The Rose Parade, each New Year’s Day, is the superstar of all parades. Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is a distant second. They are the only annual parades that are broadcast on national television. But they are just two of countless annual parades held in communities across America. And going through other peoples’ old slides I’ve […]
Vintage slides of Disneyland are among my favorite finds - especially old slides of Tomorrowland. It’s the least photographed land in the Magic Kingdom - which leads me to the SLIDE-OF-THE-WEEK: THE NEW TOMORROWLAND, 1969.
When I was a kid in the 60s and 70s I thought that Tomorrowland was the coolest place to be — […]
Going through other people’s old slides I’ve seen a lot of cakes but this one is unexplainable. Yellow, orange, Chinese red, avocado green and black lumps of mystery matter on top of tan frosting. It’s ANOTHER WEIRD CAKE - and the SLIDE-OF-THE-WEEK. Cake is special. It would be unfathomable to celebrate a wedding, anniversary or […]
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Attempting to inspire a new addition to the classic 4th of July bar-b-Q feast, with last week’s slide about SPAM I included a recipe for SPAM CAKE. Much to my surprise three people emailed me and said they tried it and it was delicious! Can it be? Now I’m inspired to try it myself. Stay […]
Trying to think of what to take to that 4th of July pot-luck? Here’s an idea
SPAM is a lot more than unwanted email, it’s an Americana culinary classic - which leads us to this week’s slide: SPAM CAKE BIRTHDAY PARTY LUNCHEON, ALCOA ALUMINUM COMPANY, LOS ANGELES, 1955
The photographer handwrote on this slide "birthday party for […]
A bus heads east, a motorcycle heads west and a cop sits waiting to pull someone over. Pedestrians stand at the crosswalk. Behind them an American catches the breeze.
Named for the intersection that it sits cockeyed on, WIL-shire and Wes-TERN, the Wiltern is one of the greatest art deco buildings on the planet. The bright […]
June 16, 2005 was the big night, and I hope you were there to enjoy it with us! The RETRO SLIDE SHOW TOUR OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA under the stars at the JOHN ANSON FORD THEATER in Hollywood was a big success.
When I began collecting other people’s old slides a dozen years ago and doing shows […]
About ten or eleven years ago curiosity got the best of me and I decided that I just had to see the house that my mother grew up in in Compton. My grandparents moved out of it when I was five and I hadn’t seen it since. So I looked up the address in the […]
A rain-slicked street reflecting a beautiful blue sky is the perfect backdrop for this very stylish two-toned Sears. Notice the tiki-ish trim. The color combo is inspired, to say the least. An American flag is the crowning touch
There is no question that Sears is an Americana Classic — more so than any other department […]
The 1960 Plymouth Fury is one of the most spectacular cars of the space age! First of all, the name, FURY! It’s the only car ever named for violent anger or rage. How weird is that? That pointy front fender; the shape of the wheel wells and yes, just in case you didn’t notice, those […]
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