Burma-Shave, Mail Pouch Tobacco?

[Spookwriter]

These were the early outdoor advertising signs I remember.

The Burma-Shave jingles passed the miles. Each sign only had
a few words on it and you had to drive to the end of the slogan
to know what it said.

The Mail Pouch barns were an icon to me. I loved them. My neighbor
had one, it was kept up until recent years.

What was the big outdoor advertising things in your area in the years
past?

 

[PotterWatch]

Frankly, I don't remember any specifically. I do remember a party we once hosted at our cabin a little way out in the sticks. To guide people in, we put little signs along the road every so often. One said, "Remember Burma-Shave?" Back then, almost 30 years ago, most people did remember those signs. I said something about Burma-Shave in a group setting recently and no one had a clue what I was talking about.

 

[mississippifarmboy]

I remember the Burma-Shave signs.

And in our area the barns painted with the "See Rock City" signs.

good memories there.

 

[theoldchick]

As a kid traveling to OK in the back of a mile long station wagon my job was to read the Burma Shave signs. Back then any type of road advertisement was scarce. And you started looking for a gas station as soon as the needle hit the 1/2 mark.