Farthest Billboard Signage
AlbertC79
location or landmark? Here's an example of what I mean:
WANT TO HAVE FUN?
COME TO BOB'S PLAY WORLD
150 Miles Away
The furthest I've heard of was for South Of The Border in SC. I heard there
are billboards advertising that place along I-95 near Jacksonville, a good 300+
Miles away.
Ones I've personally seen (and always break into a laugh whenever I do) is for
the town of Yeehaw Junction up in Central Florida. You see billboards like
crazy advertising that small hicktown along I-95 and the Turnpike as far south
as West Palm Beach (a good 150+ miles). The billboards promote great ticket
and hotel deals to Orlando and other nearby Central Florida themeparks.
Any others?
Quadrajet1
>specific location or landmark?
For many, many years, and I think it's still there, in Grand Prairie, TX.
There is a billboard for Carlsbad Caverns facing West. You see it driving from
Fort Worth to Dallas. The billboard says Carlsbad Caverns. Next Exit, go back
562 Miles.
Some text like that. I'll see if I can Google a pic or something.
Raymond
Chris Bessert
Don't know if it's still there, but I recall some years ago one of
the first billboards in Ohio on the Turnpike coming in from Penna. ad-
vertised Bronner's Christmas Wonderland -- the world's largest
Christmas store -- in Frankenmuth, Michigan. That's about 320 miles
or so from that point.
Later,
Chris
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Dave Filpus
albe...@aol.com (AlbertC79) wrote:
The places I remember from my roadtrips as having billboards or other
advertising a long distance off are:
South of the Border
Bronner's and Zehnders - Frankenmuth MI
Rock CIty TN
Wall Drug SD
A steakhouse in Amarillo TX with a 64 oz steakj
Pat O'Connell
> Rock City TN
Rock City barn signs used to be all over the Midwest and South.
> Wall Drug SD
> A steakhouse in Amarillo TX with a 64 oz steakj
The last is The Big Texan. Supposedly the steaks are very good, but I've
never stopped there.
Also--
"The Thing" on I-10 in Texas Canyon east of Tucson AZ.
Meramec Caverns on I-44 in MO.
Cline's Corners on I-40 in eastern NM.
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Scott O. Kuznicki
> What is the furthest distance for a billboard advertisement to a specific
> location or landmark?
Wall Drug, SD, used to have signs in central Wisconsin. That's over 800
miles away.
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Barry L. Camp
"Pat O'Connell" <nvcaver.F...@cox.net> wrote in message
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>
>
> Dave Filpus wrote:
> > In article <20040701064459...@mb-m07.aol.com>,
> > albe...@aol.com (AlbertC79) wrote:
> >
> >> What is the furthest distance for a billboard advertisement to a
specific
> >> location or landmark? Here's an example of what I mean:
> >>
> >> WANT TO HAVE FUN?
> >> COME TO BOB'S PLAY WORLD
> >> 150 Miles Away
> >>
> >
> > The places I remember from my roadtrips as having billboards or other
> > advertising a long distance off are:
> >
> > South of the Border
> > Bronner's and Zehnders - Frankenmuth MI
Frankenmuth is promoted all over the place. There are billboards in NW
Indiana as well as Ohio, and I wouldn't be suprised if there were some in
Illinois, Wisconsin and the UP of Michigan.
> > Rock City TN
>
> Rock City barn signs used to be all over the Midwest and South.
>
> > Wall Drug SD
I remember seeing Wall Drug bumper stickers on cars ever since I was a kid.
> > A steakhouse in Amarillo TX with a 64 oz steakj
Dizzam... a FOUR POUND steak? An Atkins-friendly meal for the whole family!
Eagles Fan On I-175
> The furthest I've heard of was for South Of The Border in SC. I heard there
> are billboards advertising that place along I-95 near Jacksonville, a good
> 300+ Miles away.
Believe it or not, that's true. It gets espeically bad in the
Carolinas approaching the complex, as they start to appear gradually
at 20 mile intervals, then start to pick up to 10 miles apart, and
keep getting closer until the last 10 miles, where they're only a mile
apart...it's very annoying, but whatever it takes to con people to go
there, more power to them. :-)
Lance Lamboy
> "Pat O'Connell" <nvcaver.F...@cox.net> wrote in message
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>>
>> Dave Filpus wrote:
>> > In article <20040701064459...@mb-m07.aol.com>,
>> > albe...@aol.com (AlbertC79) wrote:
>> >
>> >> What is the furthest distance for a billboard advertisement to a
> specific
>> >> location or landmark? Here's an example of what I mean:
I don't have any specific examples, but surely there must be a billboard
promoting Disney Land somewhere distant (Europe, Asia, etc.). That
billboard has to at least tie for the furthest distance.
--
Lance Lamboy
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Mark Stauter
This is a hardy prennial on m.t.r. Wall Drug at Wall, S.D., is sure
to come up.
My personal favorite is a billboard on I-75 northbound around
Gainesville, Fla., for some Christmas store up north in Frankenmuth,
Mich.
Mark Stauter
Rolla, Mo.
Kevin Flynn
5,160 miles, Wall Drug (SD) sign in London.
Chris Bessert
> albe...@aol.com (AlbertC79) wrote:
>
>>What is the furthest distance for a billboard advertisement to a specific
>>location or landmark? Any others?
>
> This is a hardy prennial on m.t.r. Wall Drug at Wall, S.D., is sure
> to come up.
>
> My personal favorite is a billboard on I-75 northbound around
> Gainesville, Fla., for some Christmas store up north in Frankenmuth,
> Mich.
That would be the Bronners Christmas Wonderland I noted in another
post in this thread. The furthest Bronner's billboard *I* had ever
seen was between Pittsburgh and Youngstown, but Gainesville, Florida
beats that by a long shot!
It's approximately 1,120 miles from Gainesville to Frankenmuth. Anyone
care to top that?
Bill Grunnah
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If you can eat it in one hour it's free. Not many people do....
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Barry L. Camp
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Not just "some" Christmas store. It's the largest on the planet.
AlbertC79
>From: fly...@rockymountainnews.com (Kevin Flynn)
>Date: 7/1/2004 1:12 PM Eastern Standard Time
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Okay I am curious, what the heck is so hot about the town of Wall Drug, SD that
they have billboards as far as the eye can see? Is there something colossal
there (perhaps the world's largest toilet brush or something?) or is that just
a town EXTREMELY starved for attention?
AlbertC79
>Date: 7/1/2004 2:55 PM Eastern Standard Time
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Oops nevermind, just looked it up online. Wow! Kinda reminds me of Cracker
Barrel.
Mike Tantillo
mileage to Niagara Falls...over 600 miles away.
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John Lansford
There used to be "See Rock City" signs painted on barns along
interstates and US routes all over the country, including on the West
Coast. Rock City is near Chattanooga, TN....
John Lansford, PE
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Eric Opperman
> What is the furthest distance for a billboard advertisement to a specific
> location or landmark? Here's an example of what I mean:
>
> WANT TO HAVE FUN?
> COME TO BOB'S PLAY WORLD
> 150 Miles Away
It's not THAT far away (about 90 miles or so), but on I-55 in
southwestern Missouri, there's a billboard for Graceland that says to
take Exit 5B. It doesnt say that it's the *THIRD* MM5 from the sign,
though.
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Thanks for your time,
Eric Opperman
"I know I have to get up in the morning and put my underwear on first
and then put my pants on. I don't need people to tell me that." - wise
sage Shaquille O'Neal
Rich Piehl
>
>>>A steakhouse in Amarillo TX with a 64 oz steakj
>
>
> Dizzam... a FOUR POUND steak? An Atkins-friendly meal for the whole family!
>
It's actually a 72 oz. steak. They make it a big challenge to eat one.
Here's the web site:
http://www.bigtexan.com/72oz.html
In my younger days I might have tried it, but not any more.
Take care,
Rich
God bless the USA
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Rich Piehl
>
> Oops nevermind, just looked it up online. Wow! Kinda reminds me of Cracker
> Barrel.
Think of a tourist trap Cracker Barrel with some history.
Also, think that until 20 or 30 years ago there wasn't much tourist trap
wise between Mitchell, SD and the Black Hills...except Wall Drug.
Rich Piehl
Most of them have faded or come down, but Meramec Caverns in Stanton, MO
used to have billboards on barns just about everywhere east of the Rockies.
Also in the running...Lambert's Cafe in Sikeston, MO (home of throwed
rolls) has billboards on I-70 in western Kansas. That's 700 miles by
road - give or take.
Take care,
Rich
god bless the USA
David Jensen
wrote in <_TVEc.8534$a24.7109@attbi_s03>:
>AlbertC79 <albe...@aol.com> posted:
>> What is the furthest distance for a billboard advertisement to a specific
>> location or landmark?
>> Any others?
>
>Wall Drug, SD, used to have signs in central Wisconsin. That's over 800
>miles away.
There was one at The Shoe Barn (which has enough of its own signs in a
30 mile radius) in Black Earth, WI last time I went through there.
Kevin Flynn
It's not a town, it's a drug store-turned-tourist trap in the town of
Wall SD, the gateway to the Badlands. Read the truly Americana story
here:
My son and I were just there on a trip to Rushmore last month.
David Jensen
in <jmd9e0dgjmj9nq28t...@4ax.com>:
Sorry, careless typing, that should have been The Shoe Box
<http://www.theshoebox.com/> in Black Earth.
Doug Krause
Barry L. Camp <blc...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>Dizzam... a FOUR POUND steak? An Atkins-friendly meal for the whole family!
Actually, if you can eat the thing (including the meal - potato, etc)
all by yourself in one hour, you get it for free.
Jeff Carlyle
>> Dave Filpus wrote:
>>> Bronner's and Zehnders - Frankenmuth MI
>
> Frankenmuth is promoted all over the place. There are billboards in NW
> Indiana as well as Ohio, and I wouldn't be suprised if there were
> some in Illinois, Wisconsin and the UP of Michigan.
There used to be a billboard for this along US 231 in Indiana (now IN 161
thanks to the Natcher Bridge) about 5 miles north of Owensboro; however, I
don't remember it seeing the last few times I've been that way.
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Jason Pawloski
"AlbertC79" <albe...@aol.com> wrote in message
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> What is the furthest distance for a billboard advertisement to a specific
>
> WANT TO HAVE FUN?
> COME TO BOB'S PLAY WORLD
> 150 Miles Away
>
> The furthest I've heard of was for South Of The Border in SC. I heard
there
> are billboards advertising that place along I-95 near Jacksonville, a good
300+
> Miles away.
> Ones I've personally seen (and always break into a laugh whenever I do) is
for
> the town of Yeehaw Junction up in Central Florida. You see billboards
like
> crazy advertising that small hicktown along I-95 and the Turnpike as far
south
> as West Palm Beach (a good 150+ miles). The billboards promote great
ticket
> and hotel deals to Orlando and other nearby Central Florida themeparks.
>
> Any others?
There is one on I-10 in Arizona that warns of an up-coming truck stop in San
Diego, 308 miles if my memory serves correctly.
Jason
US 71
for the Big Texan Restaurant. I'll have to go back and look again, I guess.
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Jason Pawloski
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> If I recall correctly, there's a billboard along WB I-40 west of Van Buren
> for the Big Texan Restaurant. I'll have to go back and look again, I
guess.
You must mean I-10? (or I-17)??
Amtrak Jackson
all the Michigan retirees that floack to Florida in the winter.
Ian Smith
Brooklyn, Michigan
Jenn Dolari
> What is the furthest distance for a billboard advertisement to a specific
> location or landmark?
One of the funniest I saw was in downtown San Antonio:
You just missed the Caves of Sonora! Exit Culebra Road and turn around to
Sonora, just 500 miles away!
500 something miles, don't remember EXACTLY....
Jenn
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Lepidopteran
>What is the furthest distance for a billboard advertisement to a specific
>location or landmark?
This is by no means the farthest, but on I-80 EB in PA, there's a sign
advertising The Inn at Turkey Hill, (exactly) 100 miles away.
I-75 SB used to have a LOT of "See Ruby Falls" and "See Rock City"
signs in Kentucky and Tennessee, some at least a couple hundred miles
away from said attractions. I seem to recall the latter message
painted on the sides of barns (as someone else mentioned) and even
birdhouses placed within eyeshot of the Interstate.
Again not the farthest, but Stuckeys used to be notorious for
over-billboarding from a good distance. A sign might say "Only 20
miles..." followed by another poster reading "Only 19-1/2 miles..."
Eric Opperman
No, Amarillo's on I-40, and Van Buren, Ark., is also on I-40.
MrSparkle
"Rich Piehl" <rpiehl5R...@FORNOSPAMcharter.net> wrote...
> Barry L. Camp wrote:
>
> >
> >>>A steakhouse in Amarillo TX with a 64 oz steakj
> >
> >
> > Dizzam... a FOUR POUND steak? An Atkins-friendly meal for the whole
family!
> >
> It's actually a 72 oz. steak. They make it a big challenge to eat one.
> Here's the web site:
>
> http://www.bigtexan.com/72oz.html
>
> In my younger days I might have tried it, but not any more.
>
"Frank Pastore, who was a professional pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds, ate
the complete steak dinner in 9 and 1/2 minutes."
Scott M. Kozel
>
> "Rich Piehl" wrote...
> > Barry L. Camp wrote:
> >
> > >>>A steakhouse in Amarillo TX with a 64 oz steakj
> > >
> > > Dizzam... a FOUR POUND steak? An Atkins-friendly meal for the whole family!
> >
> > It's actually a 72 oz. steak. They make it a big challenge to eat one.
> > Here's the web site:
> >
> > http://www.bigtexan.com/72oz.html
> >
> > In my younger days I might have tried it, but not any more.
>
> "Frank Pastore, who was a professional pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds, ate
> the complete steak dinner in 9 and 1/2 minutes."
I don't see any rule there as to whether it has to stay down after you
eat it, and not come right back up again.
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> I don't see any rule there as to whether it has to stay down after you
> eat it, and not come right back up again.
I think that would fall under the "getting sick" rule:
"If you get sick (its been know to happen) the contest is over, period."
-- Aaron of Minneapolis
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>
> "Scott M. Kozel" <koz...@attbi.com> wrote:
>
> > I don't see any rule there as to whether it has to stay down after you
> > eat it, and not come right back up again.
>
> I think that would fall under the "getting sick" rule:
> "If you get sick (its been know to happen) the contest is over, period."
I stand corrected... it looks like if you spew before you finish the
72-oz steak, then you lose. What if you eat it all, and then spew? Do
you lose? Is there some time limit as to how long you have to keep it
down after you eat it all? Long enough to collect the prize, anyhow..
I suppose if you've had a stomach bypass, you wouldn't have a chance.
Jason Pawloski
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> Jason Pawloski wrote:
>
> > "US 71" <us...@NOearthlinkSPAM.net> wrote in message
> > news:N06Fc.1930$oD3...@newsread1.news.pas.earthlink.net...
> >
> >>If I recall correctly, there's a billboard along WB I-40 west of Van
Buren
> >>for the Big Texan Restaurant. I'll have to go back and look again, I
> >
> > guess.
> >
> > You must mean I-10? (or I-17)??
>
> No, Amarillo's on I-40, and Van Buren, Ark., is also on I-40.
>
Oh I thought he meant Van Buren street in downtown Phoenix. Sorry.
Jason
James C. Schul
> rolls) has billboards on I-70 in western Kansas. That's 700 miles by
> road - give or take.
>
> Take care,
> Rich
>
> god bless the USA
Lambert's also has a location in Ozark, MO, near Springfield. Check
out http://www.throwedrolls.com/ for more information.
James, who had the good fortune of eating at the Sikeston location
three years ago but unfortunately did not spot any of the rolls being
"throwed" (probably so they wouldn't hit the floor accidentally!)
Eric Opperman
> Rich Piehl <rpiehl5R...@FORNOSPAMcharter.net> wrote in message
>
>>Also in the running...Lambert's Cafe in Sikeston, MO (home of throwed
>>rolls) has billboards on I-70 in western Kansas. That's 700 miles by
>>road - give or take.
>>
>>Take care,
>>Rich
>>
>>god bless the USA
>
> Lambert's also has a location in Ozark, MO, near Springfield. Check
> out http://www.throwedrolls.com/ for more information.
While it's closer than Sikeston's, it's still a long way from I-70 in
Kansas.
> James, who had the good fortune of eating at the Sikeston location
> three years ago but unfortunately did not spot any of the rolls being
> "throwed" (probably so they wouldn't hit the floor accidentally!)
Huh? They throw 'em every 5-10 mins. Some end up on the floor, but
most don't.
Josh
Wyoming, there is an sign for a Conoco station in Sacramento, CA, over
1050 miles!!!
My family and I laughed when we saw that sign.
mara...@prodigy.net
... Not to mention the "Little America" signs that showed up at 750
miles or so (along I-80, if memory serves).
Mike Tantillo
Certainly a nice break from every other billboard advertising the
Little America Hotel.....
Lepidopteran
<rpiehl5R...@FORNOSPAMcharter.net> wrote:
>>>>A steakhouse in Amarillo TX with a 64 oz steakj
>It's actually a 72 oz. steak. They make it a big challenge to eat one.
Isn't there a pizza place in or around Denver that sells a similarly
huge pizza pie? It's a very thick crust, has at least 10 toppings,
and costs like $50. They give it to you for free if you can eat it all
within 1 hour.
ParrotRob
It's Beau Jo's - we went to the one in Idaho Springs (the original one) a
few years back. Not only do they give it to you for free, they pay you
$100, and you get to share it between two people, not just one.
I seem to recall not to many people on the wall of fame - and I mean like
single-digit "not too many".