Happy Chanukah to all those that celebrate! Enjoy the latkes & not the holiday ham (and question- why do Christians eat Ham on Easter & Christmas? There is just something about celebrating the life & rebirth of a Jewish guy by eating one of the least kosher foods). Chanukah may not be the holiest of … Read more
When photographers James and Karla Murray revisited the shopfronts they had documented in their Disappearing Face of New York book they found many replaced by chain stores, banks and luxury apartments Source: New York storefronts: what a difference a decade makes | Cities | The Guardian
There are so many beautiful images of what shopping used to be like. Not anymore- today the mall has become a beacon of blandness- so bland that one can visit a mall in Bangkok and visit the exact same stores with the same layouts… Nowadays, shopping malls are seldom considered masterpieces. But that was completely … Read more
Deck the halls with deals and savings. Source: 1960s holiday shopping displays were the absolute corniest
How many of these do you remember? Source: Ads from 1970’s Charleston, West Virginia