A motor hotel is commonly called a motel. The term was coined in 1925 when the United States highway system started to develop across the country. Automobile journeys began to lengthen and created the need for clean and inexpensive lodging along the way. Motels peaked in the 1960s as hotel…
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A decade progression of vintage cocktail parties … 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s The End?
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“This guy’s going to be our jackpot, Sherry.” “I know the type.”
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Playing To An Empty House Maybe every musician’s worst dream. But, maybe not. This photograph is of Tulsa, Oklahoma musician Scott Ellison, who is playing an early evening set at a local pub. He didn’t seem to mind the lack of audience at all. Neither did I. Playing To An…
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This is The Clog’s 2,500th Consecutive Daily Post! This is a poster produced by the American Barber Supply Company. Often the name of the barber shop was printed in the upper left corner instead of American Barber Supply. Presumably, the poster was in use during the 1950s and early 1960s.…
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Originality is a paradox in the art world. It is impossible to create art that in some way is not referential. Seeking originality has become a goal for many artists; but, perhaps the real goal should be to create work that is new, but not original. The creation of a…
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Mother, Mother, Mother Pin A Rose On Me is a film made in 1924 by Out of the Inkwell Studios. This film was a part of the Song-Car Tunes series produced by the studio. This series of animations were the first sound cartoons made, not Disney’s Steamboat Willie which was…
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Crazy Ways To Cool Off! Wham-O, a name known to almost all, is a toy company located in the U.S.A. This company has produced some of the most memorable toys known to many generations. Wham-O gave us the Frisbee, the Hula Hoop, the Wheely Bar, the Super Ball, Silly String,…
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Greetings From Weeki Wachee! Weeki Wachee is a small city in Hernando County, Florida. The 2000 U.S. Census listed the population as 12. Yes, 12. Even stranger, in 2004, the U.S. Census Bureau estimated the population of Weeki Wachee as still 12. Yes, 12. Wachee Springs State Park includes amusements…
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