Day: December 30, 2024

For Damon Carson, the inspiration to start his six industrial thrift stores came from a conversation in 2010. An airbrush artist suggested that old vinyl from billboard advertising “like you see on the sides of the interstates, Budweiser, Chevrolet, Coca-Cola,” would make good drop cloths for painting “in a second life.” “And it was that phrase, that comment, that launched the company,” Carson said. The next day, he made a few phone calls to outdoor advertising companies in Denver until … Continue reading “How old billboard vinyl inspired a thriving repurposing business”