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50′s Preservation has it’s challenges
Arapahoe Acres is the first Post World-War II residential subdivision listed as a historic district in the Nation Register of Historic Places.
But according to a March 5th article in the Denver Post “Last summer, Arapahoe Acres was named an “At-Risk Landscape” by the Cultural Landscapes Foundation of Washington, D.C., because of an increasing number of [...]
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Get ready for “Mad Men”
Love it or criticize it, we’re excited for a new season of “Mad Men” Sunday March 25 and the long awaited styles and interiors! Here’s the little preview video (although we spotted more than one scene from past seasons!)
And the new season poster:
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A Retro thanks? Holiday retro green style?
Denver – Arapahoe Acres Home Tour
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Join me for Mid-Century Photo Friday – retro house
If you have been following my Mid-Century Photo Friday, you’ll know I’ve had a difficult time finding the right too to connect everyone who also wants to post a Mid-Century Photo! This week I think I have it figured out!
Getta Load of that Price!!
This is from a 1958 issue of Woman’s Day! I [...]
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Groups for Mid-Century enthusiasts in your area
One of the best things about Mid-Century folks is that they stick together and as the style popularity grows, so do the groups of enthusiasts around the country. Just in case you don’t know where to find a Mid-Century group in your area, here are a few of the best Groups either on Facebook or [...]
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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!
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