I love this sign for Camel Cigarettes from Ryan’s last post. It was designed by Douglas Leigh and completed in 1941. The following excerpt from page 111 of The Devil’s Playground: A Century of Pleasure and Profit in Times Square By James Traub is super interesting. (The entire book is on Google Book here):
A little more about Leigh’s Sign after the break.
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