Rock City Barns
When he retired in 1969 he had painted some 900 barns in 19 states.
Rock city barns. Next i have pictures of rock city. See more ideas about city old barns barn. In 1994 bill chapin nephew of garnet carter and president of rock city gardens commissioned me to find and photograph all the remaining rock city barns.
See more ideas about city old barns barn. First rock city barns. Jun 21 2017 out iconic see rock city barns are all over the country.
This year marks the 80th anniversary of the rock city barns first appearing as advertising icons. Of those only about 10 are left in alabama. The usual arrangement was that the property owner received free passes to rock city and an armload of promotional wares like rock city thermometers along with the free painting for the use of his barn as an advertising aid.
These barns used to be all over the country side in a dozen or more states. With 35 year old often sketchy records and occasional hearsay reports as my only sources of information finding the sites was an endlessly fascinating piece of detective work leading me 35 000 miles to more than 500 sites in 15 states. The brainchild of rock city founder garnet carter the famous see rock city barns began appearing along american highways in 1935.
Now just over 100 remain. Jun 30 2020 explore bobbie s board rock city barns followed by 881 people on pinterest. Barns with phrases such as see rock city painted on the side used to serve as a major form of advertising but they are more about history and nostalgia today nbsp.
