A while back we wrote about a scientific study that proved that eating ice cream made people happy. Whoever painted this sign on this barn in Plymouth, Wisconsin many years ago already knew that. We like barn advertising, even though there’s not a lot of it in Lancaster County. Barn ads were probably frowned upon when they first started. Maybe people thought it was an eyesore. But over the years, these weathered and faded rural billboards have developed a sort of nostalgic quality that reminds you of the simpler times your parents and grandparents like to talk about.
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Today’s paper had an article about the demise of these old barns because of the high upkeep to repair them and thir usefulness has decreased. My favorite as a child on auto trips were those “Burma-Shave” signs on the side of the road. Too bad they can’t put them on the interstates for the current generation to see. Maybe you know a few with “Ice Cream” which I don’t remember seeing.
It was several years back when my city bought a old house. They wanted to make a parking lot for city vehicles on the lot. When the house was being torn down they found old advertising under the siding. They knew enough not to destroy the old ‘folk art.’ It advertised bread for 5 cents and some other grocery items. It was carefully cut down in one huge section. Someone told me it was sold to a collector for $10,000. I don’t know if that’s true. Quite a few people wanted it so… maybe . I wish I would of taken some photos. It was so awesome!
The best advice a person can get, ice cream does cause happines
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Love all the nostaglia, history, and facts I am learning from your website.
Keep it coming! Along with the best ice cream!
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love those country signs…all the way to our lake house in the summertime we would look out for the billboard with the soda shop/ pharmacy on it to let us know fun (and ice cream) was close at hand…
love the recipes too!
The photo says it all; truly a slice of Americana.
and I was told to eat an apple a day but that was to keep the doctor away.
I like this advice better.
I’m from the old advertising advice:
“baseball, hot dogs, apple pie and …”
but my apple pie always included ice cream, then I was happy.
Just wanted to check in on all comments today,keep the great articles coming T. Hill
Since you guys are doing such a great job of saving the farms in Lancaster,, why don’t you bring back the art of painting advertising on the barns again? I loved seeing those ads on the sides of barns when we took road trips,, they were great! You see very few of them now days
I live by that motto. I often want to skip dinner so I can just get to my ice cream. One of my favorite parts of the day.
Especially in summertime, there’s almost no better dessert than ice cream! When it comes from Turkey Hill, you can guarantee that it’s going to be creamy and rich with a full-flavor, and you’d never guess it was so inexpensive and easy to find!
You’re (well, okay, the barn or whoever painted it) right- Ice cream = happiness!! I am never truly happy without ice cream.
Except Rita’s. That comes in second, especially if it’s a gelati. Both are great!!
Sue, I think I know the answer, but I’m not sure. The Amish probably forbid advertising on their barns. Double check that to be positive, but that’s probably at least close.
We just moved to Colorado from the Philadelphia area…. we already miss Turkey Hill Ice Cream. I guess we will have to mail order it!