Advertising – For Portlanders Only

Blazer Vs Vacuum Cleaner — 1993

You know what they say…if you can’t beat a vacuum cleaner in a basketball duel, you must really suck.

A 1990s classic. Anyone who was there remembers Blazer Mark Bryant barely able to contain his consternation over being denied

One of the more extravagant giveaways in Tom Peterson history was this authentic silver coin bearing his image. I’m too

This is one recording I’ve been hunting for a LONG time. It finally turned up in the form of a

Believe it or not Fox used that funky jungle beat to promote The Simpsons in all advertising for its first

Mmmmmmmmmmmm….those shots of the brand-new Super NES. Nope, it was not under the tree. I was not a good boy

Here’s a department of Fred Meyer you definitely can’t find anymore! These were the music tastes of the typical American

Over the next few days I’ll be uploading multiple ads from Fred Meyer’s Holiday 1991 campaign. They used to come

“A lot of Portland stores sell great furniture…..” How odd that she forgot the rest this time.

The Christmas 1991 ad for Washington Square. There aren’t many shots of the mall — but a whole lot of