Cigarette girl is staple for Detroit’s bar scene
It’s not 1940 but that’s no matter. It hasn’t stopped Detroit’s cigarette girl, Gwen Joy, from making a living as if it were 1940.Excerpt:If you’ve been hitting the night spots in Detroit or Hamtramck, you
may have seen her: a tall, willowy, mini-skirted figure striding on
4-inch heels, balancing an over-stuffed tray hanging from a strap
around her neck. She’s Gwen Joy, Detroit’s own version of a classic
1940s cigarette girl. You may not hear her sing out, “Call for
Phillip Morris,” or coo, “Cigars, cigarettes, Tiparillos,” like her
counterpart in the 1964 TV commercial, but you will see her kitschy
tray full of gum, candies and tobacco products. And she takes her wares
seriously, stocking her customers’ favorite sweets and keeping her
cigars fresh in a humidor between sales forays. Read the entire article here.
It’s not 1940 but that’s no matter. It hasn’t stopped Detroit’s
cigarette girl, Gwen Joy, from making a living as if it were 1940.
Excerpt:
If you’ve been hitting the night spots in Detroit or Hamtramck, you
may have seen her: a tall, willowy, mini-skirted figure striding on
4-inch heels, balancing an over-stuffed tray hanging from a strap
around her neck. She’s Gwen Joy, Detroit’s own version of a classic
1940s cigarette girl.
You may not hear her sing out, “Call for
Phillip Morris,” or coo, “Cigars, cigarettes, Tiparillos,” like her
counterpart in the 1964 TV commercial, but you will see her kitschy
tray full of gum, candies and tobacco products. And she takes her wares
seriously, stocking her customers’ favorite sweets and keeping her
cigars fresh in a humidor between sales forays.
Read the entire article here.
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