Hidden in Hell's Kitchen: A massive cigarette billboard from around 1980
Barclay: These days, the name conjures the behemoth British bank (spelled, of course, Barclays) that is in the midst of a major scandal, or the basketball arena in Brooklyn that is named after said bank. But once upon a time, Barclay meant one thing to Americans — cigarettes.
The distinguished-sounding Barclay brand reached its peak in the early 1980s, w…
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