Nows and Forevers

One of the features of driving through Appalachia is seeing the remnants of the extreme branding reach of Mail Pouch Tobacco.

Drive highways and byways of Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Ohio and it won’t take long to see a barn or two (or four) emblazoned with Mail Pouch Tobacco on the side. Some are more faded than others.

But today while driving in Monessen, Pennsylvania, south of Pittsburgh, I saw something ai don’t remember seeing before.

Mail Pouch on the side of a building.

Who knew?

You can look up more about Mail Pouch here. It’s a fascinating history that lasted from the 1800s until 1992. No idea how long this was here.