The Orient-Express company is its own revived brand, and part of its operations now operate a gift shop with commemorative items from its trains. Here pictured a British Pullman crest, taken from the ones on the outside of the company’s carriages. See their gift shop at www.orient-expressgifts.com.MORE HERE

TOLEDO – A White Tower in the way of the expansion of a downtown YWCA will be moved rather than destroyed, according to The Toledo Blade. We wrote about the imperiled hamburger shop earlier this year, and the YWCA’s offer to sell it for $1 to anyone who would removeMORE HERE

Yes, we had a reader ask us what the heck happened to Tickle Deodorant. So we have added it to our Facebook Application called Brands to Bring Back from BrandlandUSA.com You can find your favorite dead brand, and send a bit of it to a friend! Give ’em a tickle!MORE HERE

The demise of the American-flagged ship is often forgotten, though many of us who are saddened by it can also be heartened that a bit of it survives. Barely. We tend to forget that American shipping has largely disappeared, as a result of a number of factors including general AmericanMORE HERE

WINTER HAVEN – Last weekend, the legendary theme park Cypress Gardens closed for four months while management said it would refocus on its water park and historic garden. In the process, it would drop its roller coasters and rides. This temporary shut down is not the first closure for theMORE HERE

For lovers of Drake’s, that cake started by Newman E. Drake in 1988, we worried that the name Hostess has attached itself to Drake’s. Devil Dogs, Yodels, Coffee Cake, Yankee Doodles and Ring Dings can only be associated with Drake’s. Brooklynites need to protest! Drake’s is a Brooklyn brand, throughMORE HERE

Here, two Southern Belles at Cypress Gardens in Winter Haven, Florida. We will be coming up with ideas to help reinvent the Cypress Gardens brand. Sunday, November 16, 2008 was the last day the park opened. It is set to re-open in four months with a more focus on itsMORE HERE

We found some Sweet Sixteen doughnuts at Publix today. There were BIG changes we noticed, and we are not happy. If you are a fan of Merita Sweet Sixteen, you will be VERY upset by the change in packaging. Read about them at www.brandlandusa.com.MORE HERE