Mail Pouch Tobacco Barn – Pennsylvania
When I see a vignette like this scene with the lovely Mail Pouch barn and the carefully placed old cars, it is hard not to imagine that the caretaker doesn’t want to share this...
Tagged: Mail Pouch Tobacco
White Mail Pouch Tobacco Barn – Dillonvale, Ohio
In early 2024, I shared a post about trying to relocate a white barn which I’d seen years before in Pennsylvania ~ Mail Pouch Barn: My White Whale a Decade Later. At the time...
Ghost Sign: Bull Durham, Mail Pouch, Crown Gasoline, and Polarine – Augusta, Kentucky
This multilayered ghost sign on Elizabeth Street in Augusta, Kentucky is one of my favorites that I’ve ever seen. There are so many interesting little details that can be picked out. Some of the...
Mail Pouch Tobacco Barn Not Long for this World – Reedsville, Ohio
When I snapped the photos of this formerly two-sided Mail Pouch Tobacco barn on Ohio 7 in Reedsville in October of 2024, it looked as if it would come crumbling down into a pile...
Mail Pouch Tobacco Barn: My White Whale a Decade Later
Last summer, I posted about finally relocating where I’d seen this white Mail Pouch barn. While I was out near Pittsburgh last weekend, I stopped to see it again. It’d been over a decade...
Red Mail Pouch Tobacco Barn – Boswell, Pennsylvania
Over the long January weekend, I spent some time wandering the backroads in western Pennsylvania. I seem to have good luck with finding interesting sights out towards Pittsburgh. One of my favorite sights was...
Mail Pouch Tobacco: Uncovering the Secrets of the White Whale
With decades of photos tucked away for someday, as I previously mentioned, on occasion I have a little difficulty remembering where I might have snapped a photo of something. Generally speaking, I have fairly...
Mail Pouch Tobacco: Bloch Brothers Tobacco Works – Wheeling, West Virginia
On Thursday morning, I stood outside of the old Bloch Bothers Mail Pouch Tobacco factory in Wheeling, West Virginia waiting for the sun to rise. The Ohio River, silently snaked behind me while I...
Reminiscing with the Mothman – Point Pleasant, West Virginia
Winter has settled in with its icy temperatures here on Long Island. There hasn’t been any riding for me in many, many weeks now. For the most part, I haven’t missed it. I suppose...
Motorcycle Drive-by: Ghost Signs
When I am out exploring the world on my motorcycle, Ghost Signs are some of my favorite sights. Their nostalgic nod to a bygone era fills me with a sense of innocence and direct...
Pennsylvania: Double Mail Pouch Barn Goodness
Just a hop, skip and a jump up the road from Pennsylvania’s great welcome sign, I serendipitously saw a double Mail Pouch barn. Aside from the two visible sides in the picture, the small...
Gorgeous Coca-Cola and Mail Pouch Ghost of Winchester, Virginia
File this firmly under the Things I Love category. I first got wind of this ghost while scrolling through states on Dr. Ken Jones’ fantastic American Ghosts site. It is an awesome resource for...
The Mail Pouch Tobacco Ad of Grafton, West Virginia
One of my favorite Mail Pouch Tobacco wall ads is in downtown Grafton, West Virginia. There is so much going on, it is a feast for the eyes. Is it just me or is...
Been Thinkin’ ’bout the Lincoln
Over the weekend I plucked a book off the shelf that I’ve had for a few years now: Lincoln Highway Companion: A Guide to America’s First Coast-to-Coast Road by Brian Butko. Flipping through its...
Ride Snapshots: New Jersey in the Corner Pocket
With Kenny on his big, lovely lady and me on my wee lass, we made a pretty odd-looking couple cruising around together in the Delaware Water Gap area. The more I get to know...
Hunting Ghosts: Mail Pouch, Uneeda Biscuit and the Circle Dot
On Sunday I stopped by to take a peek at the Mail Pouch Tobacco ghost ad on East Main in Beacon, NY. Though I’d been to Beacon before, I never saw the sign. It...
Mail Pouch Tobacco: Looking For Ghosts
This morning I was trying to recall when and where I was first exposed to a Mail Pouch Tobacco barn or ad. I’ve come up with nothing concrete. My first blog post related to Mail...
Fading Away – Renovo, Pennsylvania Ghost Ads
I’ve passed through Renovo a few times over the last couple years. Each time I’ve stopped to snap a photo of the Mail Pouch Tobacco ad on the corner of Huron and 11th. The...
Life is All Mail Pouch Barns and Rainbows
While Kenny and I were in Millhall, Pennsylvania for the Seven Mountains Dualsport/Adventure Ride, on Saturday afternoon after we’d scampered through the forest, I decided to head back out to get a look at...
Bull Durham Ghost Ads and a Pink Elephant
Like a dumbbell, I brought my (3rd partially broken) point-n-shoot camera with its nifty 30x zoom with me… but failed to charge the battery. One day I’ll get this all right, but this? This...
