From the 1907 Emerson’s City Directory
Interurban Advertisement 1907
1965 Get Your Polaris Submarine Here! Just $6.98!
Who wouldn’t want a nuclear sub during the Cold War? I sure did! The ads were prevalent in the 1960’s when I was a child. The sub came in a box filled with cardboard pieces to assemble. Check out the assembly below.
1986 Buck Creek Festival
Yorktown Merchants Advertisement 1964
Dickey Mouse
The Dickey Mouse was in this 1965 advertisement with other Yorktown Merchants.
Dairy Queen 1961
The Dairy Queen was on Smith Street in downtown Yorktown. At this time there was no dine-in service. One just walked up and placed an order. The very first Dairy Queen opened in Illinois in 1940.
The Dairy Queen appeared in this 1965 advertisement of Yorktown Merchants.