Pouch

I like the stuff about the Mail Pouch company, so my version ends up still with much of that, making it seem more like a travel article to me.

The Importance of Being Trivial | Write to Done 2009

Along the way I saw a bunch of those old Mail Pouch barns.

The Importance of Being Trivial | Write to Done 2009

At one point there were Mail Pouch barns along many roads in several states.

The Importance of Being Trivial | Write to Done 2009

Along the way, I saw at least 20 of those old Mail Pouch barns.

The Importance of Being Trivial | Write to Done 2009

At one time there were 20,000 Mail Pouch barns along the roads in 22 states, urging drivers to “Chew Mail Pouch Tobacco.”

The Importance of Being Trivial | Write to Done 2009

You see barns anytime you pass through rural areas, but the Mail Pouch barns are famous.

The Importance of Being Trivial | Write to Done 2009

At one point there were 20,000 Mail Pouch barns along the roads across 22 states urging drivers to “Chew Mail Pouch Tobacco.”

The Importance of Being Trivial | Write to Done 2009

You see barns anytime you pass through rural areas, but many of the Mail Pouch barns are listed as National Historic Landmarks.

The Importance of Being Trivial | Write to Done 2009

Along the way, I saw a bunch of those old Mail Pouch barns.

The Importance of Being Trivial | Write to Done 2009

They started as ordinary barns, but from 1890 to 1992 painters working for the West Virginia Mail Pouch Chewing Tobacco company transformed them into roadside advertisements.

The Importance of Being Trivial | Write to Done 2009