Ralphs Granada Hills Reloaded, 1965

I think most people would agree that where movies are concerned, sequels are rarely better than the original. Oftentimes they aren’t nearly as good. They tend to do well at the box office, however, because they usually feature well-loved characters and/or tried-and-true themes. Once in a while, though, a sequel will rise above the norm by adding a new, exciting dimension to the

A Truly Scintillating Publix

"1. The neon pylon and background wipe on and silhouette the letters." "2. When the wipe on is complete, the letters scintillate.""3. Then the neon wipes off, leaving only the scintillating letters.Scintillating letters go out and the cycle repeats."Yup, born too late.This is the Publix Super Market at Britton Plaza, 3838 Dale Mabry Road in Tampa, Florida, as depicted in a 1959 ad for

I'll Be All In Clover...

…and when they look you over, I’ll be the proudest fellow in the Easter Parade. *The “softer side of Sears” is very much in evidence here, many years before they adopted that as an advertising slogan. These photos, from Display World magazine, depict two of Sears’ 1961 Easter Season window displays as they appeared at the company’s larger stores (called class “A” units internally), which by