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

1. Mr & Mrs Karsy’s Giant Myriphon From the Byron collection but little more information is given on the photo other than “Musical act” penciled on the back. The unusual contraption depicted was probably the centrepiece of a musical act at Coney Island or at Union Square circa early 1900s. Found on the Museum of…

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

1. Art Deco Details of LA’s Union Station Photographed by Dean Cheng, found on Flickr. 2. The Anonymous Key Window on 13th between Chestnut & Market You approach, and there is little to no dialogue. He knows what you want. You want keys made. This is all that is available Smaller than a food…

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

1. Victorian Living Rooms Found on Dusty Old Thing. 2. The Other Cleopatra Sometime between the 1st and 5th centuries there lived another extraordinary Egyptian woman called Cleopatra, who practiced alchemy. Known today as Cleopatra the Alchemist, she wrote The Chrysopoeia of Cleopatra which focuses on theories on the transmutation of gold. For a woman to…

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

1. A small town that escaped destruction by New York City “The doom of Katonah is sealed,” began a column on the front page of The New York Times on April 8, 1893. The town of Katonah, New York, about 40 miles north of Manhattan, was slated to be demolished—washed away, really—to make way for New York City’s expanding…

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

1. This Abandoned Japanese Love Hotel By photographer Bob Thissen, more found on Creative Boom. 2. People in a 1920s Berlin Nightclub Flirting via Pneumatic Tubes “It was the Tinder of the early 20th century.” Two nightclubs in particular—the Resi and the Femina—pioneered the trend. At the Resi (also called the Residenz-Casino), a large nightclub…

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

1. The Mansion where the Psychedelic ’60s took off Owned by one of America’s richest families, Millbrook in Upstate New York hosted Timothy Leary (and his followers), the infamous psychologist best known for advocating the exploration of the therapeutic potential of psychedelic drugs under controlled conditions. Along with the residents came a rotating cast of celebrities, thinkers…

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

1. Turn-of-the-Century Women in Autochrome Cowgirl 1910 Dancer wearing Egyptian-look costume with wings reaching to the floor, 1915 Woman in pink cape and bonnet, 1915 Woman in Oriental inspired gown, sitting in wooden throne, 1915 Woman posed as sphinx, 1910 Girl with a Collection of Dolls, 1910 Woman in…

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…