Vintage Interiors

[ChazfromCali]

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Those pic's remind me of time spent with my grandfather in about 1995. He had a knack of knowing where these roadside places were. I suppose he had been going to some of them since the 30's or 40's. I was helping my grandparents move and being the practical rancher/farmer he was, he put all their furniture in his horse-trailer and had me drive it to their new place out near Stockton, Cal. A small town called Banta. We made two trips that day and I remember the pleasure of just sitting in a roadside diner with him having lunch. My family was never close so it meant a lot to me... just one of those moments.

 

[2jakes]

Those pic's remind me of time spent with my grandfather in about 1995. He had a knack of knowing where these roadside places were. I suppose he had been going to some of them since the 30's or 40's. I was helping my grandparents move and being the practical rancher/farmer he was, he put all their furniture in his horse-trailer and had me drive it to their new place out near Stockton, Cal. A small town called Banta. We made two trips that day and I remember the pleasure of just sitting in a roadside diner with him having lunch. My family was never close so it meant a lot to me... just one of those moments.

On weekends I would go with my father to
help collect the empty glass soda bottles.
He worked for the Seven-Up bottling company.
I wasn’t too keen on going, I preferred to
watch the Saturday morning cartoons.
But I did as I was told. Not out of fear of
being punished, it was simply doing what
my folks said.
I remember going to the local diners
for lunch where my dad would treat me
to the best fried fish or chicken plate.
I enjoyed the few times we spent together.

 

[V.C. Brunswick]

Silent film star William S. Hart's mansion in Newhall, California which has been preserved as a museum.

 

[3fingers]

Silent film star William S. Hart's mansion in Newhall, California which has been preserved as a museum.

That's really cool but I have to wonder how many people outside of Fedora Lounge members and those of similar interests know who William S. Hart was. I would guess attractions of that type have a rapidly shrinking customer base.

 

[Fading Fast]

That's really cool but I have to wonder how many people outside of Fedora Lounge members and those of similar interests know who William S. Hart was. I would guess attractions of that type have a rapidly shrinking customer base.

I agree and, sadly, that is part of the reason so many of these "niche" museums are struggling - their customer base is getting older / passing away and there's nothing to spark interest in the next generation.

 

[tonyb]

That's really cool but I have to wonder how many people outside of Fedora Lounge members and those of similar interests know who William S. Hart was. I would guess attractions of that type have a rapidly shrinking customer base.

Hell, I didn’t know who William S. Hart was until Brunswick’s post piqued my curiosity. And I ain’t exactly a spring chicken. I doubt if my dear old (quite old) ma could tell you who he was, either.

 

[LizzieMaine]

I agree and, sadly, that is part of the reason so many of these "niche" museums are struggling - their customer base is getting older / passing away and there's nothing to spark interest in the next generation.

I feel bad for the tiny little town of Pine Ridge Arkansas, which essentially exists solely because of "Lum and Abner." The only attraction there is the Lum and Abner Museum, and when decreasingly few people have any idea who they were, there isn't much else there to attract traffic.

 

[tonyb]

I’m reminded of those radio stations that play the “greatest hits of all time.”

Time commenced in 1950-something. Or maybe it was 1960-something.

 

[Fading Fast]

Here we have a museum room, which was transplanted from an apartment building at 525 Park Avenue in New York.

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The room was designed in 1928 by the French firm of Alvoine, and installed in this 1915 vintage building in 1929. The firm decorated the balance of the apartment in a more conservative Louis XVI style. The owner donated this room to the Brooklyn Museum in 1971. He continued to live in that apartment until his death in 1989. Since then all traces of the 1929 decoration have been removed. The former library, which is now used as a dining room, is by far the most interesting, character -rich space in the unit, and that is not saying much.

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The above represents the current taste of the current masters of the universe. I weep for the future.

I walked by 525 Park yesterday and snapped these (sunlight, shadows and traffic were a bit of a challenge).

 

[MikeKardec]

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The Round House at Jamestown, CA still has some ceiling shaft driven tools. Worth a visit if you're into railroads and steam power.

 

[2jakes]

Puerto Vallarta & clay court tennis.

 

[2jakes]

Abandoned Playboy mansion!

 

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Abandoned Playboy mansion!
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You don't have to work hard to see some symbolism and social commentary "on the passing scene" in that pic.

 

[2jakes]

Let's eat! 1940s

30s.

 

[2jakes]

Lizzie at home!

 

[vitanola]

Above are some English studies of room designs dating to the late 1920s suggesting the uses of British made cretonnes in cottage decoration. I find most of these rooms to be quite inviting and eminently homelike.

 

[2jakes]

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I once had my '67 beetle seat upholstered
with similar floral pattern.

Nobody liked it except Polo!

 

[V.C. Brunswick]

Los Angeles, 1904
Fugetsu Do, a confectionary shop that has been in business in Little Tokyo for over a century was where the fortune cookie was invented.

 

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[3fingers]

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I love this picture. I remember the last of the post offices in little towns in grocery and or hardware stores. My great aunt and uncle ran the PO in their house. There was a heavy door in the living room that went into the post office. Sadly, like both of them, the post office and house are long gone now.