Thinking of J. Arthur Rank, the British entertainment company. Not only did they have a theater chain, but they produced documentary films, presumably to show in the Rank theatre chain. Below is a film on grooving London fashions of the 1960s. One treat? An interior of the original Biba store.MORE HERE
We happened upon this on the Fourth of July in Sarasota. It’s one of the many circus companies still in Circus City U.S.A., Sarasota, Florida. Visit our main site www.brandlandusa.com for in depth stories. Ideas? Leave a comment or email editor Garland PollardMORE HERE
Would you like to buy some meters from this maid? You bet! She is Leah the meter maid from the Hialeah Meter Company in Hialeah, Florida, and boy does she have some light-you-up curves. Have a mascot. It’s fun, and makes your product memorable.MORE HERE
Looking at a 1950s Pontiac logo, we learned that the Indian theme disappeared in the 1950s. Perhaps it is time to bring it back, at least on some special editions, and honor Chief Pontiac. Visit our main site www.brandlandusa.com for in depth stories.MORE HERE
A great view of a great grille. Cadillac. American icon. Like Jaguar was to British Leyland, Cadillac is to General Motors. Read our stories on the various brands of General Motors. If you don’t want to read, you should, as it appears we taxpayers are going to bail out RickMORE HERE
I was speaking at a travel writer conference in 2006, and one of the fellow speakers was talk show host Sally Jessy Raphael. One question that came up was what would be a good web strategy for a freelance writer? Her suggestion to the writer was simple. “Put it allMORE HERE
Glad he’s still floating around in that boat in your toilet. Yes, the Ty-D-Bol man, and his dapper blue blazer, is cleaning up poopy water from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Today, Ty-D-Bol is made by Sara Lee Household and Body Care USA, and Ty-D-Bol is a trademark of SaramarMORE HERE
It’s a Star Kist cocktail glass! Not sure what tuna has to do with Scotch on the rocks but we’ll take it! Editor note: In case you didn’t notice, we love American brands and mascots at www.brandlandusa.com.MORE HERE
If you are buying an Avanti, designed by Raymond Loewy, make sure that it has genuine Studebaker air conditioning. Visit our main site www.brandlandusa.com Questions? E-mail editor Garland PollardMORE HERE
Here, a Lincoln Continenal, pride of the Ford MotorCompany. Read our story on Goodbye to Mercury, the sister brand to Ford. Visit our main site www.brandlandusa.com Questions? E-mail the editor, Garland PollardMORE HERE