Category Archives: Advertising

Photo Of The Day From France: 1960s Advertising Art

Here’s a blast from the past with some vintage advertising.

For those of you of a certain age (ahem!), do you remember those tiny transistor radios that we used to take to the beach or the pool?

This charming old Coca Cola advertisement is on the window of a now-closed cafe at Utah Beach, one of the sites of the D-Day landings in Normandy, France. The Utah Beach Museum is across the street from the out-of-business cafe and apparently both of them originally opened in the 1960s.

I just couldn’t miss the opportunity to have a flashback moment.

Enjoy!
 

Vintage Coca Cola advertising in the window of a now-closed French cafe


 

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Funny Photo Of The Day from France: Crepes Anyone?

If you happen to get hungry while shopping for the copper pots that that this town specializes in, perhaps a crepe or two will do nicely. This funny little sidewalk-sized advertising board was seen in Villedieu-les-Poeles in the Normandy region of France.
 

Bright and funny creperie sign in Villedieu-les-Poeles, Normandy, France


 

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BRIGITTE Poster Art

Anyone who is a frequent visitor to my site will have noticed that I am fascinated by poster art. This eye-catching poster for the pop group Brigitte (or the Brigitte Sisters) was on a glass cubicle in the marketplace at St. Lo in the Normandy region of France.
 

French Concert Poster for the Folk-Rock Duo Brigitte


 

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Photo Of The Day: The Furniture Maker

In the midst of our travels, I always try to keep an eye open for interesting signs or clever advertising. This unique sign contains a man working with a wood plane and advertises a furniture maker in the old quarter of Bayeux in Normandy, France. I love the simplicity and almost cartoon-like quality of it. But it instantly tells any observer what goes on in that building. Brilliant!
 

Furniture maker sign in Bayeux in Normandy, France


 

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