13 Things I Found on the Internet (Vol. CXXXII)

1. The Spaceship Palaces of Bolivia Freddy Mamani Silvestre is known as the “King of Andean Architecture,” and he has built dozens of houses boasting bright colors and patterned motifs that originate in indigenous art and architecture. His architectural work in the fast-developing city of El Alto is one element of broader cultural changes that have…

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

1. BBC TV Set Designs Do recognise them? Find the shows they belong to in the BBC Archives via Present & Correct. 2. Perhaps Bandstand Architecture is due for a Comeback? 1930s’ architecture comes to the parks of Whitehaven (above) and Swindon (below). Open air concert halls for a post-Coronavirus world? Found on Leftover London.…

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

1. For those with an appreciation for Striped Awnings A little booklet from 1923, found on the Internet Archive. 2. The 1956 Inter 175A Berline Micro Car The Inter was designed and built by an aircraft company. The French engineers at S.N.C.A.N. (Societe Nationale de Construction AeroNautique) had applied all they knew from plane design…

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

7. The world’s largest wine cellar is in Moldova. It has streets named after grapes and traffic rules apply The largest wine cellar in the world is Moldova’s Mileștii Mici. Its streets carry the names of grape and visitors drive cars or bikes through it. Traffic rules apply. The second largest wine cellar in the…

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

1. The Vibrant Artwork of Turkish Tobacco Ads Found in this Flickr Album. 2. Istanbul, 1948 Photo by Maynard Owen Williams for National Geographic. Find more like this in Nat Geo Found. 3. The first Black airmen to fly across America James Banning and his mechanic Thomas C. Allen met only 4 days before setting…

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

1. The longest car in the world (100 ft long, 26 wheels, jacuzzi & diving board, king-sized water bed & helicopter pad) It was called “The American Dream”, built by California custom car guru Jay Ohrberg… began life in the late 1980s at Ohrberg’s Hollywood Cars shop. Ohrberg selected a golden 1970s Cadillac Eldorado as a…

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

1. Purse Lost in the 1950s Becomes an Unexpected Time Capsule In 2019, a custodian at the North Canton Middle School was repairing lockers when he discovered a bag wedged behind a piece of detachable metal. Although dusty and dirty, the contents of the purse were well preserved. They belonged to Patti Rumfola who lost the purse…

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

Welcome to a special edition of 13 Things to kick off Black History Month and LGBT History Month… 1. The U.S. Army’s 1st & only ever bicycle division, the 25th Infantry Bicycle Corps in 1897 In June of 1897, the all-black company of the 25th Mobile Infantry, under command of a white lieutenant and accompanied by a…

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

1. Castle Ashby Orangery Built in 1872 near Northampton, UK. Photos via here and here. Visit the Castle Ashby Gardens website here. 2. Iconic French Art Nouveau house to Reopen to Public Villa Majorelle, the famed Art Nouveau residence in Nancy, France, will soon reopen to the public. Found on Curbed. 3. Just a little Hat…

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

1. John Holliday Perry’s Private Underwater Habitat John Holliday Perry started diving at a time that he called a few years B.C., Before Cousteau developed the aqualung. He built most of the submarines for the James Bond movie Thunderball, and kept a few for his own use on a private island in the Bahamas. At…