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

1. The Transformation of a 19th Century French Castle Artist Okuda San Miguel recently transformed a 19th-century castle in Château, France in a work titled Skull in the Mirror. After stints as a school and holiday center for children, the castle was abandoned for nearly 30 years. Five years ago it was acquired by the local Town Hall. Recently it…

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

1. Faceless Portraits Artist Camilla Catrambone‘s portraits aim to represent her family members through the objects they’ve owned… #grandma Ilva. Mario’s wife. #grandpa Mario. Ilva’s husband. #grandma Ilva #nanny Renata #grandpa Antonio #mother By Camilla Catrambone 2. Japan’s awesome Underground Bicycle Parking System See the Japanese bike storage live in action…

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

1. Inside Salvador Dali’s Surrealist Funhouse from 1939 “Dream of Venus” was Dali’s pavilion for the World’s Fair to be held in Summer of 1939 in Flushing Meadow, Queens. As you entered the pavilion you had to pass between twin pillars that were fashioned in the image of female legs that were protruding from a…

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

1. Abandoned ‘Jail and Wedding’ Chapel A tiny, abandoned building has “Jail and Wedding Chapel” painted on its front in old-styling lettering as a modern-day roadside photo-op in North Carolina. Very Marfa, Texas. Found on Flickr/ Roadside America. 2. Yearbook “Class Favorites” from the 1970s More found on Flashbak. 3. That Time the…

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

1. Casino pool at the Alcazar Hotel: Then & Now St. Augustine, Florida, 1904. This building that now houses the Lightner Museum once housed a huge indoor pool, but the area is now used for the museum’s cafe and antique shops. Found on Only in your State. 2. Esther Williams’ swimming pool The fabulous…

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

1. The Top of the Town Club, Chicago 1951 Found on this Flickr pin-up archive. 2. Cowboy Car Hops as Sex Symbols In the 1940s, men dressed in short shorts and cowboy boots served up women at the Log Lodge Tavern in Dallas Why?… It was a response to the sudden rise of sexy carhops.…

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

1. Why don’t our Gas Stations look like this Anymore? A motorist refueling his Renault car at a bucolic Shell filling station at Blashford, Hampshire, England, 1930 More found on “The Amazing Architectural Evolution of the Filling Station” via Gizmodo. 2. Ziggy Stardust Jumpsuits Shop the jumpsuits here. 3. Cold beer and tons…

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

1. What do Angelina Jolie and Steve Buscemi have in common? One of these people is regarded as one of the most attractive in the world and the other as one of the least, but for one brief, shining moment, they looked exactly alike. Found via Kateoplis. 2. A 1983 first draft script of the…

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

1. Cinderella City Mall: Before & After Cinderella City Mall was a large shopping center located in Englewood, Colorado, United States. The mall was officially opened for business on March 7, 1968 and through the early 1970s, business was spectacular at Cinderella City. It was said that over 15,000 people visited the mall daily… During a…

13 Things I Found on the Internet Today Vol. CCXXXII)

1. Inside Bangkok’s First Ever Department Store, Frozen in Time Built in the 1960s, Bangkok’s Nightingale-Olympic store remains unchanged today, preserved in its retro state In Bangkok’s lustrous, tech-fluent cityscape…it remains – madly and somewhat mightily – untouched, refusing to modernize its distinctive Brutalist façade, sun-bleached signage and novel interiors. Full photostory by Phil Dunlop…