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Swiss Holiday Motel Postcard
Swiss Holiday Motel in Eureka Springs, Arkansas. 1974. Who knew Eureka Springs was “Little Switzerland of America”? Earl and Elaine Umland. “Convenient to the Great Passion Play.” Tiki Road Trip: A...
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They’re Going To Paint My Workplace and Take Away the 1970s Orange!
The university library building I work in was built in 1979, and the color scheme was almost outdated then I think. Finally, they are going to paint it, 31 years later. I took some photos of the...
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Interior Decorating Week #1
This week we have some scans from vintage interior decorating books. These are 4 books that I got from my local library. If you have a large library, especially a university library (they never get...
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Interior Decorating Week day #2
Today’s book is Homes with Character by Hazel Thompson Craig and Ola Day Rush. D. C. Heath and Co., 1962, revised edition, 1966. But really, it still looks like the 1962 book. Very much a 1950s book...
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Interior Decorating Week – Day #3
This is my 502nd post. Today’s book is Living for Today by Karen Fisher, 1972. This is by far the most “out there,” artsy, High-Modern, Space-Age books of the week. It is also an odd size, so I...
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Interior Decorating Week – Day #4
Yes, I know it’s Friday and I’m on day 4, but that’s just the way it is. Today’s selection is Use of Color in Interiors by Albert O. Halse, McGraw-Hill, 1978. Second edition. this book has lots of...
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Cool Old Gas Station
This little Skelly gas station is outside Hannibal, MO on Route W. Fill ‘er Up!: The Great American Gas Station Pump and Circumstance: Glory Days of the Gas Station Similar Posts: Phillips 66 Wichita,...
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Phillips 66 Wichita, KS Map 1969
Phillips 66 street map of Wichita Kansas, 1969. From Randy’s Service Station also delt with U-Haul. 3155 South Broadway, Wichita, KS. It includes a list of all “66” stations in Wichita. This map is a...
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Going through some old family photos I came across this picture as regular snapshot and an 8×10. Why do we have these? I don’t know. We lived in Atlanta I think in 1968 or so. We only lived there for...
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Hanover Pancake House Neon Sign
If you are ever in Topeka, KS, be sure to eat at the Hanover Pancake House. They have a super cool sign, in addition to just having wonderful food. And free pie on Tuesday for lunch. Similar Posts:...
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