Havana

Mount Magazine is quite the international destination. Just to the north is the town of Paris, and just south of the mountain is the town of Havana. About 370 people live in Havana now, and the community dates back to the late 1800s. Around 1900, the name of the town was changed to Havana, but according to the Encyclopedia of Arkansas History there is no known reason for the name change. So I'm just going to assume it was named by people who are fans of the Camila Cabello song.

But in Havana there is an abandoned building that is covered with old ghost signs and rusty advertisements. The building used to house McBrides Grocery, which closed around the year 2000. The large ghost sign on the side of the building is faded, but it looks like it was for Big Smith Work Clothes. Next to it is a rusty sign for Peters Diamond Brand shoes.



On the door is a very rusted sign that looks like it was for Colonial Bread. Above the door is another rusty sign for Borden's Ice Cream, which features their mascot Elsie The Cow.





And someone put up an American flag by another sign for Coke. It's very faded but you can just make out the words for "McBrides Grocery" over the Coke logo.