Good Houses Spoiled by Bad Painting: The Wrong and the Right Colors to Put on a Home, 1912
This post was originally published on this siteDoes one of these houses look better than the other to you? Do you prefer the mustard color […]
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Amazing Vintage Photos of Houses Carved Inside Massive Tree Stumps in America From the Early 20th Century
This post was originally published on this siteThe giant size of the stump gives a good idea of the size of the old growth trees. […]
The Junction of Steep Street and Trenchard Street, Bristol, 1866
This post was originally published on this siteThis view was recorded five years before Steep Street, curving away to the left, was demolished and replaced […]
38 Black and White Found Photos Show Street Scenes of New York in the 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteAs many great cities lay in ruins after World War II, New York City assumed a new global […]
Mosely Folding Bath Tub From the Late 19th Century
This post was originally published on this siteWith daily bathing becoming more accepted by the 1880s, many attempted to develop innovative ways to heat bath […]
40 Amazing Photos Show Exterior and Interior of the RMS Lusitania
This post was originally published on this sitePhotographs of Q.S.T.S. “Lusitania” is a photographic album put together by the Cunard Steamship Company Ltd, and held […]
The First Sydney Post Office
This post was originally published on this siteAs the population of the colony grew, so did the volume of incoming mail. When ships arrived in […]
Gallery of 68 Competitive Designs for the Great Tower for London, 1890
This post was originally published on this siteA catalogue showing the entries for a competition to design a new tower for London. The year previous, […]
Beautiful Photos Show Exterior and Interior of an Illinois House in the Mid-1960s
This post was originally published on this siteA beautiful photo collection from the Huebner family that shows exterior and interior of a house at 316 Grove Street, […]
Vintage Mobile Home Kitchen Designs From the Late 1950s and 1960s
This post was originally published on this siteThe late 1950s and early 1960s was a successful time for mobile homes. Record sales were broken year […]
29 Rare and Amazing Photos Capture City Scenes of Europe in the 1850s
This post was originally published on this siteA salted paper print collection of amazing photos that shows city scenes of Europe in the 1850s. View […]
Inside the Wanderer, the World’s Oldest Leisure Caravan in Existence
This post was originally published on this siteWilliam Gordon Stables was born in Banffshire in 1838. After attending Aberdeen University, he became a surgeon in […]
20 Amazing Vintage Color Photos of Trailer Parks in the United States From Between the 1950s and 1960s
This post was originally published on this siteThe first examples of mobile homes can be traced back to the roaming bands of gypsies who traveled […]
The Construction of the Berlin Wall, 1961
This post was originally published on this siteAround 2.7 million people left the GDR and East Berlin between 1949 and 1961, causing increasing difficulties for […]
Space Saving: Amazing Vintage Photographs of Vertical Parking Lots From Between the 1920s and 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteThe dawn of the automobile age was cause for anxiety – and innovation – in the 1920s. The […]
Painters on the Brooklyn Bridge, ca. 1910s
This post was originally published on this siteBridges have been around in the United States since the country’s inception, and even long before that. Up […]
The Lost Building of Los Angeles: 15 Amazing Photos of the Richfield Tower in the 1930s
This post was originally published on this siteConstruction between 1928 and 1929, Richfield Tower was served as the headquarters of Richfield Oil. It was designed […]
TV-Helmet (Portable Living Room) by Walter Pichler, 1967
This post was originally published on this siteAround fifty years ago, a man wore a submarine-like white helmet that extended from front to back. His […]
Rare Photographs of the Construction of Habitat 67, the Most Recognizable and Spectacular Building in Montreal, Canada
This post was originally published on this siteThe pilot project of Moshe Safdie’s mission to reinvent apartment living became mired in controversy – yet it […]
60 Incredible Vintage Photographs That Capture Everyday Life in Plymouth From the Early 20th Century
This post was originally published on this sitePlymouth is a port city situated on the south coast of Devon, England, approximately 37 miles (60 km) […]
Cantilever Bridge Human Model, And Amazing Photographs of Scotland’s Forth Bridge Under Construction From the 1890s
This post was originally published on this siteTo illustrate the design principle behind the Forth Bridge, engineer Sir Benjamin Baker offered a personal demonstration. Sir […]
Historical Photographs of the Construction of El Helicoide, an Icon of Venezuelan Architecture That Became a Prison
This post was originally published on this siteEl Helicoide was built in the 1950s, when Venezuela had big dreams – and big money from oil […]
In the 1920s, Fiat Factory Workers Race on the Rooftop for the Test Track in Turin
This post was originally published on this siteThe Lingotto building in Turin, Italy, once housed a Fiat factory. Construction started in 1916 and the building […]
33 Old Photos That Capture Beautiful Europe in 1969-70
This post was originally published on this siteThese wonderful photos were taken by edk7 that show beautiful Europe in the end of 1969 and early 1970. […]
Inside New York’s Original Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in 1903
This post was originally published on this siteThe original Waldorf-Astoria was among America’s first big hotels. When it was built during the Victorian era, and […]