These five Midwest destinations preserve 1950s Americana through Route 66 relics, historic storefronts, classic diners, and ...
Someone new is going to ask you to "See the USA In Your Chevrolet" during opening ceremonies for the Olympic Winter Games: ...
A Cincinnati-born chip company is going viral for a new Super Bowl commercial featuring Grammy-winning pop star Sabrina ...
Remember the ’50s? Take a nostalgic trip back to the era of arsenic-green walls and mercury thermometers. Find out why these once-loved staples have vanished forever!
From Del Monte ketchup’s claim that the bottle is easy enough a “woman” can open it, to the “ditzy” secretary asking, “You mean this is a computer?”, ads from the “good old days” had plenty to say ...
Long before choosing who to date by swiping left or right, singles looking for love had to put themselves out there the old-fashioned way: through personal ads in newspapers and magazines. From lonely ...
Advertisements can tell us a lot about an era. The 1950s were a golden age in advertising, and incorporated catchy slogans, long paragraphs of copy, and idealized representations of an American ...
When Leo Burnett opened an advertising agency in a small office at 360 N. Michigan Ave. on Aug. 5, 1935, he put a bowl of apples on the receptionist’s desk. He was thumbing his nose at a reporter who ...
A GIRL stares, agog, at a shiny typewriter. “A Christmas Dream Come True!” proclaims the poster. “You’ll know why they call it longhand after you’ve used an Underwood,” insists another. The framed ...
Guinness relies on its tagline from 1950s ads for inspiration in its collaboration with craft ice cream maker Van Leeuwen. “Lovely Day for a Guinness” is the latest flavor from Van Leeuwen, consisting ...