Plasticville, USA
Original ad here.
With no trace of modern irony, Plasticville USA was once deemed a grand name for an imaginary town. Somehow I can hear a beatnik of the era saying, "Plasticville, man, that's for squares!"
Wikipedia entry here.
More info and some great pictures on this page.
More images via Google.
Comments
Whoa. This post took me on a tripper thru the memory banks. I had many of these on my train set, but none with "Plasticville" splayed across the front. That seemed like too much of their commercialization.
The Railroad Accessories Kit has 2 billboards: the one with the crossing guard, and the other with a woman in a bathing suit, I think, advertising sun "tanning lotion."
The Railroad Accessories Kit has 2 billboards: the one with the crossing guard, and the other with a woman in a bathing suit, I think, advertising sun "tanning lotion."
Posted by Virtual on 10/23/16 at 10:33 AM
The weirdest part is that these things apparently have collector's value.
Posted by Richard Bos on 10/23/16 at 10:44 AM
I used to play with my dad's Plasticville structures and his Lionel trains. Lots of fun, actually!
Posted by David Plechaty on 11/07/16 at 02:17 AM
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Category: Toys | Urban Life | Bohemians, Beatniks, Hippies and Slackers | 1940s | 1950s