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Any Takers on this Historic Brothel For Sale?

I‘m always on the hunt for the most unusual properties on the market. We’ve found old churches, lighthouses, trains and entire ghost towns, but never before have we come across an old brothel for sale. And ain’t she a beauty! The small town of Wilkeson in Washington has a current population of under 500 and was…

What became of America’s Drive-Thru Fotomat?

Remember these? Once upon a time, in an era when mankind had to wait an unimaginable 24 hours to see how holiday snaps and selfies had turned out, there was … the trusty Fotomat. A bright and compact little kiosk easily recognisable by its pyramid-shaped gold-coloured roof, usually positioned in a large parking lot outside a…

One of Canada’s Biggest Tourist Attractions Was a Set of Quintuplets

When Yvonne, Annette, Cecile, Emilie and Marie Dionne were born in a rural Ontario house with no running water or electricity in 1934, no one expected them to survive. They were two months premature and at a combined 14 pounds, were each small enough to fit in one hand. But with the help of neighbors…

13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. CCXXXI)

1. England’s Smallest Castle is For Sale This is Molly’s Lodge, a Grade II Listed castle that sits on a 0.61 acre plot of land near the village of Long Compton in Warwickshire. Originally a gatehouse for the Weston Park Estate on the northern edge of the Cotswolds, Molly’s Lodge was built by the famous…

Stop Everything and Check out these Tiny Hand-painted Wes Anderson Sets

When I come across anything Wes Anderson related, I really do just stop everything and prepare myself for a delightful treat. And this particular nugget I came across today certainly didn’t disappoint. How about these perfect little watercolored paper dioramas inspired by my favourite Anderson film sets– tiny Mendl’s cakes and Darjeeling luggage sets included! Mar Cerdà is a Barcelona-based…

The Underappreciated Art of Imaginary Wastelands

It’s my party and I’ll geek out if I want to and today I dove into the world of concept art, depicting dying, abandoned, lifeless, or post apocalyptic landscapes … as you do. On the endless rabbit hole that is Reddit.com I found a few sub forums dedicated entirely to imaginary wastelands and I got…

13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. CCXXX)

1. Middle Class Harlem in the 1920s & 30s “In a controversial show, photographer James VanDerZee revealed middle-class Harlem to the wider world. It drew record crowds to the museum [Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1969]. And while it incited a picket line of protesters disparaging the show as a culturally patronizing and racist white man’s view…

What History Didn’t Tell Us about the Nazi “Super Baby” Breeding Program

If there was one subject that could ever truly capture my attention at school, it was the monster story that was Adolf Hitler’s Nazi regime. I’ve admittedly always been a ‘bad reader’, but outside of class I devoured books on the war as a teenager and still to this day, there seems to be no end to its disturbing secrets…

Inside the 150 Year-Old Skeleton of an Unfinished Octagonal Palace

She’s a beauty isn’t she? Pictured here after she was abandoned in the 1930s by a cotton baron’s family that were never able to finish their dream home, Longwood mansion is an extraordinary antebellum plantation house that still stands to this day in Natchez, Mississippi. It’s the largest octagonal house in the United States and despite the ornately-finished…

The Ultimate Gypsy Wonderland Motel

Paradise comes in many shapes and forms for different people, but give us a country ranch with 18th century barns, vintage neon signs, Frida Kahlo-influenced folk art and outdoor porches decorated with salvaged antiques and string lights? Let’s just say, we’d be making ourselves quite comfortable… Behold Rancho Pillow, a 20 acre compound that rests near the…

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