Recycle, reuse: A great new life for an old vending machine

ONCE UPON A TIME, THEY WERE EVERYWHERE, but these days, about the only place you’ll see a cigarette vending machine is in a bar, strip club or other business that restricts admission to minors. Other than those few exceptions, I occasionally run across old cigarette machines—usually rusting away in backroom storage areas and basements of clubs and older movie theaters.

Recently I was amused by a photo sent to me by my friend Steve Savanyu, who’s the Director of Educational Services for audio manufacturer Audio-Technica. Steve’s also an adjunct professor at Kent State University’s school of journalism/mass communication. He’s a smart guy and whenever he has something to say, it’s worth hearing. more