County

[29] Hamilton Co, IN

Sides Painted

Color

Black

Structure

Brick Building

Unique Characteristics

None

Still Standing

Yes, Greatly faded

Credits

Photo 1 by Tom Plimpton (1983).

Photo 2 by Earl Leatherberry (July 24, 2007).

Photos 3 & 4 by Dr. Ken Jones (2011).

Photo 5 Google street view (Sept. 2013).

Photo 6 Bing Map's bird's eye view.

Photos 7 & 8 by Nancy Fuel Neal (Nov. 15, 2014).

Photo 9 Google street view (July 2019).

Photo 10 Google satellite image.

Other Information

The series of photos shows an interesting progression from Tom Plimpton's 1983 views, where the Mail Pouch sign is the prevalent ghost sign, to Dr. Ken Jones 2011 photos which show Honest Scrap as the prevalent ghost sign.

Where to find it

Along the south side of W. Main St., in Arcadia. Southwest intersection of W. Main St. & the RR tracks. The building is on the left side of the street headed west through Arcadia. The Mail Pouch sign faces east. One side. Two-story brick building. Original black background, now brick color. Greatly faded.

Address

105 E Mail St

City

Arcadia

State

Zipcode

46030

Country

USA

Latitude

N 40° 10.54'

Longitude

W -86° 01.35'

lat

40.17563064

lng

-86.02256814