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50 Wonderful Color Photographs That Show What Gas Stations Looked Like in the U.S From the 1950s and 1960s

January 16, 2021 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteBack then, full-service gas stations engaged in numerous marketing ploys to draw you in for fill ups. Unlike […]

Colossal Hand and Torch of the Statue of Liberty, on Display at the 1876 Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia

January 16, 2021 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteOriginally designed as a lighthouse that would have stood at the mouth of the Suez Canal in Egypt, […]

Bone Church of Rome: Amazing Vintage Photos Show Inside Rome’s Capuchin Crypt From the Late 19th Century

January 3, 2021 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this sitePopularly known as the Capuchin Crypt, the ossuary displays the bones of over 3,700 Capuchin friars, who died […]

Aerial Looking Southward at Manhattan Island, 1931

January 2, 2021 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteThis incredible vintage aerial photograph show Manhattan from above in 1931. The view is looking south from somewhere […]

The Bloor Viaduct During Construction Through Amazing Photos

December 28, 2020 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteThe Prince Edward Viaduct System, commonly referred to as the Bloor Viaduct, is the name of a truss […]

Inside the Clewiston Inn, Florida Through Amazing Photos

November 11, 2020 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteThe Clewiston Inn (also known as The Inn) is a historic site in Clewiston, Florida, United States. It […]

22 Rare and Amazing Photographs Capture People Crossing Capilano Suspension Bridge in Vancouver, Canada From the Early 20th Century

October 27, 2020 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteThe Capilano Suspension Bridge is a simple suspension bridge crossing the Capilano River in the District of North […]

Two Rare Photographs of the X-Rated Furniture of Catherine the Great

October 25, 2020 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteCatherine II (May 2, 1729 – November 17 1796), most commonly known as Catherine the Great, was Empress […]

Stairway to Heaven, 1949

October 25, 2020 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteSteps to Santa Maria Aracoeli Church, Rome, Italy, 1949. Photographed by Herbert List. (© Herbert List/Magnum Photos) The […]

October 20, 1973: The Sydney Opera House Was Officially Opened by Queen Elizabeth II

October 20, 2020 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteAustralian culture reached a remarkable milestone on October 20, 1973: the completion of one of the greatest buildings […]

Amazing Vintage Photos of Passengers Riding Mount Lowe’s Cable Incline in the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries

October 16, 2020 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteThe Great Incline or Mountain Elevator was about 2,590 feet (789 m) long and rose 1,238 feet (377 […]

Amazing Photographs of Construction Workers Installing the Antenna on the Top of the World Trade Center, 1979

October 12, 2020 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteIn 1979, photographer Peter B. Kaplan spent 12 days shooting the crew as they installed a new piece […]

“The Flatiron” by Edward J. Steichen 1904

September 30, 2020 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteIn 1904, Edward Steichen made this evocative photograph of the streets of New York at twilight. Printed using […]

Some Rare Views of the Statue of Liberty From the Balcony on Its Torch From the 1930s

September 28, 2020 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteHere’s an amazing photograph of tourists peer out of the Statue of Liberty’s crown at a photographer on […]

Pigeon Hole Parking for Automobiles in Portland, 1955

August 29, 2020 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this sitePigeon Hole Parking came to Portland with the wave of parking-lot mania that swept the city in the […]

Welcome to EUROBAD ’74, an Exhibition of Europe’s Worst Interiors of 1974

August 28, 2020 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteWhen it comes to fashion and design, no decade is both loved and loathed as much as the […]

Garden in Hell: Inside Diana Vreeland’s Glossy Red Apartment in New York City

August 20, 2020 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteDiana Vreeland (September 29, 1903 – August 22, 1989) was a French-American columnist and editor in the field […]

Stunning Vintage Photos Captured Inside the Cincinnati Old Main Library, One of the Most Beautiful Libraries in America

July 24, 2020 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteThe “Old Main” library was once one of Cincinnati’s most stunning buildings and one of the country’s most […]

18 Rare and Amazing Vintage Photographs of the Construction of the Metropolitan Railway in London, circa 1861

July 22, 2020 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteThe Metropolitan Railway (also known as the Met) was a passenger and goods railway that served London from […]

1937 Hunt Housecar With the First Working RV Shower

July 13, 2020 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteHistory has ensured that J. Roy Hunt (July 7, 1884 – October 1972) will be better remembered for […]

Colorized Photos That Show the Interior of the Moorfield House in Lancashire in 1947

July 12, 2020 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteA set of colorized photos from Landstrider1691 that show the interior of Moorfield House on Moorside Road, Swinton, Salford, Lancashire, England, […]

The Smallest Gas Station in the World

July 9, 2020 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteDetroit Lakes may be a small, quaint community that is regionally famous for things like its lakes and […]

Fascinating Photos Show Interior of a House in Vermont Around 1900

June 26, 2020 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteA set of fascinating photos from Vermont Historical Society that shows interior of the home of Rev. James Edward Wright (1839-1914) at […]

Interesting Story of the Ye Olde Coffin House in Brixham, the Only Coffin Shaped House in the World

June 26, 2020 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteBrixham legend has it that a young man asked the father of his sweetheart for her hand in […]

20 Amazing Vintage Photos of Open Air Schools in the Early 20th Century

May 29, 2020 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteOpen air schools were purpose-built educational institutions for children, that were designed to prevent and combat the widespread […]

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