Tennessee Barn This is located in rural Hancock County along highway TN63 (Mulberry Gap Rd.) It is signed by RJ 8-2013.
I Will Give My All For Tennessee Today! Barn This barn celebrating the UT Vols and their motto was found in Dickson County, TN. It's located along Hickman Road close to where it crosses I-840, but I've also geotagged it. This appears to be a fan barn and unaffiliated with the "Everywhere You Look, UT" barn painting program which seems to paint a barn in every Tennessee County.
It's Pronounced "Santa Fee" When you're in Tennessee, the town of Santa Fe is pronounced different than the way they do it in New Mexico. I suppose this is a little tongue-in-cheek because most visitors to the area probably get it wrong. This is found at Kindred Farm along highway TN247 a couple of miles Southwest of Santa Fe in Maury County.
See Ruby Falls Barn at Dusk Along Interstate 24 in Coffee County, TN is this Ruby Falls barn in a strategic bend in the road near mile marker 100. This barn was built in 2007 to replace an older barn that had collapsed.
JT's Flag Barn There's a facebook page for this barn where the flag was painted for the background of a 2013 Country Music Video. www.facebook.com/groups/132351087316009/ The barn is located along Spencer Mill Rd. in southern Dickson County, TN.
"The Barn" - Chuckey, Tennessee At one time, there was a marker by the barn that was either gone by the time I got there, or I just didn't see it. The sign read: The Barn was built mid 20th century pimarily for farm use. The barn was readily visible from the old 11-E highway and quickly turned into a form of advertising for Corner and Central Drug Stores in Greeneville. Progress has moved business and traffic patterns to the new 11-E highway, leaving the barn bypassed by today's population. However, the barn continues to serve as a landmark today, preserving the history of one of Greene County's oldest towns. Davy Crockett: Born in Chuckey 1786 Glider: Ed Huffaker, early pioneer in aviation Steam Locomotive: Railroad and Fullens Depot Log House: Earnest Fort House built in 1784 First Aid Cross: Dr. Annis O. Pickering, Tennessee's first lady doctor. Tennessee Flag Pole: Battle of Rheatown 1862 Nolichuckey River: Early transportation "Earnestville" Pointer: "Old Ted" One of the best bird dogs to hunt in Chucley
Meramec Caverns Barn This barn, which is now in area of lush overgrowth, used to be seen by many mototists passing between Nashville and Chattanooga. If you were heading south, you would see this barn advertise first Rock City and now Ruby Falls. Travelling north, you see the sign say "See Jesse James Hideout MERAMEC CAVERNS U.S.66 STANTON, Mo." Meramec Caverns is indeed along the Mother Road, the Old Route 66, so now think how long ago this was probably painted. The newer barns for Meramec Cavers tell you it's located off I-44. These ads are plentiful in Missouri, but many of the remaining painted barns in the south are for Rock City. This is located on US Highway 41 in Coffee County. If you see Noah, TN on your map, that's where this barn is located. Click Here to see the other side for the Ruby Falls ad side. If this barn interests you, check out my blog of Rock City and other advertising barns. Hello to anyone who found this photo here: blog.ratestogo.com/key-landmarks-on-route-66-i/
See Ruby Falls If you live in the not-so-deep south, if you were to think of an advertising barn, you's think of the many "See Rock City" barns that used to be all over the countryside. This barn used to be one of those. At some point, however, their rival barn painting (albeit not so prolific) tourist trap from Lookout mountian were permitted to repaint this barn with a "See Ruby Falls" message in their colors of red and turquoise. This barn is on U.S. Highway 41 right on your map where it says Noah, TN in Coffee County, just north of Manchester. With the construction of Interstate 24 about 40 years ago, this highway is less often used now. So this was probably painted before then, and would have been a rock city barn before that. Rock City Paint was some high quality mixture, and has been known to outlast many things. Is it possible that the ruby falls paint has chipped just enough that the Rock City white is beginning to show? This barn has been painted once more, the other side is ad for Merrimac Caverns, a tourist attraction cave in Missouri. Click here to see a pic of the other side. If this barn interests you, check out my blog of Rock City and other advertising barns.
Buffalo, White Deer and Rock City This barn is barely standing up. You may need to enlarge it to see what it fully says. At one time, this was a Rock City barn, and the CK CITY still comes through at the bottom half of this barn. When Sequoyah Cavern opened commercially, this barn was repainted to say Buffalo and White Deer. The big blob on the left is an arrow that points at Sequoyah Cavern. You can see this barn along Interstate 59 in Dekalb County, Alabama, and this barn points you at the street that runs to Sequoyah Cavern, although there is not an interstate exit here. The Sequoyah Caverns people apparently don't have a buffalo anymore. This photo is featured in my Rock City Barn blog post HERE Or you can see all the posts: see-rock-city.blogspot.com/ Useless info: When I was first trying to read this, I thought it may have been for Buffalo Rock, the local Pepsi distributor, and makers of the fine product, Dr. Wham.
10 Miles to Sequoyah Caverns As the painted barn says, this is about 10 miles from Sequoyah Caverns, north of it on Highway U.S. 11, very close to the Dekalb County, Alabama and Georgia border. This barn was painted by Clark Byers, the same man who pianted the Rock City barns. If this barn interests you, check out my blog of Rock City and other advertising barns. Hello to anyone who found this photo here: cavingnews.com/20130615-alabama-sequoyah-caverns-close-se...
Ruby Falls Barn This isn't a very good picture, but this is a Ruby Falls advertising barn on I-24 at the Highway US41 intersection just north of Manchester, TN. Feel free to take a better photo if you are going to Bonnaroo. You will be going slow enough. If this barn interests you, check out my blog of Rock City and other advertising barns. Hello to anyone who found this photo here on an IBM blog: www-03.ibm.com/developerworks/blogs/page/pmuellr?entry=ta...
See Ruby Falls Although not a barn, this is part of the See Ruby Falls barn-painting program. The letters are very faded and it hasn't been painted in decades, but if you look closely, you can see the words. This is on the west side ont the way to Seveirville - so if you are on your way to a Gatlinburg / Pigeon Forge Destination, you would have seen the ad. It's Located along Highway U.S. 411 / 441 (also known as the Chapman Highway). I can't tell what this building did, as it's covered in Kudzu and has a basement floor. The other side has a similar See Rock City sign. if this interests you, I invite you to check my blog at see-rock-city.blogspot.com/
A barn from the other side. This photo is featured in my Rock City Barn blog post HERE
Tractors This lousy photograph is online for the purpose of helping my See Rock City barn blog, which you can read here.
Alternate view of barn If this barn interests you, check out my blog of Rock City and other advertising barns. Or if you want to read the specific post about this barn, See it HERE.
Mail Pouch Tobacco barn in Kentucky I admit that I violated the rule of photography that says you should take a picture at an angle to make it more interesting, but I picked this view so it would be easier to read. It's been painted with two different message that have faded. The easier one to read is: CHEW MAIL POUCH TOBACCO TREAT YOURSELF TO THE BEST the words mail pouch are in yellow. The older message is more difficult to read. The bigger words look like INSURANCE and FEED and I can see POULTRY in the bottom right. If you can decipher the rest, or at least make an attempt, feel free. This is in US 31E in Kentucky north of Glasgow. If this barn interests you, check out my blog of Rock City and other advertising barns. The Mail Pouch Barnstormers have designated this as MPB 17-50-05 Longitude: -85.85580 Latitude: 37.15150
Old Crystal Cave sign Crystal Cave Chattanooga's Best Attraction Or Your Money Back A sign that is falling apart on a barn that is falling apart. The sign has to be at least over 30 years old because Raccoon Mountain Caverns hasn't gone by that name in that long. Around the corner is a sign for Rock City (picture available Here). This is on highway U.S. 11 (Birmingham Highway) just south of Trenton, Ga If this barn interests you, check out my blog of Rock City and other advertising barns. Hello to anyone who found this here: lisanneharris.com/2013/06/10/sadly-utterly-abandoned-signs/ Sadly, Utterly Abandoned Signs
New York or New Orleans? This is a barn that you see when you leave the Sequoyah Caverns in Dekalb County, Alabama. This is at the junction of Highways U.S. 11 and County Rd 731. The front of this barn marks the turn into Sequoyah Caverns. If you have trouble making out the paint, this is what you have: In the center on a pole is a faded sign for U.S. Highway 11. Since the paint is peeling, you can see that it used to be an ad for Phillips 66. If you go north, you are 877 from New York, NY (or about 40 to Chattanooga, TN). If you turn right and go south, you are 462 miles to New Orleans, LA. This barn also hasn't been used as a barn in a long time, as you can tell by the overgrowth around it. The front of the barn is a painted sign that marks the entrance to Sequoyah Caverns. You can see it here. I have a new potential title for this picture: Big Apple or Big Easy? If this barn interests you, check out my blog of Rock City and other advertising barns. Or if you want to read the specific post about this barn, See it HERE. Hello to anyone who found this on Rand McNally's Photo of the week: ontheroad.randmcnally.com/2009/10/19/photos-picture-of-th... or here: lizmcgowen.com/website-in-a-day/website-in-a-day/
Welcome to Sequoyah Country This barn marks the turn to get to Sequoyah Caverns (AL 731) in Dekalb County, Alabama. This is visible from Highway U.S. 11, whcih runs from Birmingham to Chattanooga. If you are a roadfan or a fan of peeling paint, check ou the other side. You can see it here. If this type of barn interests you, check out my blog of Rock City and other advertising barns. Or if you want to read the specific post about this barn, See it HERE.
See Ruby Falls (2005) This Rusty barn is an ad for Ruby Falls, a cousin to Rock City in the painted-barns-that-advertise-a-Lookout-Mountain-tourist-spot. The Ruby Falls barns have simpler messages that the Rock City Barns, but have a more complex Color Scheme. This uses their trademark colors of Ruby Red and Turquoise. The "Ruby Falls" is painted in Pink, but outlined in a darker red and white to give it a 3D look. (can be seen better large) This barn faces I-24, which connects Nashville to Chattanooga and is either in Rutherford or Cannon County. Monteagle Mountain is in the background. If this barn interests you, check out my blog of Rock City and other advertising barns. UPDATE: Since this photo was taken, it has been updated with the newer Ruby Falls Color Scheme which relies more on various shades of Ruby.
Mail Pouch Tobacco barn This barn is up on a hill in Hart County, Kentucky on U.S. Highway 31E. "Treat Yourself to the best" is written at the bottom. If this barn interests you, check out my blog of Rock City and other advertising barns. The Mail Pouch Barnstormers have designated this as MPB 17-50-03. Longitude: -85.75944 Latitude: 37.35759 I'll note that the most recent Google Street View makes this appear covered by trees, so good luck.
Very old ad for Wonder Cave When you look through my photos, you realize that I really love old painted barns of Rock City, but ads for Rock City and Sequoyah Caverns, or anything else will do. I look for these. I almost missed this one. Almost. You'll have a tough time determining what this says, but I caught a glimpse of the word Wonder, did a U turn in the street and went back to take another look. On rock city barns, a popular slogan is "World's 8th Wonder" and maybe that's why I even saw the word Wonder. This is instead an old ad for Wonder Cave, which I think went out of business for good about 20 years ago. It was at the base of the drive up Monteagle in Grundy County just off Highway US 41 near a small town called Pelham. This is Approx 6 miles north of that
Drink Double Cola. Get a Big Lift
Double Cola barn Have you ever driven somewhere and saw something you really wanted a picture of that you weren't expecting, only to find you left your camera's memory card at home. Then you can't wait to drive back to the same place again... That's what happened to me here. Highway TN 249 connects Pegram to Ashland City in Cheatham Co., TN. When getting closer to Ashland City, TN249 becomes River Road which Parallels the Cumberland River. This is just a couple of miles south of Ashland City. Double Cola is Headquartered in Chattanooga, TN, and although it reaches as far north as Evansville, IN, it is not distributed as widely as it used to. I have never seen it for sale anywhere in Nashville, but I once saw it for sale at a gas station in Smyrna. It looks like the barn is "getting a big lift" from the Double Cola sign. If this barn interests you, check out my blog at: see-rock-city.blogspot.com/ This barn was also referenced at Nashville is Talking blog: www.nashvilleistalking.com/2007/04/02/i-dont-think-they-m... and here: bubbycat.livejournal.com/394936.html This photo has made explore, peaking at #295 Hello to anyone who found this photo here: The Ultimate Guide To Cloning In Photoshop www.smashingmagazine.com/2010/03/30/the-ultimate-guide-to...
It costs less at Sterchi's to Furnish your home old painted barn on US64 near Frankewing, TN between Lawrenceburg and Pulaski and just a couple of miles from I-65
Ruby Falls barn For my blog: see-rock-city.blogspot.com/2007/05/millions-have-seen-thi...
Mail Pouch Tobacco Barn #3 Along Old U.S. 27 in Hamilton Co., Oh, just north of Colerain, OH and about 10 miles north of the city limits of Cincinnati.
6 Miles to Frisch's Big Boy This partially obscured barn, painted with an advertisement for the Frisch's restaurant in New Richmond, OH is in Hamilton County along an old segment of highway U.S. 52
6 miles... ...to Frisch's Big boy
Fuston's Discount Variety Store barn "Enough Said" Manchester Highway Woodbury, Tennessee This barn is located on Highway TN145, which is the quiet country road in Cannon County that runs from Woodbury to Auburntown. This painted advertisement barn, with chickens running around is located somewhere between the unincorporated towns of Brysonville and Hardscrabble. It's not far from a pretty neat goat farm. I'm not sure, but I think I saw another barn for these people on US70 near Dowelltown.
Fuston's "Enough Said" Manchester Highway Woodbury, Tennessee This barn is located on Highway TN145, which is the quiet country road in Cannon County that runs from Woodbury to Auburntown. This painted advertisement barn, with chickens running around is located somewhere between the unincorporated towns of Brysonville and Hardscrabble. It's not far from a pretty neat goat farm. I'm not sure, but I think I saw another barn for these people on US70 near Dowelltown.
See Ruby Falls and Jefferson Island Salt Barn This barn along highway TN 58 in Roane County has two advertisements, one for Ruby Falls and the other for Jefferson Island Salt. This might be the best preserved Jefferson Island Salt, as they were only painted in the 50's and not many remain. See it's location on a map
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Jefferson Island Salt This might be the best preserved Jefferson Island Salt painted barn, as they were only painted in the 1950's and not many remain.
Mail Pouch Tobacco Barn #4 Highway U.S. 52/62/68 just to the east of Ripley, OH in Brown County. If you look closely on the left side of the barn are some really old and faded letters. If you look closely at the main side, at some point, this was repainted with the letters being enlarged. The Mail Pouch Barnstormers designate this as MPB 35-08-01 Longitude: -83.82185 Latitude: 38.71405
Mail Pouch Tobacco Barn #4 Highway U.S. 50/62/68 just to the east of Ripley, OH in Brown County. Close-up of the painted sign. If you look closely, at some point, this was repainted with the letters being enlarged. The Mail Pouch Barnstormers designate this as MPB 35-08-01 Longitude: -83.82185 Latitude: 38.71405
Brown county's Ohio Bicentennial Barn For Ohio's 200 year celebration, a barn in every county was painted with this Bicentennial logo. The one in Brown County was just east of Ripley along the Ohio river Scenic Byway (U.S. highways 52, 62 & 68). Darned power lines.
Ruby Falls barn in Coffee County #1 I drive along I-24 between Nashville and Chattanooga often. This Ruby Falls barn is at a bend in the interstate near mile marker 100, just a bit north of the Manchester exit in Coffee County. It tends to sneak up on me as I drive southbound through here. On the right side of the interstate is a neat birdhouse shaped billboard for rock city way up the side of a steep hill that you can see a mile away and I pay attention to it for a long time, then the ruby falls barn here sneaks up behind some trees around a corner. The barn here has evolved here since the first time I noticed it. At first, it was a barn that looked ready to fall apart. Then several months later, it had collapsed, but nothing was covering the roof and you could still read the ad for ruby falls. The owner of the barn and the ruby falls people wanted to keep an ad here, so when a new barn was built right next to the collapsed one, see ruby falls was painted on the new barn. I travelled through here once and the collapsed one was there next to the one being built, but I couldn't get my camera fast enough. When I went to a friends wedding in Manchester on a sunny day last weekend, I made sure I wasn't going to miss the barn this time. I really like JimmyWayne22's photo as he got a picture of the two barns in a transition phase of the new one being bult and the old one hanging on for dear life If Ruby Falls and Rock City and other ad barns interest you, then check out my See Rock City blog here: see-rock-city.blogspot.com/
Ruby Falls barn in Coffee County #2 I drive along I-24 between Nashville and Chattanooga often. This Ruby Falls barn is at a bend in the interstate near mile marker 100, just a bit north of the Manchester exit in Coffee County. It tends to sneak up on me as I drive southbound through here. On the right side of the interstate is a neat birdhouse shaped billboard for rock city way up the side of a steep hill that you can see a mile away and I pay attention to it for a long time, then the ruby falls barn here sneaks up behind some trees around a corner. The barn here has evolved here since the first time I noticed it. At first, it was a barn that looked ready to fall apart. Then several months later, it had collapsed, but nothing was covering the roof and you could still read the ad for ruby falls. The owner of the barn and the ruby falls people wanted to keep an ad here, so when a new barn was built right next to the collapsed one, see ruby falls was painted on the new barn. I travelled through here once and the collapsed one was there next to the one being built, but I couldn't get my camera fast enough. When I went to a friends wedding in Manchester on a sunny day last weekend, I made sure I wasn't going to miss the barn this time. I really like JimmyWayne22's photo as he got a picture of the two barns in a transition phase of the new one being bult and the old one hanging on for dear life If Ruby Falls and Rock City and other ad barns interest you, then check out my See Rock City blog here: see-rock-city.blogspot.com/
Cal Turner's Christmas Barn Now a 11 year tradition, the Cal Turner family mount this mural on top of their 1940's barn every December. It's viewable on U.S. 31 (Franklin Road) when travelling southbound from Brentwood, TN in Williamson County. Cal Turner was the founder of Dollar General stores. For more information, read my complete thoughts of the barn on my Blog post HERE. Hello to anyone who found this here: www.homesnacks.net/41-photos-of-tennessee-that-will-make-... 41 Photos of Tennessee That Will Make You Want to Move There
Hidden Mail Pouch barn U.S. 62 in Mason County, KY - Just east of the Robertson Co. line near the town of Sardis. The Mail Pouch Barnstormers designate this as MPB 17-78-02 Longitude: -83.95135 Latitude: 38.52802
Ruby Falls barn Located right next to the off-ramp from I-24 to US41 a little north of Manchester, TN. I will need to get a better picture on a day it's not raining.
Mail Pouch Barn Seen along Old US 68 seen in Brown County, OH south of Georgetown. The Mail Pouch Barnstormers designate this as MPB 35-08-17 Longitude: -83.88872 Latitude: 38.80552
Mail Pouch Tobacco Barn Located in Brown Co., Ohio along Old US 68, South of Georgetown by about 5 miles. for more info: ohiobarns.com/mpbarns/locat/oh/brow/mpbarnbro16.html This has been designated by the Mail Pouch Barnstormers as MPB 35-08-16 Longitude: -83.88440 Latitude: 38.79922
A nearly forgotten ad for a nearly forgotten tourist spot This is what I think it says: 15 MI. TO SCENIC & HISTORIC NATURAL BRIDGE MOTEL & CAMPING 15 miles out from this is close to Waynesboro, TN, and I'd never heard of anything like this in that part of the state. I emailed the Wayne County Chamber of Commerce and learned about it. There is indeed a Natural Bridge in Wayne County. In fact, it's a double-decker natural bridge, and there may not be anything like it anywhere else. At one time, it was a state park, and over the years, it has had various private owners, such as those who ran it as a Motel & Campground. Today, the area is operated as Tennessee Fitness Spa and non-customers can stop by and see the Natural Bridge on Sundays from 10 to 2. www.tfspa.com/ Now, as for the actual building shown here, I'm not sure what it used to be. A service station? I vaguely recall seeing a picture of this place several years ago, so I was happy to stumble across this place. Highway U.S. 64 between Lawrenceburg and Pulaski is segmentally being upgraded to a two-lane divided highway, but most of the old highway is still accessible. However, this place is on a tiny stretch of old 64 in western Lawrence County that's blocked off and won't take you anywhere.
old Sterchi's barn This barn, with its weathered wood, stone blocks, rusty metal roof and vines (which may be still holding it up) is my favorite sight along the stretch of highway US231 between Shelbyville and Fayetteville in Lincoln County, TN. If you look closely, there's a faded advertisement for long gone Sterchi's Department store. The painted letters rusted into the roof in a different shade of rust than the background. The words read: IT COSTS LESS AT STERCHI'S TO FURNISH YOUR HOME Updated info: In the book "Barns of Tennessee" this is listed as a historic dairy barn south of Belleville in Bedford County. It has been expanded with a wood plank-clad feed room on one side and a concrete block milking room on the other side.
Ruby Falls barn Ruby Falls now paints all of their ads in this ruby red color. I kind of miss the turquoise. Seen at I-24 at Exit 105, which is highway US41 north of Manchester.
Mail Pouch Tobacco barn Located in Brown County, Ohio on state highway 125 about 4 miles west of Georgetown. The barn became property of Glenna's Greenhouse ohiobarns.com/mpbarns/locat/oh/brow/mpbarnbro12.html The Mail Pouch Barnstormers have designated this MPB 35-08-12 Longitude: -83.96083 Latitude: 38.89853
See Ruby Falls Barn Along Interstate 24 in Coffee County, TN is this Ruby Falls barn in a strategic bend in the road near mile marker 100. This barn was built in 2007 to replace an older barn that had collapsed. I make the drive to Chattanooga a couple of times a year, and I missed this barn multiple times before I finally got a shot of it. (This is my second time to get a picture of it!) There is an Old School See Rock City Birdhouse shaped billboard up the hill which you can see from a mile away (It's not in this picture but on the other one linked below). If I wasn't driving, I used to always pay attention to that and miss the Ruby Falls barn after it was too late. Hello to anyone who found this photo here: www.onlyinyourstate.com/tennessee/stunning-tennessee-views/ These 20 Jaw Dropping Places in Tennessee Will Blow You Away or here: www.onlyinyourstate.com/tennessee/stunning-tennessee-views/ These 20 Jaw Dropping Places in Tennessee Will Blow You Away
See Ruby Falls barn with Rock City Billboard Along Interstate 24 in Coffee County, TN is this Ruby Falls barn in a strategic bend in the road near mile marker 100. This barn was built in 2007 to replace an older barn that had collapsed. I make the drive to Chattanooga a couple of times a year, and I missed this barn multiple times before I finally got a shot of it. (This is my second time to get a picture of it!) There is an Old School See Rock City Birdhouse shaped billboard up the hill which you can see from a mile away and is in the upper right corner of this picture if you haven't noticed it yet. If I wasn't driving, I used to always pay attention to that and mss the Ruby Falls barn after it was too late.
Ruby Falls Barn Located in Jackson County, AL just south of Bridgeport, AL along old highway US72 (now signed as AL 277) This painted barn must be a brand new advertisement for Ruby Falls. I found this barn on Google Maps street view, and from there, the barn does not appear to be painted when the picture was taken in 2009. maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geo...
Old Texaco Ad barn This is quite an old, faded advertisement mounted on a barn near Dickson, TN. This as was meant to reach westbound travelers on Interstate 40 before exit 172. Alas, this is quite a busy area today and the Texaco appears to be no more. If you can't read it, it has the Texaco logo at top. the next line, which has been partially covered up to keep the tractors from being exposed to the elements has GROC NEXT EXIT BEER As I was driving down I-40, I wondered if I saw this the way I thought I did out of the corner of my eye, and I spent the next 30 minutes hunting down this barn. Hello to anyone who found this here: www.onlyinyourstate.com/tennessee/ten-terrifying-tn/ 10 Terrifying Things In Tennessee That Can (And Just Might) Kill You
The Remains of a Ruby Falls Barn This Ruby Falls barn was probably the first one I ever photographed, back in 2005. That was back in the day when the primary color in their ads was turquoise. Since then, it appears as if the barn is about to fall apart. Since 2005, it looks like they repainted in with the Ruby color scheme. However, since the barn is crumbling, they must have felt it was easier to slide a new durable sign in front of the old one on the side of the barn. It is located just north of the Mile 127 marker on Interstate 24 on the southern side of Coffee County.
It Costs Less at Sterchis There's a very small number of barns remaining with the old Sterchi's slogan painted on them. Typically, they read "It Costs Less at Sterchi's to Furnish Your Home" While very rusty and difficult to read, this barn may not be as old as some others, as this barn is painted to where the newer route of US64 (The Davy Crockett Highway between Pulaski and Fayetteville) can see it, while practically looking down at the barn. There's an older, more winding old 64 that runs through the area. This is barely in Lincoln County near the rural community of McBurg.
Sterchi Bros. Stores Barn "It costs less at" STERCHI BROS. STORES to furnish your home. Sterchis barns are a real dying breed of advertising barns. The company is long out of business and their old warehouse in Knoxville is now turned into lofts. Who knows how many barns they ever painted. This is the 4th one I've found and they all coud lbe be 80 years old. at their height, they were the largest furniture chain in America. The other barns i've seen all looked the same, with the message painted on the roof like this one. Compared to the others I've seen, this ad is painted on the side of the barn instead of the roof, and that has helped preserve the color. The slogan stays the same on all of the barns I've seen except the others say "Sterchi's" where this one says "Sterchi Bros." which sounds like something that makes this as barn even older than any other I've seen. You can see this barn if you travel highway TN126 west of Blountville on the way to Kingsport in Sullivan County.
Fuston's Barn This is one of those barns I had to drive past a couple of times before I had a chance to remember to look out for it. Fuston's used to be an Antique Shop 10 miles away in Smithville, and then later branched out to a 2nd store in Woodbury. Their other store had an advertising barn, also. This barn is on highway US 70 barely to the west of the small town of Liberty and the TN96 intersection
Country Hams advertising Barn If I'm reading it right... Country Hams Jams & Jellies 3Mi. Smith Store While the roof of this barn hasn't been painted in years, I believe whatever it used to advertise has now become Dennison's Roadside Market, which is about 3 miles up the road (Highway 31E) in Barren County, KY north of Glasgow. Even tougher to read is the side of this barn which is a very faded ad for Mail Pouch Tobacco. On the far left, I can easily make out the word Chew. For an easier time seeing this barn as a Mail Pouch barn, check out the Shouthbound View of this barn.
See Ruby Falls barn Seen along Interstate 24 in Marion County. This is one of those barns that I wanted to pull over on the shoulder and photograph. However, it's one that you don't see coming until you're right on it, and I missed it a couple of times, before I memorized where it was.
Well Preserved Mail Pourch Tobacco Ad - Jonesborough, TN A.B. Cummings, Groceries, coal, Hay 8c. Trademark West Virginia Mail Pouch Tobacco for Chewing and Smoking. MAIL POUCH Bloch Bros. W-VA. This ad is painted on the side of an 1889 building that was at one time a saloon, but today is a gift shop known as the Mail Pouch Building. Mail Pouch is much better known for their painted barns, but they have a few wall ads also. It's rare to see one as well preserved as this one. It was originally painted in 1902. Not too long after that, an adjacent building was built next door and the paint was kept from the elements for a few decades. In the 60's, that building was torn down and this sign was rediscovered. Compare it to this one in Cookeville which may be just as old. The Mail Pouch Barnstormers designate this one as MPS 42-90-01
See Ruby Falls barn not my best photo - It's on a busy highway, and there's nowhere to pull over - So I'm uploading it for "Set completion" purposes. It's on US127 and can be seen if you travel south toward Pikeville
Small barn/shed advertising Texaco Gas This is located in the same yard with this Ad Barn for 10 miles to Sequoyah Caverns: www.flickr.com/photos/brent_nashville/175630289/ This is locaed very close to the Georgia / Alabama border along highway US11.
Sequoyah Caverns Barn Clark Byers was the painter of Rock City barns for a few decades. When he retired from life on the road, his next venture was to open up Sequoyah Cavers as a tourist attraction. The cave is located on property known as the Ellis Homestead, where the family that has been living here since 1843 continues to farm on the grounds while they greet visitors. Byers, who I suppose still loved to paint, posted a dual message on the family barn. On one side is a simple message letting motorists know exactly where the caverns are located. On the other side, I suppose is a free plug for his former employers, suggesting you see another tourist attraction just a few miles up the road when your visit here is over. If you hadn't noticed, in the bottom corner is an white fallow deer. White deer is another idea Byers borrowed from Rock City.
Fleetwood Coffee + Butternut Coffee barn - Meigs County, TN Please help me out - I've been trying to decipher this for a while, and just can't. Maybe the message has changed over the years. The first four letters on the right look like FLEE, and maybe I can pick out a letter here or there in other spots, including the tiny letters under the FLEE This barn is along highway TN58 in Meigs County between the Hiawassee River and Decatur, visible to northbound traffic. The other side is a Ruby Falls barn **Update** Thanks to Nebbes61 in the comments below for pointing out the right half was for ButterNut Coffee. **Update #2** this barn appears to have the other ad for Fleetwood Coffee. I saw another Fleetwood Coffee barn along TN61/61 between Oliver Springs and Oak Ridge.
See Ruby Falls barn This basic Ruby Falls barn can be seen along highway TN58. It's located in Meigs County between Decatur and the Hiawassee River. It is visible to southbound traffic heading towards Chattanooga. A few miles up the road is a Rock City Barn that advises you to stay on TN58 to see Rock City. TN58 winds through Chattanooga and then becomes perhaps the most popular drive up Lookout Mountain. There is a different ad on the other side Hello to anyone who found this here: www.onlyinyourstate.com/tennessee/tn-barns/ You Will Fall In Love With These 15 Beautiful Old Barns In Tennessee
Country Hams advertising barn Country Hams, Bacon, Sausage, Sorghum, Honey, Country Store (I think that's what it used to read.) While the roof of this barn hasn't been painted in years, I believe whatever it used to advertise has now become Dennison's Roadside Market, which is less than a mile up the road (Highway 31E) in Barren County, KY north of Glasgow. A couple of miles back, there was a similar barn that seems to also have Smith Store in yellow, which might be a previous name of Dennison's.
Woodburn Farm Barn - Somerville, TN Seen along US64 on the west side of Somerville
Sterchi's Barn - Old US 31E, Sumner County "It costs less at STERCHI'S to furnish your home" Sterchi Barns are an elusive thing. As someone who looks far and wide for advertising barns, there aren't many of these to be found, but they're not really near each other. There's this one near blountville, this one between Pulaski and fayetteville, and my favorite one north of Fayetteville. The one here is painted similarly to the previous two. During their heyday, the were the largest furniture store in America. Long out of business, their old warehouse in Knoxville has been turned into loft apartments. The road to find this barn is a bit of an elusive thing, too. There are two old routes between Nashville and Louisville, which have been signed US31E and US31W. From there, almost all of US31E between Gallatin, TN and Scottsville, KY has been replaced by a modern smoother and straighter highway. If you'd like a slow leisurely drive that doesn't take you anywhere fast, I'd suggest you get your GPS and drive the old winding road between the two cities. This barn is a couple of miles north of Westmoreland. Before the days of US highways having numbers, back when they were called Auto Trails, this was known as the Andrew Jackson Highway, which follows a small stream through the area. This route dates back to 1911 and connected Chicago and New Orleans via Nashville. There's one more thing that's been elusive. Sadly, that's been me taking a photo of the barn I could be happy with. The day I stumbled across this place, I noticed there was nowhere to pull over and there was just enough traffic that I couldn't just stop in the street. The same ad is painted on both sides, and I drove back and forth past it a couple of times. Then, I found on what otherwise would have been my best shot, the sun was hitting the roof is such a way to wash out any evidence of writing. I made a return visit a few months later and again I didn't get a good shot, plus the barn's owner didn't take too kindly to me taking a picture of his barn. (at least that was my impression, I didn't stay any longer to find out.) It pains me that I'll settle with the photos uploaded today, where I've picked one from each side, one from each visit. Hello to anyone who found this photo here: www.flickr.com/photos/32175940@N06/7343577712/in/set-7215...
Sterchi's Barn - Old US 31E, Sumner County "It costs less at STERCHI'S to furnish your home" Sterchi Barns are an elusive thing. As someone who looks far and wide for advertising barns, there aren't many of these to be found, but they're not really near each other. There's this one near blountville, this one between Pulaski and fayetteville, and my favorite one north of Fayetteville. The one here is painted similarly to the previous two. During their heydey, the were the largest furniture store in America. Long out of business, their old warehouse in Knoxville has been turned into loft apartments. The road to find this barn is a bit of an elusive thing, too. There are two old routes between Nashville and Louisville, which have been signed US31E and US31W. From there, almost all of US31E between Gallatin, TN and Scottsville, KY has been replaced by a modern smoother and straighter highway. If you'd like a slow leisurely drive that doesn't take you anywhere fast, I'd suggest you get your GPS and drive the old winding road between the two cities. This barn is a couple of miles north of Westmoreland. Before the days of US highways having numbers, back when they were called Auto Trails, this was known as the Andrew Jackson Highway, which follows a small stream through the area. This route dates back to 1911 and connected Chicago and New Orleans via Nashville. There's one more thing that's been elusive. Sadly, that's been me taking a photo of the barn I could be happy with. The day I stumbled across this place, I noticed there was nowhere to pull over and there was just enough traffic that I couldn't just stop in the street. The same ad is painted on both sides, and I drove back and forth past it a couple of times. Then, I found on what otherwise owould have been my best shot, the sun was hitting the roof is such a way to wash out any evidence of writing. I made a return visit a few months later and again I didn't get a good shot, plus the barn's owner didn't take too kindly to me taking a picture of his barn. (at least that was my impression, I didn't stay any longer to find out.) It pains me that I'll settle with the photos uploaded today, where I've picked one from each side, one frome each visit. Hello to anyone who found this photo here: www.flickr.com/photos/32175940@N06/7343577712/in/set-7215... or here: www.onlyinyourstate.com/tennessee/tn-barns/ You Will Fall In Love With These 15 Beautiful Old Barns In Tennessee
Sequoyah Caverns Barn Clark Byers is the man who painted all the Rock City Barns back in their heydey. After he retired from Rock City, his next venture was to turn Sequoyah Caverns into a tourist stop. Naturally, there were barns advertising the Caverns, too. Clark Byers lived in this area, and the stretch of US11 through DeKalb County, AL already had several barns he'd painted. This barn, not far from the turn in to the caverns entrance also has a Rock City Advertisement on the other side. If you couldn't tell already, this barn is in a car pull-a-part junkyard. The roof is painted with "Sequoyah Caverns." Then, the next part of the roof looks like it was a later addition. (I don't think there's any message on the lower part of the roof.) The added overhang might obscure more of the message, but still visible is the lowest part "World's 9th Wonder." Presumably, Rock City is the World's 8th Wonder.
Reliable Furniture Barn Here is a very faded advertising barn seen along US 64 in southwest Tennessee. The letters are very faded, but is looks like the top line is SAVE MONEY, the middle line is RELIABLE and at bottom is FURNITURE CO. If you stay on US64, it will take you into Somerville where according to google, there is or was a Reliable Furniture store. The barn is near the small community of Laconia
S is for Sequoyah Caverns (2012) The advertising barn near the entrance of Sequoyah Caverns appears to have suffered from tornado damage, which I assume happened on April 27, 2011. The strip of the metal roof with the S in Sequoyah was thrust over 100 feet away, and is seen here, unmoved nearly a year later.
The Advertising Barn at Sequoyah Caverns (2012) Thisadvertising barn is located at the Ellis Homestead at Sequoyah Caverns. Clark Byars, who was the famous Rock City barn painter, later in life was hired to commercially operate the caverns. He painted ads for both tourist destinations on this barn. I was last here in 2006. Since then, this barn has suffered some wind damage. I don't know this for certain, but I would imagine the storms that devestated parts of Alabama on April 27, 2011 did this damage. That storm was best known for the large Tornado that ripped through Tuscaloosa. It progressed later on Sand Mountain (past the house of one of my wife's relatives, about five miles from here) and kept going to Trenton, GA. There is more obvious damage on the other side, but still the strip of the metal roof with the S in Sequoyah was deposited about 100 feet away.
The Advertising Barn at Sequoyah Caverns (2012) This advertising barn is located at the Ellis Homestead at Sequoyah Caverns. Clark Byars, who was the famous Rock City barn painter, later in life was hired to commercially operate the caverns. He painted ads for both tourist destinations on this barn. I was last here in 2006. Since then, this barn has suffered some wind damage. I don't know this for certain, but I would imagine the storms that devastated parts of Alabama on April 27, 2011 did this damage. That storm was best known for the large Tornado that ripped through Tuscaloosa. It progressed later on Sand Mountain (past the house of one of my wife's relatives, about five miles from here) and kept going to Trenton, GA. There is more obvious damage on the other side, but still the strip of the metal roof with the S in Sequoyah was deposited about 100 feet away.
Meramec Caverns Barn in Tennessee This barn used to be seen by many mototists passing between Nashville and Chattanooga. If you were heading south, you would see this barn advertise first Rock City and now Ruby Falls. Travelling north, you see the sign say "See Jesse James Hideout MERAMEC CAVERNS U.S.66 STANTON, Mo." Meramec Caverns is indeed along the Mother Road, the Old Route 66, so now think how long ago this was probably painted. The newer barns for Meramec Cavers tell you it's located off I-44. These ads are plentiful in Missouri, but most of the remaining painted touristy barns in the south are for Rock City. I am not aware of any other painted barns for this attraction that are so far away. (For those of you not as familiar with Merames Caverns, while they are still somewhat known for their painted barns, they are better know for another automobile advertisement. The people at Meramec are credited with inventing the bumper sticker!) This is located on US Highway 41 in Coffee County. If you see Noah, TN on your map, that's where this barn is located. Make sure you see the Ruby Falls / Rock City ad on the other side: www.flickr.com/photos/brent_nashville/7374357458/in/photo...
See Ruby Falls and See Rock City barn If you live in the not-so-deep south, if you were to think of an advertising barn, you'd think of the many "See Rock City" barns that used to be all over the countryside. This barn used to be one of those. At some point, however, the rival barn painting tourist trap from Lookout Mountian was permitted to repaint this barn with a "See Ruby Falls" message in their colors of red and turquoise. This barn is on U.S. Highway 41 right on your map where it says Noah, TN in Coffee County, just north of Manchester. With the construction of Interstate 24 about 40 years ago, this highway is less often used now. So this was probably painted before then, and would have been a rock city barn before that. Rock City Paint was some high quality mixture, and has been known to outlast many things. The ruby falls paint has chipped just enough that the Rock City white is beginning to show through. Make sure you see the Meramec Caverns ad on the other side: www.flickr.com/photos/brent_nashville/7374326586/ I've photographed this barn before, but never counted it on my Rock City Barn checklist. So, now this is the 74th different Rock City barn I have posted to flickr in my Rock City Barns set.
Big Apple or Big Easy? This is a barn that you see when you leave the Sequoyah Caverns in Dekalb County, Alabama. This is at the junction of Highways U.S. 11 and County Rd 731. If you have trouble making out the paint, this is what you have: In the center on a pole is a faded sign for U.S. Highway 11. Since the paint is peeling, you can see that it used to be an ad for Phillips 66. If you go north, you are 877 from New York, NY (or about 40 to Chattanooga, TN). If you turn right and go south, you are 462 miles to New Orleans, LA.
Sequoyah Caverns Barn Clark Byers is the man who painted all the Rock City Barns back in their heydey. After he retired from Rock City, his next venture was to turn Sequoyah Caverns into a tourist stop. Naturally, there were barns advertising the Caverns, too. Clark Byers lived in this area, and the stretch of US11 through DeKalb County, AL already had several barns he'd painted. This barn, not far from the turn in to the caverns entrance also has a Rock City Advertisement on the other side. If you couldn't tell, this barn is in a car pull-a-part junkyard. The roof is painted with "Sequoyah Caverns." Then, the next part of the roof looks like it was a later addition. (I don't think there's any message on the lower part of the roof.) The added overhang might obscure more of the message, but still visible is the lowest part "World's 9th Wonder." Presumably, Rock City is the World's 8th Wonder.
Wonder Cave Barn For fans of barns painted with advertisements for classic tourist attractions, Highway US41 between Murfreesboro and Monteagle has several that still remain. You'll see a handful of these barns for Rock City, Ruby Falls and Meramec Caverns. On my most recent drive, I discovered this one that I had previously always missed when the trees were in bloom. There the barn hides most of the year at this spot less than 10 minutes south of Manchester. The cave is located near the base of the Cumberland Plateau in Grundy County. Back in the days of the Dixie Highway which later became US41, the turn to get to the cave was located at the last turn before making the ascent to Monteagle. Everyone travelling from Nashville to Chattanooga would have passed this barn and then the sign pointed to the entrance. As has been the case with many "impulse" tourist attractions, the opening of the interstate killed off this business. Now people take I-24 through the area and the Cave soon went out of public. It reopened again but soon closed thereafter circa 2000. Even though it's not open commercially these days, I hear it's possible to get in the cave if you do a little research.
Fleetwood Coffee Roof Ad In all my travels in Tennessee and beyond, this is the third Fleetwood Coffee painted advertisement I've come across (all in East TN), but the first one not painted on a barn. This building is located south of Benton, TN along US411. Of the two other barns I've seen so far, one is in Meigs County and the other is near Oliver Springs.
Bowling for State Senate Advertising Barn With all my travels along the backroads and the old highways, I've seen barns for Rock City and other tourist attractions, restaurants, tobacco, and stores. However, as of Feb. 2013, this is the only barn I've ever seen to advertise a politician. In 2002, the US Congressman from District 4 was Republican Van Hiileary and he announced his candidacy for governor. Janice Bowling won the Republican primary but lost the general election to Lincoln Davis. However, the advertisement didn't have to be painted over as she challenged Davis again in 2004, but was still defeated. I first saw this barn (but didn't photograph it) in 2007 when the barn said she was running for U.S. Congress. In 2012, she made another run for office, this time State Senate District 16 had no incumbent and she won the general election. If she chooses to seek reelection, the barn could remain relevant for several more years. The barn is seen along highway TN30 on the west side of Spencer in Van Buren County within a mile from where it begins the ascent up to the plateau. On the barn door is also a logo for Miller Farms, which I assume owns the barn and the land.
Very Faded Advertising Barn for a Furniture Store While the roof on this barn is quite faded, the word Furniture is visible if you know to look for it. Unfortunately, nothing else on the barn can still be read. This barn is located on highway TN56 south of Smithville on the road to McMinnville (and is about 1/4 a mile south of Magness Rd.)
Esso Advertising Barn - New Middleton, TN It's tough to see, but this is an old advertisement for ESSO painted on the side of this metal barn. It would be even tougher to read after the trees bloom. Much of the pain has faded but I can make out a few of the words such as "The Great" and FUEL. It's seen along the New Middleton Highway (TN53/TN141) in Smith County a couple of miles west of Gordonsville.
Bible Verse Barn in East Tennessee There are plenty of barns along the old backroads advertising all kinds of products and tourist attractions, but this is the first one I've seen with a Bible verse or two, although I suspect there are plenty more out there. On the roof, it quotes Proverbs 14:30: A sound heart is the life of the flesh. In the front of the barn, the verse is partially obscured, but I'm going to guess it's John 14:15: If ye love me, keep my Commandments. This barn is on Highway TN68 in Monroe County between Tellico Plains and Madisonville. Hello to anyone who found this here: www.onlyinyourstate.com/tennessee/coolest-tn-town/
Visit Sequoyah Caverns barn Sequoyah Caverns is a cave and tourist attraction in DeKalb County, AL. When the cave first opened commercially, they hired the famous Rock City barn painter Clark Byers to run the operation. I suppose barn painting was still a hobby of his as he painted several of these in the area. (By my count, there are 7 in and around the county.) IMPORTANT note to my flickr followers who like this kind of thing! The owners of Sequoyah Caverns have announced their closing and it's less than a month away! The owner is ready to retire, and he says the caverns are ready to retire as well. THIS ARTICLE says September 2, 2013 is their final day of operation. Or you can read THIS ARTICLE from Caving News which also uses one of my photos of one of the other Sequoyah Barns. The Barn seen here is located near the town of Valley Head, AL. Highway AL117 as it heads west out of town curves around a bend where this barn is visible. The last line mentions the barn is 6 miles away on US11. If you look closely (and unfortunately, this isn't a good photo to do it with) you can see an older message where the paint is starting to show through. There's an old white border that goes all the way around the message and in cursive, the word SEE in the top right corner. Maybe the Sequoyah message changed over the year, or perhaps it used to be a Rock City barn before Sequoyah opened up in the 1960s.
Welcome to Sequoyah Country I've already posted a bunch of times that Sequoyah Caverns is closing on Labor Day, 2013. If you need to read about that, look here: www.flickr.com/photos/brent_nashville/9536698948/in/photo... The way of getting to Sequoyah Caverns is to travel along highway US11 around Valley Head, AL and then turning at a big billboard which points the way. After travelling a few hundred feet down a county road, you see this barn which reaffirms you are on your way. The Painting of Sequoyah seen here is similar to other renderings seen at the tourist attraction. The other side of this barn is for people leaving Sequoyah Country, and gives you the options for which way to go on US11: www.flickr.com/photos/brent_nashville/7942607164/
Sequoyah Caverns barn By now, the regular viewers of my photostream are probably bored with how I've posted a bunch of times that Sequoyah Caverns is closing on Labor Day, 2013. If you need to read about that, look here: www.flickr.com/photos/brent_nashville/9536698948/in/photo... This barn, which is part of their property is slated to be torn down soon, as well. Read more about that with my photo of the other side (Which is a Rock City Barn) here: www.flickr.com/photos/brent_nashville/9554843328/in/photo...
Not a good picture: See Ruby Falls barn Along the top in white: 1 MI. Then in Yellow: TURN RIGHT Along the bottom, there's SEQUOYAH in Yellow with CAVERNS in White. In DeKalb County, AL, and especially along US11, it seems like every barn had something painted on it. Many barns displayed ads for Rock City, and those that didn't then had Sequoyah Caverns. In fact, I've photographed this barn before but at that time, I didn't notice there was anything on it, but it is right next to a still-maintained Rock City Barn. The long and barely visible side of this barn is an ad for Ruby Falls, but good luck actually seeing it without trespassing. Presumably, travelers on Interstate 59 would see it, but there are too many trees now. What little I can see of that side shows that it's the turquoise paint scheme that they discontinued a decade ago. Along the other long side on the top in white: 1 MI. Then in Yellow: TURN RIGHT Along the bottom, there's SEQUOYAH in Yellow with CAVERNS in White. Also, the far side (the other small side) has a faded ad on it, too. Unfortunately, it's so faded that I can't read it, and my photos of that side on this gloomy day weren't helpful. It looked like it was the word "opened" in white letters foloowed by something yellow in cursive, but it didn't look like anything that would follow opened, such as daily, tours, commercially, etc... so it's a mystery. This is the first "Painted on three sides" barn I've seen in the south.
Very faded barn for Sequoyah Caverns Along the top in white: 1 MI. Then in Yellow: TURN RIGHT Along the bottom, there's SEQUOYAH in Yellow with CAVERNS in White. By now, the regular viewers of my photostream are probably bored with how I've posted a bunch of times that Sequoyah Caverns is closing on Labor Day, 2013. If you need to read about that, look here: www.flickr.com/photos/brent_nashville/9536698948/in/photo... In DeKalb County, AL, and especially along US11, it seems like every barn had something painted on it. Many barns displayed ads for Rock City, and those that didn't then had Sequoyah Caverns. In fact, I've photographed this barn before but at that time, I didn't notice there was anything on it, but it is right next to a still-maintained Rock City Barn. Also, the other long side of this barn is an ad for Ruby Falls, but good luck actually seeing it without trespassing. Presumably, travelers on Interstate 59 would see it, but there are too many trees now. What little I can see of that side shows that it's the turquoise paint scheme that they discontinued a decade ago. Also, the far side (the other small side) has a faded ad on it, too. Unfortunately, it's so faded that I can't read it, and my photos of that side on this gloomy day weren't helpful. It looked like it was the word "opened" in white letters foloowed by something yellow in cursive, but it didn't look like anything that would follow opened, such as daily, tours, commercially, etc... so it's a mystery. This is the first "Painted on three sides" barn I've seen in the south.
Visit Sequoyah Caverns barn By now, the regular viewers of my photostream are probably bored with how I've posted a bunch of times that Sequoyah Caverns is closing on Labor Day, 2013. If you need to read about that, look here: www.flickr.com/photos/brent_nashville/9536698948/in/photo... Sequoyah Caverns is a cave and tourist attraction in DeKalb County, AL. When the cave first opened commercially, they hired the famous Rock City barn painter Clark Byers to run the operation. I suppose barn painting was still a hobby of his as he painted several of these in the area. (By my count, there are 8 in and around the county.) The Barn seen here is located near the town of Valley Head, AL. Highway AL117 as it heads west out of town curves around a bend where this barn is visible. The last line mentions the barn is 6 miles away on US11. If you look closely you can see an older message where the paint is starting to show through. There's an old white border that goes all the way around the message and in cursive, the word SEE in the top right corner. Maybe the Sequoyah message changed over the year, or perhaps it used to be a Rock City barn before Sequoyah opened up in the 1960s.
Not a good photo: Sequoyah Caves barn By now, the regular viewers of my photostream are probably bored with how I've posted a bunch of times that Sequoyah Caverns is closing after TODAY. Labor Day 2013. If you need to read about that, look here: www.flickr.com/photos/brent_nashville/9536698948/in/photo... This is obviously not a good photo. However, I am uploading it to document it's existence. If you could see it, it would read on the roof SEQUOYAH on the top and CAVES underneath it. Then on a lower section UNDER SAND MT. When this barn was painted, there must not have been enough room to paint "Caverns" across the top. I looked up this barn on Google map street view before making the drive here. I suppose I made the mistake of coming here when the corn was at it's tallest. Without shoulders on this street where I could park, I turned into a side street not far away, where even more overgrowth was in the way. This is located along US11 at the northern end of Etowah County, just a couple of miles from the DeKalb County line. Next time, I'll get a better picture. I found a vintage photo of this barn where another cave I'd never heard of (Manitou Cave near Ft. Payne) had also nailed a sign onto this barn.
10 Miles to Sequoyah Caverns By now, the regular viewers of my photostream are probably bored with how I've posted a bunch of times that Sequoyah Caverns is closing after TODAY. Labor Day 2013. If you need to read about that, look here: www.flickr.com/photos/brent_nashville/9536698948/in/photo... Of all the Sequyah Caverns barn, this one seems to be the furthest north, in Dade County, GA. Still, it''s only 10 miles away.
See Ruby Falls barn on a Foggy Morning This Ruby Falls Barn is located at a bend along Interstate 24 in Coffee County, TN. On this early morning, there was still some pre-dawn fog in the fields. Hello to anyone who found this here: www.onlyinyourstate.com/tennessee/eerie-tn/ 15 Eerie Shots In Tennessee That Are Spine-Tingling Yet Magical or here: www.onlyinyourstate.com/tennessee/tn-other-planet/ 10 Places In Tennessee That’ll Make You Swear You’re On Another Planet or here: www.onlyinyourstate.com/tennessee/fairy-tale-tn/ 12 Fascinating Spots In Tennessee That Are Straight Out Of A Fairy Tale
Funiture Shoppe barn DeKalb County, AL has about as more painted advertising barns than practically anywhere else I'd seen in the south. Here, on the highway that leads to DeSoto State Park (AL89) is a dual sided advertising barn advertising a furniture store in Henegar.
Very, Very faded advertising barn DeKalb County, Alabama seems to have the highest concentration of barns with painted ads, compared to any other nearby place I've been in the south. I keep my eyes peeled when I pass any barn in the area. Most of these barns are for Rock City or Sequoyah Caverns, and the same guy probably painted all of them. I drove by this one many times before I realized there was once something painted up there. You have to look really close to see it, but in the top right corner is the word SEE, like any other See Rock City or Sequoyah Cavern barn. I'd be curious to know if anyone in the area remembers this one. Like most of the others in the area, it's along US11 and this one has a faded but readable Rock City Ad on the other side. It might be weird to have a Rock City barn painted for people going away from Chattanooga, but the recently closed Sequoyah Caverns is also behind the motorist here, albeit not that far.
See "Scenic" Morgan City roof ad This painted advertisement greets visitors travelling along US231 south of Huntsville. When I try to find Morgan City, AL on a map, I can't find it. I guess the city needs all of the advertising it can get, even if it is paired with a septic service ad.
Mail Pouch barn - Greene Co, Indiana Mail Pouch Tobacco Treat Yourself to the best This faded barn is located along US231 in the northern part of Greene County at County Road 800N. See it on Google Maps here: www.google.com/maps/@39.1397081,-86.9533071,3a,75y,310.6h...
See Ruby Falls barn (2020) This Ruby Falls barn is located along Interstate 24 near mile marker 100 in Coffee County, TN. In 2020, it was repainted. They appear to be marketing with a different color as several barns went from a bright red to this darker red. Also, as of August 2020, this barn and the farm it is on is for sale in case you've ever wanted to own one... www.zillow.com/homedetails/4237-Panhandle-Rd-Wartrace-TN-...
Hancock County Heritage Barn Mural This beautiful full size barn mural was designed and painted by local students and volunteers to honor their community. It's located on highway TN33 about 12 miles west of Sneedville.
Nicest Restrooms on I-65 I've seen advertising barns for many different products over the years, but never for the cleanest bathrooms until I found this one. Perhaps in the golden age of automobile travel, this was a more common sight. This barn is in Kentucky but under 10 miles north of the Tennessee Border. It's visible to northbound traffic just past the weigh station. The next exit is highway 100 and there's a Shell Sudden Service gas station there.
Ruby Falls Barn near Manchester, TN This Ruby Falls barn is often seen as it is located along Interstate 24 at the US Highway 41 exit north of Manchester, TN. It has been repainted in the past year to reflect the darker red in the tourist attraction's newer color scheme.
Mail Pouch Barn at the American Sign Museum Treat Yourself to the Best. Hundreds of the Mail Pouch Tobacco advertisements painted on barns used to be seen all along the American back roads. Plenty of them are still out there, but one of them has been preserved at the American Sign Museum in Cincinnati. This room can be reserved for events as there are tables on the sides. I first learned this was here when a friend officiated a wedding here and I saw the pictures he was tagged in. Likewise, the room also has a Rock City Barn: flic.kr/p/2kS3CvN
Quit Now Kentucky Ad Barn I've seen lots of barns with painted advertisements, but not so many with public service announcements. This one is located along US60 in Ballard County, KY just west of Kevil.
Advertising Barn - DeKalb County, AL As someone who looks for old fashioned advertisement painted on a barn, there seem to be a higher concentration of them in DeKalb County, AL than anywhere else I've been. This one was located on highway AL89 south of Desoto Falls State Park and advertises a local real estate company. In my pictures, there ads on both sides but one side is quite faded. These pictures were taken in 2013. While I could find this using Google Street View, the barn is still there but the ads are gone and it doesn't look much like this today. (Even the classic car is different.) Street View: www.google.com/maps/@34.4763089,-85.6292391,3a,75y,346.7h... At the time of the photo, you can see different layers of ads. At the top, with Real Estate Loan Specialist, is the name Eva purposefully painted over. Just like the other side, there's a large portrait of an Agent, but the top half has come loose.
Advertising Barn - DeKalb County, AL As someone who looks for old fashioned advertisement painted on a barn, there seem to be a higher concentration of them in DeKalb County, AL than anywhere else I've been. This one was located on highway AL89 south of Desoto Falls State Park and advertises a local real estate company. In my pictures, there ads on both sides but one side is quite faded. These pictures were taken in 2013. While I could find this using Google Street View, the barn is still there but the ads are gone and it doesn't look much like this today. Street View: www.google.com/maps/@34.4763089,-85.6292391,3a,75y,346.7h... At the top, it says Little River Mentone Properties with a logo below. (Mentone is about 10 miles to the north and Little River Canyon is 10 miles to the south.) There's half of a portrait of the agent on the right, but the top half fell off. Mountain, River and Investment Properties.
Wonder Cave Barn - Winchester, TN Wonder Cave is a now closed tourist attraction about 30 miles from here near where US41 begins to ascend Monteagle. This barn is located on the west side of Winchester along onld Business US64. The top section is tough to read since the middle panel is missing. I believe it advertises Carl's Service Station 1000 feet on the left. The Main Section has the words SEE BEAUTIFUL over a large WONDER CAVE. Since SEE BEAUTIFUL is often on Rock City barns, I wonder if they took over one of their barns, or just used a similar message. I've seen other views of this barn taken from inside the yard, but I didn't want to cross the barb wire fence without the owners permission. This probably is only visible during the winter with reduced overgrowth.
Chilhowee Gliderport painted barn I like barns with advertisements on them - this one is unlike any other I've seen. This barn is on the property of Chilhowee Gliderport. Gliderport is a new word for me, so I guess it's an airport which caters to Sailplane Gliders. These gliders do not have an engine, so another small plane tows it into the air and lets go - the glider then gently floats back to the ground after about 20 minutes. They've been open since 1973. I'm going to guess this was a farm before that and they had a barn which was repurposed for storing glider equipment. This is located in rural Polk county along highway US411.
