Another Era...

... when cigarette billboards abounded publicly. Here on the side of the Gaylord are Marshall Dillon (James Arness) and Miss Kitty (Amanda Blake) of 'Gunsmoke' fame, promoting L&M cigarettes from 1958-59. For you youthful readers not familiar with Marshall Dillon and the original Miss Kitty (not the animated cat), "Gunsmoke' was a television series that ran on CBS for 20 years from 1955-1975.

Would it not be nice to have the Brown Derby returned to our corner and not the unappealing strip mall that is attached to our home today?