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Mid-Century Photo Friday: 1950′s blizzard
With a snowstorm hitting us here in Denver, I thought it might be fun to search for 1950′s Storm photos – here’s a great one I ran across on the Ohio History Site.
From the site:
“The Thanksgiving snowstorm of 1950 was the deepest in Ohio’s history. Nearly the entire state had over 10 inches and most [...]
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Route 66 – Around the Web
In another one of our attempts to save you looking for all the best resources. I thought I’d give you links to my new (or at least newly renewed) passion of Route 66.
Because of publicity, movies like “Cars” and other ways of generating awareness, Route 66 is one of the best “known” preservation efforts centered [...]
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Mid-Century Photo Friday: Wyoming Motel
From one of our posters on our newest Flickr Group – Mid-Century Motels! This fantastic Googie Sign pictures is one of “Pam’s Pics” on flickr (looks like she loves sign pictures).
As usual, please leave a link to your Mid-Century Photo Picture in the comments, or better yet, use the Mr. Linky Widget to link to [...]
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Save the Fuller House in Forth Worth Texas!
Known as the Andrew Fuller House and designed by modernist A. Quincy Jones in Fort Worth Texas, the house isn’t selling, so they’re tearing it down.
The December 1950 issue of the magazine Architectural Forum featured a “Builder’s House of the Year” designed by A. Quincy Jones. The same issue also awarded the innovative Palo Alto [...]
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Mid-Century Photo Friday: Landscaping at the White Sands in NM
As always with Mid-Century Photo Friday, please join me by posting (and linking to) your own picture – leave a comment, OR I’m trying out the “Mister Linky” below – just click the link and it will take you to another screen to provide your link! I’d love to have a lot of weekly submissions, [...]
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Mid-Century Photo Friday: Flashback Kitchen
As always with Mid-Century Photo Friday, please join me in posting a picture – leave a comment, OR I’m trying out the “Mister Linky” below – just click the link and it will take you to another screen to provide your link! I’d love to have a lot of weekly submissions, so please pass along!
Related [...]
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About time? Mad men will be back in March – vote in our poll!
It’s not “official” word, but John Hamm (who you would think would know) apparently let it slip during an interview that Mad Men will finally return in March – March 25th to be specific. Here’s another article as well. AMC is still declining to confirm the date at all.
So, what do you think? Has it [...]
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Mid-Century Motel: the Buckaroo Motel in Tucamcari NM
I LOVE it when I get feedback from my readers that means you not only GET it! You’re in it with me!
I got a wonderful email from Jenny G – of “The Romantic Gringo” that they were making an automotive pilgrimage from Detroit to Carefree, AZ for the holidays, and stopped in Tucumcari for the [...]
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Happy New Year!
Here’s looking forward (and looking Retro) into the New Year! We do fondue for New Year’s – do you have a Retro New Year Tradition?
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New Year's and we gave up!
Happy Belated Blogiversary – One Year
Happy Holidays to all of you from all of us!
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Mid-Century Holiday decorating ideas (and a few more blogs to visit)!
Today I’m mid-century crafty blog hopping, so you don’t have to!
Design within Reach posted this fantastic picture of Frank Lloyd Wright’s 1930s “Falling Water” — made out of gingerbread (and pez, LOVE the pez). It was designed and built (in 40+ hours) by the folks at GardenMelodies.blogspot.com – and I just popped over to their [...]
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