Friday, July 25, 2008

La dolce vita

Flint definitely has a bond with Italy. Look no further than Italia Gardens restaurant for proof. But if you want more evidence, watch this odd 1966 commercial that equates the Buick Riviera from "the sunny slopes of exotic Flint, Michigan" with la dolce vita in Italy.



1 comment:

  1. It's good to know that Buick had the same weird, largely ineffective advertising campaigns in the sixties that they have now. At least this one has some humor in it.

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Thanks for commenting. I moderate comments, so it may take a while for your comment to appear. You might enjoy my book about Flint called "Teardown: Memoir of a Vanishing City," a Michigan Notable Book for 2014 and a finalist for the 33rd Annual Northern California Book Award for Creative NonFiction. Filmmaker Michael Moore described Teardown as "a brilliant chronicle of the Mad Maxization of a once-great American city." More information about Teardown is available at www.teardownbook.com.