Over the course of 80 years, the unusual "See Rock City" advertising campaign led to as many as 900 painted barn roofs at its peak with surprisingly effective results.

In celebration of Rock City’s 80th Anniversary year, several barns are being repainted this spring. In the last month, two barns were repainted by Jim Byers, son of Rock City’s original barn ...

Not every Rock City barn encounter can provide such a hands-on experience, of course, but the barns are great places to take photos or just to stop and contemplate the lay of the land.

By 1998, there were only about 200 See Rock City barns left, and that number has decreased to only about 100 today. Of those, only about 10 are left in Alabama.

Over the course of 80 years, the unusual “See Rock City” advertising campaign led to as many as 900 painted barn roofs at its peak with surprisingly effective results. But as Americans turned ...

CASTLE ROCK, Colo. — A large barn was consumed by fire early Friday morning in the Castle Oaks area. The blaze was reported about 2:45 a.m., firefighters said. Officials found a 5,000 square-… ...

A well-known “See Rock City” barn has received a fresh coat of paint to celebrate Rock City’s 90 th anniversary year, just completed in Fort Payne, Al., by Rock City’s innovation team ...

Some Rock City barns are scheduled to be repainted in 2024/2025.

Ben Morris painted a "See Rock City" sign on his barn, and was later told by a county official he violated an ordinance prohibiting roof signs.

For decades, “See Rock City” barns have been signatures of the American South, icons of homespun, if hokey, success.

Over the course of 80 years, the unusual "See Rock City" advertising campaign led to as many as 900 painted barn roofs at its peak with surprisingly effective results. But as Americans turned to ...

Signs of the Time The surviving Rock City barns recall an era when advertising and travel were simpler. - October 1, 2000 ...