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…

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…

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…

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

1. Post-Industrial England’s Boarded-Up Houses There are over 600,000 unoccupied homes in England. In times past, these historical houses symbolized the collective past of a flourishing industry and a strong working-class community. Nowadays, hundreds of houses in fairly good condition within former industrial cities stand abandoned and boarded-up awaiting demolition. A look inside the changing…

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

1. A 1920s Abandoned Star-gazer A university observatory built in 1920 on Hanover Drive in East Cleveland. Its last owner was sent to jail for fraud before he could turn it into a luxury home. More info & photos found here. 2. A Fake Town That Became Real Agloe was a copyright trap—a century old trick mapmakers…

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

1. Orchard Street, NYC Time Travels to the 1900s for Filming of “The Knick” (feel obligated to clarify that this is a fake horse) Taking us on a journey back in time, period drama “The Knick” gave Orchard Street in New York City’s Lower East side a 1900s makeover… Directed by Oscar-winning director Steven Soderbergh…

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

1. An Abandoned Amusement Park re-opened until Halloween Photos by Robert Hogue West Virginia’s abandoned Lake Shawnee Amusement Park shut down back in 1966 and has laid in ruins ever since. Many believe Lake Shawnee to be horribly cursed. The park was built upon the site of a desecrated Native American burial ground, and was the location…

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

1. The Speakeasy Nightclub hidden in an Abandoned NYC Water Tower “The Night Heron was an invitation-only nightclub held illegally in a water tower atop a vacant building in Chelsea.” Guests had to make their way through a deserted building, then climb up a ladder to reach their destination. New York Times photographer Benjamin Norman captured the scene, which has…

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

1. The Shattered Remains of Afghanistan’s Versailles Photo: Bruce MacRae Darul Aman Palace (meaning “abode of peace”) is a European-style palace located about 16 kilometers from the center of Kabul. The palace was built during the 1920’s as part of the reformist King Amanullah Khan’s modernization drive. Photo: Carl Montgomery Darul Aman Palace was to be…

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

1. The Guy who makes Replicas of Iconic Movie Cars Find out more about Georgia-based Jerry Patrick and his amazing collection of accurate movie car replicas… Photos and video by Nelson Hicks, found on Laughing Squid 2. The Original 1941 Concept Sketches of Wonder Woman Sold in an auction in 2002 for $33,000: “Here…