Last of the Vacation Shots

Downtown Marietta, Ohio

We found this completely by mistake, having missed the turn for the bypass.
 

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Tobacco Road

 

We left Wheeling shortly after capturing all 

those Marsh Stogie signs, and heading south

off to the right we saw another complex of 

tobacco related buildings.

(They were distant, and we were moving, so these aren't 

the greatest photos, but trust us, they say

Mail Pouch from the Bloch Brothers.)

Little did we know what awaited us.

We followed the Ohio River back to Cincinnati,

and every few miles, we found a Mail Pouch sign.

By now, everyone knows the story

behind the famous Mail Pouch signs.

There were a couple we missed, because

they came up quickly, and there was

no room to turn around on this

two-lane highway.

But every few miles, we found another.

To back up a bit...

Long time readers will recall finding

Mail Pouch tobacco barns during a 

trip to Pennsylvania.

Thanks to Ms. J. Fiesta, we finally

captured the one we missed in 2022.

New Richmond

 

Thanks to the Clermont County Historical Society,

we didn't have to dig too deep to learn

about this company and building

which is visible from US 52.

"At one time much of the baseball yarns required by the American, National, and minor baseball leagues came from Clasgens."

We particularly appreciated this tidbit,

as we near baseball season.

More from Cleveland

Enhance...

Can you find the ghost sign in this picture?

Zooming in doesn't really help on this one, does it?

 

Ohio City, Part Two

Ohio City is a veritable cornucopia of ghost signs.

We'd question the authenticity of this ghost sign, but we appreciate faux ghost signs as

homages.

Another modernish sign over and above an older exhibit. Can you see "China?"

And we're still not done with Cleveland. Stay tuned.

 

Ohio City, Part One

 Across the Cuyahoga River, from Cleveland, lies the sleepy, historic Ohio City.

It is rich in ghost signs.

Kiefer's is now a kaffeehaus.