At BrandlandUSA, we love to look at great American brands. Some of our most popular stories on old American brand names, including Toni, Hydrox, Cub Cadet, Royster Fertilizer, Carroll Reed and H.J. Stotter. What ever happened to the Toni Twins? Hydrox Cookies have returned Goodbye Future Levittowns Saluting the InternationalMORE HERE
We just thought this was fun. It’s at Disney’s Pop Century Resort. A brilliant opportunity for brand promotion. Play-Doh began in 1956, developed by Rainbow Crafts in Cincinnati and is first sold in the toy department of Woodward & Lothrop Department Store in Washington, D.C. It later became part ofMORE HERE
We are liking what Dunkin Donuts is doing with their napkins. Funny graphics, that are at once current and at another time classic.For more fun old brands, visit our main website brandlandusa.com. Questions? E-mail Garland PollardMORE HERE
We think of all the crashed empires of today. Each generation leaves its famed bankers. We wondered what happened to Lytton Financial, which was a high flying savings and loan company, and its founder, Bart Lytton. He looks right out of the “Mr. Drysdale” California of the 1960s, doesn’t he?MORE HERE
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