Posted in Rants Thanksgiving, the Incredible Shrinking Holiday Chris Holmes posted on November 8, 2013November 7, 2013 Comments Off on Thanksgiving, the Incredible Shrinking Holiday Something sinister is killing Thanksgiving, one year at a time. It's called Christmas Read More
Posted in Capsules Scenes from an A&P Supermarket Opening, Atlanta, 1965 Chris Holmes posted on August 27, 2013August 20, 2013 Comments Off on Scenes from an A&P Supermarket Opening, Atlanta, 1965 Scenes from the grand opening of an A&P supermarket in the Williamsburg Village shopping center, located in Atlanta, Georgia, in May Read More
Posted in Vintage Photo Wednesday Vintage Photo Wednesday, Vol. 30: Two Guys in the ’50s and ’70s Chris Holmes posted on March 20, 2013March 20, 2013 Comments Off on Vintage Photo Wednesday, Vol. 30: Two Guys in the ’50s and ’70s Remember better times for the Two Guys department store chain with these vintage photographs from the 1950s and Read More
Posted in Vintage Photo Wednesday Vintage Photo Wednesday, Vol. 27: Franklin Township Deli, 1936 Chris Holmes posted on February 13, 2013March 11, 2013 Comments Off on Vintage Photo Wednesday, Vol. 27: Franklin Township Deli, 1936 A vintage photograph of a Franklin Township (NJ) delicatessen and grocery store from February Read More
Posted in Capsules, Ephemera, Featured Posts Sears Catalog Highlights: Spring/Summer 1958 Chris Holmes posted on April 25, 2012September 16, 2022 1 Comment Sears Catalogs are REALLY big, so I've picked some of neatest pages for your enjoyment. This is the Spring/Summer 1958 Read More
Posted in Ephemera For No Particular Reason, Here’s a Bunch of Old Sears Catalog Covers Chris Holmes posted on April 13, 2012September 16, 2022 3 Comments An image gallery of selected Sears Spring and Fall seasonal catalog covers, from 1960 to Read More
Posted in Advertising, Retrotisements Retrotisements — Back to School edition Chris Holmes posted on August 10, 2011August 5, 2011 Comments Off on Retrotisements — Back to School edition Vintage ads featuring the three most dreaded words in any kid's vocabulary - Back to School - are the focus of this edition of Read More
Posted in Advertising No-Go Logos Chris Holmes posted on March 26, 2007February 25, 2013 12 Comments It's not easy to design a really attractive corporate logo. But when you do, you really shouldn't change it to something bad, as these businesses Read More
Posted in Ephemera View-Master’s 1957 New Jersey – 7 of 7 Chris Holmes posted on March 22, 2007June 24, 2011 Comments Off on View-Master’s 1957 New Jersey – 7 of 7 The final stop on our View-Master tour of New Jersey as it was in 1957 is none other than Broad Street in lovely downtown Read More