There are the crashed financial empires of today, and the crashed empires of yesteryear. Each generation leaves its famed financiers. A forgotten tycoon is Lytton Financial, which was a high flying savings and loan company. Its founder, Bart Lytton, looks right out of the “Mr. Drysdale” California of the 1960s.MORE HERE
At the Heartstrings kids’ clothing store in Ellenton, Florida, we found an old Ranch Trac kids’ tractor. It was the AMF Ranch Trac brand. Even had a safety “chain drive” that was enclosed. For more fun old brands, main website www.brandlandusa.com.MORE HERE
HOLLYWOOD – The Partridges are coming back. Nellie Andreeva of The Hollywood Reporter writes that The Partridge Family will return to television. Instead of ABC, the singing family will be on NBC. According to the story, writer Jeff Rake will have a new twist on the show, which will beMORE HERE
Tips for restaurants in tough times VIRGINIA BEACH – It could not be a worse time for the casual restaurant sector. Chains are going bankrupt, and the ones that aren’t are struggling. Hard times for chains like Steak & Ale and Bennigan’s. And struggles for others like Pizzeria Uno, VillageMORE HERE
Citgo is one of the great American gasoline brands. We get a hefty bit of nostalgia everytime we see these any of the old brands, even if they are owned by a certain not-so-friendly country in South America called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. Here, a Citgo ad that ranMORE HERE
Read our recent post on the Helmsley hotel brand. The home of Trouble ought to keep the master’s name. Visit us at our main website www.brandlandusa.com.MORE HERE
HOUSTON – Citgo is one of the great American gasoline brands. We get a hefty bit of nostalgia every time we see these any of the old brands. Here, a Citgo ad that ran in a recent national magazine here in Florida.Citgo, as everyone knows, was purchased by the stateMORE HERE
SARASOTA – While the queen isn’t around anymore, her name is still standing guard at her castle. We are talking, of course, about Leona Helmsley, who achieved a Paris Hilton-amount of fame in the 1980s for not only her travails, but her role as the woman who wouldn’t let anythingMORE HERE
NEW YORK – Yes, one can still find a bit of glamour flying into or out of New York City, even though the terminals feel like the Port Authority and the runways are backed up at Newark, JFK and LaGuardia. For instance, Delta operates its Delta Shuttle out of PanMORE HERE
Thinking about dime stores like Kress, Kresge, Murphy and Woolworth. Read our post on F.W. Woolworth at Bring F. W. Woolworth back. In these times when we need dime stores, where are they? Thank goodness for Macon Brock’s Dollar Tree. Visit our main website www.brandlandusa.com.MORE HERE