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IamSauerKraut t1_izz7fgm wrote

I may have this post card somewhere...

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CobaltAzurean t1_izzb13p wrote

That sign is still alive and kickin'!

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svengoalie t1_izzibov wrote

I love that someone wrote “near Paris, Maine.” Like, 15 miles from Paris?

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mainegreenerep t1_izzz4v2 wrote

That's about two miles from my in-laws. The house near that sign has an extraordinary amount of lawn decorations.

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Shadowcat205 t1_j00bktx wrote

My town’s ice cream shop used to sell postcards, including this one, when I was a kid. Personally, I preferred the one that had a picture of a potato on a toy flatbed truck, and was simply captioned “Maine Potato”.

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dan-theman t1_j00dzax wrote

I think there used to be a Reny’s right near that sign.

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xach t1_j00vu5f wrote

I’m recreating this sign lettering as a font. It’s way better than what the DOT uses now.

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siebzy t1_j01ekgc wrote

Has anyone else noticed that the mileage and directions make absolutely no sense?

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iglidante t1_j01x6fk wrote

Replying to siebzy (#919,666)

I guess a big part of what I mean is, do you really know all the roads in that area of the state well enough to know that the direction and distance are off? I could work it out eventually, but have no sense of what turns were taken to arrive at each. Presumably you can only go left or right at the intersection. Who knows what twisted path might land you at Paris in however many miles?

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mrdeesh t1_j022m5c wrote

Replying to CobaltAzurean (#919,995)

Haha you are very correct. I tend to just think of everything between Naples and bethel as Harrison (sorry Sweden and Norway and waterford).

But that news about Melby’s closing is the saddest thing I’ve heard in a while. Do you have any additional info on why they shuttered?

Edit: reversed my towns Edit 2: spellcheck

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CobaltAzurean t1_j023bo4 wrote

Replying to mrdeesh (#920,040)

Yeah, staffing and COVID keeping the tourists away had a lot to do with it. But the Hills have plans for a food truck next year, so the Buffalo Burger will ride again soon!

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siebzy t1_j02agev wrote

Replying to iglidante (#920,077)

My parents live up that way and one of my mom's hobbies is fantasizing about buying a farm, so I've spent quite a bit of time driving all over those back roads looking at property for sale with her.

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Cosmoplasma t1_j06u8nm wrote

Ah yes! The super trendy Lynchville enclave in Albany Township.

Highly sought after neighborhood due to it's proximity to AJ's and Melby's (R.I.P.)

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