Shasta la Vista

Inspiration meets innovation at Brandweek, the ultimate marketing experience. Join industry luminaries, rising talent and strategic experts in Phoenix, Arizona this September 23–26 to assess challenges, develop solutions and create new pathways for growth. Register early to save.

Art historians oohed and aahed. Preservationists talked landmark status. Shasta happily planned a campaign, a contest and a “limited edition” can. All to salute a vintage 1950s Shasta wall ad, hidden for decades, that San Franciscans were calling “miracle art.”

That is, before Nike came along and sat on it.

The ad, with an image of California’s historic Mount Shasta and the famous tag, “It hasta be Shasta,” was revealed when wind ripped aging panels off the David Hewes Building.



AW+

WORK SMARTER - LEARN, GROW AND BE INSPIRED.

Subscribe today!

To Read the Full Story Become an Adweek+ Subscriber

View Subscription Options

Already a member? Sign in