Posted in Featured Posts, Retrotisements Retrotisements — 1972 Pontiac New Car Lineup Chris Holmes posted on August 16, 2022 No Comment A collection of vintage print ads and brochures, as well as TV commercials, for the 1972 Pontiac new car Read More
Posted in Movies Now Playing #4: A 1971 Creature Double Feature! Chris Holmes posted on May 24, 2021January 5, 2023 Comments Off on Now Playing #4: A 1971 Creature Double Feature! A 1971 newspaper ad for a horror double feature - Beast of the Yellow Night and Creature with the Blue Read More
Posted in Retrotisements Retrotisement: Whitman’s Chocolates for Halloween, 1928 Chris Holmes posted on October 1, 2020 Comments Off on Retrotisement: Whitman’s Chocolates for Halloween, 1928 Courtesy the October 27, 1928 issue of The Saturday Evening Post comes this great, spooky ad for Whitman's Read More
Posted in TV & Radio Don’t Touch That Dial #4: CHiPs, 1977 Chris Holmes posted on September 15, 2020January 5, 2023 Comments Off on Don’t Touch That Dial #4: CHiPs, 1977 A groovy newspaper ad for the series debut of NBC's CHiPs, September 15, Read More
Posted in Retrotisements Retrotisements — 1979 Station Wagons Chris Holmes posted on April 25, 2019April 24, 2019 Comments Off on Retrotisements — 1979 Station Wagons Let's flash back 40 years to look at advertisements for the brand new station wagons for the 1979 model Read More
Posted in Retrotisements Retrotisements: Back to School Edition, Part 3 Chris Holmes posted on July 29, 2018 Comments Off on Retrotisements: Back to School Edition, Part 3 We're back for our junior year of vintage back-to-school print Read More
Posted in Retrotisements The Revenge of Halloween Retrotisements! Chris Holmes posted on October 3, 2017September 13, 2017 2 Comments Let's scare up a good time by checking out some spooky vintage Halloween ads from years gone Read More
Posted in Retrotisements Retrotisements: Back to School Edition, Part 2 Chris Holmes posted on August 1, 2017July 23, 2017 1 Comment A gallery of vintage back-to-school advertisements from the 1930s through the Read More
Posted in Retrotisements Retrotisements: The Early Days of Kentucky Fried Chicken Chris Holmes posted on April 19, 2017February 19, 2022 3 Comments One of the many things that makes Kentucky Fried Chicken unique in fast food history is that its growth as a powerhouse franchise was not quite as direct as, say, McDonald’s. For one thing, the Read More