Ben Wheeler is a tiny unincorporated community in VanZandt County near Canton in East Texas. This iconic sign has been published in many Texas magazines and is one of the more well-known ghost signs in the state. The portion of the sign which is not visible advertises Moon Pies. The day I went through Ben Wheeler, for the express purpose of finding this sign, some yo-yo had his car pulled up in front of the sign and was working on the car, hood up, radio blasting, the works, so I was unable to get a picture of the entire sign. Maybe next time.
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Now I am craving a Moon Pie!
A classic shot from the past. I'll go with the RCC!
i am with Randy on the moon pie, wish i had one, it has been about 40 years since i had one.
I love moon pies and I sure do remember RC Cola. Great photo.
The South seems to be full of stories of people who worked all day on a Moon Pie and a RC! This is a great sign, though, and I am glad Texas keeps their ghost signs readable!
Jo
that is too cute - and classic!
you're really getting closer to my area, now...
Moon Pies and Royal Crown Cola. I remember when I could eat like that.
That is a great old sign! What ever happened to Royal Crown Cola? I haven't seen it in a long time. Of course I haven't been looking for it either. I had to laugh at the story of the car in front of the sign. That is the case for me, more often than not.
Great sign. Yeah, I hear you about yo-yos getting in the way of a great photo op! :))
What a great sign, Kathy! I like old-fashioned signs like this.
This is a GREAT sign. The colors are wonderful. You know everytime I point the camera at something great, someone drives up or walks up. It happened many times this weekend. Once, I just stood there with the camers staring at two men. One finally saw me and they moved.
Great post Kathy! Love them all!
You know I don't think I have ever had a moon pie.
As a kid, I remember loving moon pies. As an adult, I tried one and about gagged. Obviously, I've lost my childhood palette. But I do love RC Cola! Goes great with rum...guess that's not a childhood palette item either. :)
Mmmm, yummy to whatever that chocolate thing he has.
Way cool. You will have to go back!
Sorry for the parking car Kathy... this is a wonderful sign. Hope you can go back for the whole photo soon.
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