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

1. Enjoying a round of mini-golf on the roof of the Seneca Hotel, 1930 The Seneca, 200 E Chestnut,Chicago, is now an apartment building. Found on Calumet 412. 2. This is how Jeeps were shipped during WW2 (Some assembly required). Some great additional reading found here, images found on Reddit and this forum, and…

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

1. This used to be the richest silver mine in the world Silver Islet refers to both a small rocky island and a small community located at the tip of the Sibley Peninsula in northwestern Ontario, Canada. A rich vein of pure silver was discovered on this small island in 1868 by the Montreal Mining Company. The islet…

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

1. The Bus that Fell into the Seine On the 27th September, 1911, a speeding city bus trying to avoid hitting a crossing pedestrian, swerved and then swerved again to avoid another bus before finally bursting through the frail iron barriers of the Pont de l’Archeveche and plunging into the river Seine. From an article…

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

1. The Tale of the Seven Sutherland Sisters and Their 37 Feet of Hair “Their antics and wild, over-the-top parties were the talk of Niagara County”. Read their story found on Collector’s Weekly. 2. A Ouija Coffee Table and Rug “For geeks who enjoy occult-themed fare like Supernatural and Buffy, and can also afford to…

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

1. Ads on Wheels At one point in the history of Italian advertisement, huge cutouts in the shape of bottles and canned meat started appearing on car roofs; there were shoes and tubes of toothpaste, odd torpedoes, and sharks. They were the “advertisement vehicles” that invaded Italian streets in the 1950s and 1960s, to promote…

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

1. Having a BBQ on top of a moving Submarine Redditor shanbuscus found a photo of his dad on top of HMAS Onslow, a diesel submarine operated by Australia’s navy from 1968 to 1999. The boat is now on display and open to visitors at the Australian National Maritime Museum in Sydney. Found on Reddit …

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

1. This Sauna Spreading over 800 square feet, rising from a prehistoric large-scale rock formation on a private island along the Georgian Bay in Canada. The free-standing sauna was designed for a private client by PARTISANS. Found on Fresh Homes 2. A Forgotten Queen Anne, waiting to be Saved Built by a young sailor in 1894 where he lived…

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

1. A Letterpress Shop in Milan Cartoleria e Tipografia dei Fratelli Bonvini, since 1909, photographed by Luca Del Pia, found on Italian Ways 2. Violin Inception Found on So Bad So Good’s Facebook. 3. Tuffi, the baby Elephant who Fell out of a Floating Railway “In 1950, in an attempt to promote…

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

1. This “Swimming” Resort in Bali Now imagine the maid service swimming around with a cart and vacuum cleaner. Found on Villa Seminyak, Bali 2. Beach Chairs of the German Riviera Beach chairs on the North Sea, Germany, known as Strandkörbe’, typical particularly of the island of Sylt. You can buy your own for a little over…

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

1. This swimming pool If you own the book by Kelly Klein, Pools, can you help find out more about the location & status of the place? More incredible pools from the book found here. 2. The Mysterious Private Island Home off the Coast of New York City “A squat, one-story structure on its own…