Since there’s nothing newsworthy happening in the world right now except for the summertime conditions in New York City being too summery, here’re some vintage air conditioner ads.
They harken back to an era when the ubiquitous appliance that we all take so easily for granted, was still quite the marvel of technology. The ads range in date from the 1940s to the 1960s and run the entire gamut from straight up misogynistic to the downright bizarre. (Images: Vintage Adventures)
In "Ads Libitum," French artist David Redon replaced Uncle Sam with André 3000 and Rosie the Riveter with Kanye West in classic American political posters. His vintage magazine ad remixes have these nice little hand-drawn details and meticulous digital flourishes, all for the sake of hip hop lyrics puns in an advertising context. Dirt…
Here are two vintage New York City Subway PSAs, courtesy of the Kino Library (the same folks who brought you this grimy '80s East Village footage), as dug up by Bowery Boogie. One is from the '40s; the other from the '70s. Both are fantastic. The '70s spot in particular…
The de Blasio administration has identified neighborhoods most vulnerable to extreme heat, which is becoming a bigger problem in New York City every year as the climate changes. A study by the commission behind de Blasio's OneNYC sustainability plan has recognized Upper Manhattan, especially central Harlem, a large swath of…
