32 Amazing Found Photos Show Australian Post Offices in the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries
This post was originally published on this siteA cool set of found photos from NSW State Archives that shows what New South Wales post offices looked […]
architecture & construction
Amazing Photos of Hôtel du Lac in Tunis, the Inspiration for Star Wars’ Sandcrawler
This post was originally published on this siteThe Hôtel du Lac (English: Lake Hotel) is a hotel in Tunis. The building was designed in the […]
Beautiful Color Pics Show Interior of a French Building in the Early 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteThese beautiful color pics from [Re]construction 1945 – 1979 that show interior of an I.R.P (pre-financed rational building) in the […]
Amazing Photographs of the Mt. Lowe Railway’s Thrilling, Terrifying Circular Bridge From the Turn of the 20th Century
This post was originally published on this siteCall it 19th-century L.A.’s idea of a thrill ride. Leaving the safety of granite slopes, trolley cars arced […]
20 Amazing Photos of Futuro Houses, the UFO-Shaped Tiny Homes Which Were Built During the Late 1960s and Early 1970s
This post was originally published on this siteA Futuro house is a round, prefabricated house designed by Matti Suuronen, of which fewer than 100 were […]
Interior Views of the Central Social Institution in Prague, Czechoslovakia, 1937
This post was originally published on this siteThe Central Social Institution in Prague was home to the world’s largest vertical file cabinet. It consists of […]
NZ Men With Balls of Steel: Incredible Photos of Construction Workers on the Auckland Harbour Bridge in the 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteThe harbour bridge has always been a symbol of change for Auckland. It was built to join the […]
Amazing Photographs Show the Moment the Iconic Waterfall Niagara Ran Dry in 1969
This post was originally published on this siteIn June 1969, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers turned off American Falls, one of three waterfalls that […]
Anfibio Sofa Bed by Alessandro Becchi for Giovannetti Collezioni, 1971
This post was originally published on this siteAnfibio – One of the cult objects of Italian design for its unique and timeless style. Numerous technical […]
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 […]
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 […]