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America’s Newest Ghost Town

Eagle Mountain is among the America’s best preserved ghost towns, mostly due to the fact that it’s one of the newest. In the shadows of Joshua Tree in in Riverside County, the town was founded in 1948 by Henry J. Kaiser, a.k.a, the father of modern American shipbuilding. And yet even with a great industrialist on its side, this…

When Paris Invited both the Nazis and Soviets to its 1937 World Expo

World War II wouldn’t break out for another two years, the Nazis wouldn’t invade Paris and hang Swastika flags all over town for another few. In 1937, the International Exposition dedicated to Art and Technology in Modern Life brought together 44 countries in the city of light, allies and enemies alike… In the vast online…

Ghostly Graffiti of a Notorious University Prison

Wait a second, I recognise this room from somewhere, I thought to myself, squinting my eyes at the computer screen, cocking my head to one side. I was looking at this photograph above that I’d found while digging around some forums on Flickr, and it seemed so familiar– that corner by the window, the shaft against the…

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

1. Extras on the set of Spartacus Extras playing corpses on the set of Spartacus assigned with numbers so that Stanley Kubrick could address them individually and give them instructions. Found here. 2. Keith’s Bicycle Track A bicycle track, only described as “Keith’s Bicycle Track,” circa 1901. Found originally in this Pubic Domain folder of images of the…

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

1. This Guy This is Peter Arnold, a world renowned Spitfire historian. He basically spends his time globetrotting the world, documenting and authenticating WW2 Spitfire aircrafts that are still flying and those in various stages of restoration. He also takes on the occasional refurbishment project. His wife is very understanding. Image found on Tumblr, background…

Date Night at the Moonlight Rollerway

So here’s pretty much how my morning went on the internet. First, it gave me this 1970s photograph of a rapunzel-esque babe on roller skates ↓ After some googling of “long-haired roller skating girl”, I eventually find out the girl was Debra Jo Fondren, playmate of the year 1978, which later led me to this video ↓ of Playboy’s Roller Disco…

This Vintage Gas Station Museum Deserves to be on many more Bucket Lists

Today I learned that in the world of collectibles, gas pumps actually have their own genre, and it’s called “petroliana“. If you’re a classic car lover or just love vintage stuff, prepare to freak out a little bit over the most complete collection of petroliana anywhere else the world. Welcome to the Museo Fisogni… I. want. everything. The Museo…

The Tiny Scottish Village that became the Unlikely Las Vegas of the 19th Century

Ever heard of Gretna Green? Long before Las Vegas was famous for its wedding chapels and priests dressed as Elvis, this tiny village just over the Scottish border was a notorious destination for runaway lovers to elope. Even Jane Austen gave the village a mention in Pride and Prejudice when Elizabeth Bennet’s rebellious 15 year-old sister brags of her elopement…

Forgotten Vintage Style Icon du Jour: Nina Rindt

Ask a boyfriend or husband about Nina Rindt and chances are, they’re more likely to have heard of her than us girls. A face better recognised trackside at Formula One races than in the fashion world, the Finnish model and wife of the late racing driver Jochen Rindt is an unsung style heroine who more than…

Traces of Empire

How can something so sinister and dark be capable or leaving behind anything beautiful? The remains of Europe’s long colonial history can be found all over the globe, built brick by brick on an unthinking assumption of the racial superiority of the white colonial adventurer over the colonised native. And yet, they tell a story that needs not to be…

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