Another Americana Icon To Disappear

After 71 years, the Mercury brand of cars will disappear by year's end. Ford has announced plans to cease production.

Mercury, started in 1939 by Edsel Ford, was a very popular brand at one time. Sales have been slipping so the decsion was not unexpected.

You have to applaud Ford for making the necessary market adjustments to throw-off a non-performing product line, but it's sad to see a piece of Americana disappear.

Wonder if anyone else wants to manufacture the Mercury as a boutique brand.

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18 comments • Steve Hoffacker - Real Estate Sales & Marketing Consulting and Strategies • June 03 2010 07:51AM

Goodbye to an old friend

No, not the Statue of Liberty, but a landmark in New York City just the same. For the past 85 years, the "house that Ruth built" or Yankee Stadium has seen many baseball immortals step onto its field.

Tonight marks the last game in that stadium.

Think of it, 85 years in one place. Oh, there have been some cosmetic changes, but its the same stadium - until tonight when the last home game ever is played there.

Whether you like the Yankees or not, or whether you like baseball or not, it is part of Americana.

Look at the number of movies, plays, and books that have been made about baseball and some of its legends or aspiring stars (fictional or real), and many have been set in Yankee Stadium or featured the New York Yankees as part of the story.

Goodnight old friend. Goodbye.

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26 comments • Steve Hoffacker - Real Estate Sales & Marketing Consulting and Strategies • September 21 2008 02:17PM

Wow, what a great day to be in the Rain

Take a look at the posts today - happy, upbeat, gentle, congratulatory, celebratory.

It's a great complexion for the site.

Enjoy this truly American holiday (other countries may have their own Independence Day, but no one else has the 4th of July).

Reflect on all of our liberties and freedoms.

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8 comments • Steve Hoffacker - Real Estate Sales & Marketing Consulting and Strategies • July 04 2008 08:45AM

Our nation's independence really began on today's date

That's right, historically, July 2, 1776, is the day the Continental Congress declared independence from Great Britain. We celebrate Independence Day on July 4th because that's the day the paper we're familiar with was actually adopted, but the resolution passed on July 2nd.

So, we really have 2 days to celebrate the actions of our founding fathers.

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6 comments • Steve Hoffacker - Real Estate Sales & Marketing Consulting and Strategies • July 02 2008 02:02PM