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…

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

1. The Abandoned Town of Cairo, Illinois A once-booming Mississippi River port town has transformed into an eerie, mostly abandoned ghost town. Article found on Atlas Obscura. 2. A Lovers Eye Mourning Locket There a braided locket of hair in there too! Regency Seed Pearl Mourning Gold Locket. You can find lots of similar Lovers Eye Collectibles…

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

1. This Time Capsule Home for Sale Going for $624,900 in Massachusetts, found on Estately. 2. 109 East Palace When you need to be dropped off at a top-secret research facility that does not exist, what address do you give the driver? For two decades, that address was 109 East Palace in Santa Fe,…

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

1. Havana, Cuba in 1900 Calle de Habana Teatro de Tacon, Habana Paseo del Prado Execution Wall in Cabanas, Havana, Cuba Avenue of Palms, Havana Color tinted photochromes I found on the Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library. 2. Antlers that Hunter S Thompson stole from Hemingway’s home are returned to the family A set…

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

1. Olympic Stadiums After the Games Ski Jump Tower, Cortina D’ampezzo, Italy, 1956 Winter Olympics Venue Bobsled Track, Sarajevo, 1984 Winter Olympics Venue Olympic Canoe And Kayak Slalom Center, Athens, 2004 Summer Olympics Venue Main Swimming Pool, Athens, 2004 Summer Olympics Venue Swimming Pool, Berlin, 1936 Summer Olympics Venue Kayak And Canoeing Venue, Athens, 2004…

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

1. The World’s Steepest Street @JemimaKate Tucked away in southeast New Zealand is Dunedin, a small town with one big claim to fame: It’s home to the steepest street in the world. Baldwin Street is 1,150 feet long and has a slope of 19 degrees. Found on Mashable. 2. How to see if a…

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

1. When Airplane Food Was First Class To mark their 70th anniversary, Norway-based Scandinavian Airlines released a collection of vintage photographs of onboard dining in the 1950s to 1980s. See more awesome vintage photos from the SAS Museum here. Found via Vintage Everyday. 2. Skyscraper Airport for City of Tomorrow, Nov, 1939 Airship Skyport from…

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

1. Manoir Colimaçon, France This fairytale like manoir was built around the year 1800. It has been abandoned since 1999. The Manoir has three floors and it covers a cave below the mansion. The “Colimaçon” staircase is the most famous one in a very modern spiral concept which covers all 3 floors including the closed…

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

1. The Last disco ball maker in the U.S Yolanda Baker, 69 years old, the last of the Omega crew still making the mirrored globes by hand. At the height of the disco craze, about two dozen women joined Ms. Baker at the factory, often with the Bee Gees blaring from a tape player, as…

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

1. Soviet Union “Restricted Areas” Airplane – amphibia with vertical take-off VVA14. The USSR built only two of them in 1976, one of which has crashed during transportation. Former residential buildings in a deserted polar scientific town specialised on biological research. The world’s largest diesel submarine. Former mining town which has been closed and…