MPS 48-35-03

County

[35] Ohio Co, WV

Sides Painted

2

Color

Black

Structure

Brick Building

Unique Characteristics

Unique Sign

Still Standing

Yes

Credits

Photos 1-4 by Larry Zinn (Contributed by Butch Moon).

Photo 5 by Myron Huffman (ca. 1970 - Photo 248 in the Myron Huffman collection).

Photo 6 by Myron Huffman (1973).

Photos 7-15 by unknown.

Photo 16 by Steven Rotsch (2004).

Photo 17 by David Kent (Nov. 7, 2009).

Photos 18-21 by unknown (Jan. 10, 2010.

Photo 22 by unknown (Oct. 5, 2011).

Photos 23 & 24 by Rhonda Marie Rose (Oct. 6, 2011).

Photos 25-27 by Martha Dougherty (June 16, 2015).

Photo 28 by Rene Shuman Chapman (Summer 2015).

Photos 29 & 30 by Bob Cork (Summer 2018).

Photo 31 by Beau Ellis (June 28, 2019).

Photo 32 by Kilgore Trout (May 1, 2020).

Photo 33 by Jill Curnutt-Howerton (June 18, 2020).

Photos 34 & 35 by Janet Wellman (May 20, 2022).

Photo 36 by Kenneth Cunningham (May 30, 2022).

Photo 37 by Jim Wohlfeil (Oct. 30, 2023).

Other Information

MPS 48-35-03 is the designation for two Mail Pouch signs. One on the west end of the building; and, one on the south side of the building.

Photo 5 taken by Myron Huffman (ca. 1970) shows the scaffolding and the almost completed Mail Pouch sign.

Where to find it

Northeast corner of 40th St. & Water St., in Wheeling. Brick building. Two signs on two sides of the building. One sign on the west end of the building and one sign on the south side of the building. Black background.

Address

3900 Water St

City

Wheeling

State

WV

Zipcode

26003

Country

USA

Latitude

N 40° 02.50'

Longitude

W -80° 43.56'

lat

40.04164373

lng

-80.72603541