Showing posts with label old New York TV commercials. Show all posts
Showing posts with label old New York TV commercials. Show all posts

Thursday, February 4, 2010

A vintage TV ad for Christopher Street Bookstore

Jeremiah's post yesterday on adult bookstores reminded me of this vintage commercial that I found for Christopher Street Bookstore... I think this first ran during Super Bowl XX...

Monday, October 6, 2008

Looking at old Wall Street

Well, old as in 1966, with this spot for Shearson Hammill. Love the ticker tapes and punch buttons on the NYSE floor. And the fat cat getting a shave...

Monday, September 8, 2008

"You don't have to spend a million to look like a million!"

Gawker had a good thread Saturday night in which weekend editor Ian Spiegelman asked, "What's your favorite movie or TV show where the Big Apple and its culture, sensibility, and aesthetic is intrinsic to the narrative?" (There were nearly 400 responses...) Here's a clip provided by commenter Dickdogfood. It's a series of commercials from WNEW-TV from 1985. The first ad, for the Ritz Thrift Shop, is a classic: