanks for sharing! Happy WW!
Shari @ A Psych Mommy’s last blog post..Wordless Wednesday
Someone sent me this link: Last Mail Pouch Painter’s Obituary
It helps tell the rest of the story.
I’ve never seen the signs until now, but I love that background story of it! Fantastic, what a life work this man did! Amazing.
Lifecruiser’s last blog post..Wordless Sale sign at 3280 feet
I can’t help thinking how striking it would look with a fresh coat of red paint!
Jan Parrish’s last blog post..The Promise of Spring
Great picture, and great story behind it. So it wasn’t stencils, that’s what I thought at first.
Carolina’s last blog post..Taking a Break in the Tiki Room
What a great story. There are tons of buildings here in Seattle with fading ads on the side like that – I’ve always wondered about them, but never taken the time to research their history.
DeliciousBaby’s last blog post..Photo Friday: Sleeping Beauties
I still see these from time to time in rural areas. I’ve seen one or two with a really nasty repainting job, and I wished they’d just left the Mail Pouch sign in its faded state.
Did you see any of the Ohio Bicentennial barns when you were through the state? They painted 88 barns (one in each Ohio county) with the official bicentennial logo in 2003.
Googling “ohio bicentennial barns” will give you a bunch of links to this project…meant to evoke the Mail Pouch barns, I’m sure.
Here are a couple
http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=1725
Quick overview of the project
http://www.sanduskycountyfair.com/2003%20SCF/bicentennial_bar.htm
A little Q&A about the last barn (Sandusky County) painted with the logo. You can see the logo at the top of this page.
We did see some of the centennial barns, but I didn’t realize they were one-per-county.
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