This ad is for the grand opening of the very first Wal-Mart. It opened on July 2, 1962. It’s amazing to think now that the opening of a Wal-Mart was once a happy occasion.

Clicking on the picture will take you to the post where I found it at one of my most favorite blogs, Pleasant Family Shopping, where the more idealistic and — appropriately — pleasant days of Wal-Mart are remembered when Sam Walton treated employees well and his stores were not a blight upon the suburban landscape.