To Miss Rock City would be a Pity by tennesseecowgirl
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Rock city barn located on Highway 58 in the town of Kingston Tennessee. For those of you that haven't read this already below is a history about the Rock City barns. I am making an attempt to find these barns that are still left in my area, thanks for your interest. And thanks to those that commented on my last photo 'Henley Street Bridge', that was taken with my new camera, and I was very happy with the results and the camera so far, and thanks to those who took the time to read and comment on Michael's poem bridge.
History:
By the time the Civil War reached the slopes of Lookout Mountain, more and more people had discovered what was already being called "the Rock City." During the famous battle of Lookout Mountain, both a Union officer and a Confederate nurse speculated in separate diary entries that one could see seven states from atop the summit. Rock City remained well known to hikers and geologists throughout the latter portion of the 1800's, but it would take the dawning of a new century before the fabulous Rock City would reach its full potential.
Rock City officially opened as a public attraction on May 21, 1932. It got off to a slow start, because advertising in those days was difficult; especially since Carter's mountain-top attraction was not located in a place that people would just happen to be passing by and take notice. It was at this point another brilliant idea of Carter's was born. He enlisted the help of a young sign painter named Clark Byers, who was hired to travel the nation's highways and offer to paint farmer's barns in exchange for letting them paint three simple words: See Rock City. The distinctive black-and-white signs appeared as far north as Michigan and as far west as Texas. The advertising soon began to produce the desired effect and, by the close of the 1930's, more travelers than ever had seen Rock City Gardens.
1936 - Garnet Carter began his famous barn roof advertising campaign to lure vacationers from the highways. By the 1950's Clark Byers had painted "See Rock City" on 900 barn roofs from Michigan to Texas.
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Hope you enjoyed... from the top of Look out Mountain where Rock City is located you can see 7 states can any one guess which seven those are??
Rock City Barn
Henley Street Bridge
Rock City Barn
Henley Street Bridge
Comments (76)
emmecielle
Beautiful shot! :)
THROBBE
Nice work Lynelle! So what model camera did you get? Just curious...
MagikUnicorn
Cool shot again we can not miss it
PD154
Yeah good call ray :)...what did you get?...Smashing shot here sweetie!
Dreamingbee
it is wonderful serie of shots .. !!!!
Miska7
Very nice scene. Great capture!
tennesseecowgirl
Ray, my camera is a Nikon D 5000 and so far I give it all high marks...
lior
You said you're using a Nikon D 5000 but you are the artist and not the camera :) A so great capture!
mbz2662
Another great barn :) Good work!
mickuk50
Does`nt matter what camera you use Lynell ,its the eye to take the shot and you have it :o).. Mick
tpx1
nice shot
moonrancher
Oh, cool! I remember the signs, but didn't know they were so prevalent. Funny, I don't remember Rock City that well. Just Lookout Mountain, and lots of rest stops and roadside tables. I used to think we stopped at every one of them.
TallPockets
GREAT shot and history!!
BessieB
A superb shot!
ShadowsNTime
Excellent shot Lynell! Oh I see Brian paid you a visit, how cool! Old friend of mine:-) I lived in Michigan for awhile but do not recall seeing the ads or I would have insisted on a visit!
carlx
Wonderful image, Lynell!!!
durleybeachbum
Amazing and VERY interesting!
awjay
super glimpse of this area..
Str4wB34ry
Good shot, thanks for the history lesson, it helps your pictures tell their story. In the UK old stone barns fetch a high price now as they get converted into luxury homes!
orig_buggy
excellent series ...yep , wouldn't want to miss it!
fredster66
Great photo once again!
Blush
Great image once again sis I had CT done and Bone Scan today I am exhausted and really hurting Lying on those hard cold tables I have never seen a barn with this on it Now the other I have seen here at home Great capture Hugs Your sis Susan~
cvrad
this is great that you are capturing these old building in america before they are torn down for some Walmart I was watching German television and there was a family that was living in a house that 250 years old. Incredable! And I thought there is not even one building in the USA that is 250 years old I just find it utterly amazing! thank you for sharing you should archive these for the smithsonoian and library of Congress as historacal records!
MOSKETON
FANTASTICA IMAGEN.
goodoleboy
One, two, three o'clock, four o'clock, rock, Five, six, seven o'clock, eight o'clock, rock, Nine, ten, eleven o'clock, twelve o'clock, rock, We're gonna rock around the clock tonight.... Fascinating information and stellar photo of the historic barn and environs, beautifully framed in this posting, Lynell! I'm glad you got the title to rhyme.
tetsu-pino
Excellent capture!!
bmac62
I have a feeling you are going to find quite a few of these...might you number these somehow? This is a beauty.
Buffalo1
A wonderful slice of Mid-South road art. I have to admit that I got so tired of "See Rock City" signs that I have never seen Rock City!
bangonthedrums
great image lynell... love the textures, and how the geometry of the fences, path, etc. draw my eye in to settle on the signage... beautiful composition! might have to write another poem soon... ;) michael ps: a big texas thank-you to all of you who 'crossed over' to check out my poem, and for all the kind words you said about it in your comments there and here... lynell's right - you all rock! :)
vintorix
It is the nice things about America that you don't need permission for everything! In Sweden any sign that distract your attention from the highway must have approval!