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Originally Posted by BillyCoxDodgers3B
Gotta love the vintage Player's sign....
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I remember that just about every variety store sported its name on a sign with Coca-Cola, Pepsi-Cola, 7-Up, Canada Dry, Wishing Well, Silverwood's, Player's, Neilson Sweet Marie, etc. background until the early 1980's. The signs must have come at no cost from the advertiser. They've now almost completely disappeared.
Even sadder is how neon signs have disappeared. Some of them were true works of art. Here's a pic of downtown London, Ontario circa 1965:
