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

1. The Last Brownstone “Construction in NYC, 1959, land being cleared for 20 story building in East 60s- still occupied brownstone is soon to go.” Changing New York photographed by Dmitri Kessel. 2. Flat Manhattan, 1883 The 1883 engraving by Captain Willard Glazier comes from his book “Peculiarities of American Cities“, found on Socks Studio.…

The Great Parisian Waiters Race

If ever you’ve had an unpleasant experience with a French waiter (I’m guessing that’ll be just about everyone reading this), perhaps you might not be averse to some light entertainment at their expense. A bizarre sporting event that dates back more than a hundred years, the Waiters Race, better known to the French as the…

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

1. If Jeep had made a Hippie Bus… 1958 Jeep FC-150 Passenger Van prototype, one of only three ever built. Found on Curbside Classic. 2. Forgotten Billboard Signs Full series found on Cargo Collective 3. Ye Olde Curiosity Shop, Seattle, early 1900s Found on Retronaut 4. The Brooks Brothers Needlepoint…

The Moon Ballet: One Giant (graceful) Leap for Mankind

It’s too bad Neil Armstrong didn’t break into dance and literally take a giant (graceful) leap for mankind rather than one small step for man. Luckily for us however, there is the Moon Ballet. I dug up this curious little gem from the LIFE archives, photographed in 1950 by Allan Grant on what any sci-fi film…

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

1. The Most Beautiful Abandoned Railway Station in the World This is an abandoned railway station in Abkhazia, former Russian territory. It stays untouched since the collapse of USSR – the railway connection of Abkhazia and Russia stopped and railway station left out of demand so nature could take over the left-overs of Soviet architecture.…

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

1. The Mysterious Tianzi Hotel, China I found a photograph of these giant buildings on Pinterest, labelled “The Tianzi Hotel, Beijing”. There’s very little up to date information on the internet (even in Chinese) but this account from Asia Obscura written in 2009 seems to be the best bet: An hour east of Beijing on…

The Amazing All-in-One Breakaway Dress, 1944

Every girl likes to have options, especially when it comes to dresses; you just never know when you’re going to need to rip off that ball gown and take a spontaneous dip in the pool– a common predicament we can clearly all relate to. Here’s a design for the most indecisive of ladies, plucked straight out…

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

1. A Tiny Grand Budapest Hotel (for birds) Made by the 212 Clinic 2. That time a Pilot Landed on an Uptown Street in NYC, because that’s where the bar was. Pictured on 191st Street in 1956: The remarkable drunken landings of Tommy Fitz have all but slipped into oblivion. The pilot, Thomas…

The Braided Rapunzels of Africa & other Tribal Trends

My early weekday nights are typically spent wandering the depths of Pinterest. On this occasion, I found a rather hypnotising pin board called Fashion Around the World, where I discovered these incredible African Rapunzels… The hairstyle currently making you do a double-take is known as Eembuvi Braids, worn by women of the Mbalantu tribes from the Namibia. It’s…

The Vintage Cigarette Machines now Coughing up Art

If you haven’t yet discovered these vintage vending machine with their kitschy graphics re-appearing across America, now is the time. Behold the Art-o-mat! Formerly the not-so-wholesome cigarette dispenser that lured teenage smokers with warm glowing lights, futurist artwork and steely knobs; today, a friendly little machine, rescued from its junkyard destiny to sell art, packed neatly into small…

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