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Watching Sparks Fly, El Monte, CA, 4th of July, 1953

Friday, July 4th, 2008 \"slide\"

One man, two women and two little boys gather ‘round to enjoy the defining moment of our most patriotic holiday. Yes, collectively as a society we Americans just love to gather ‘n gawk at flying sparks provided by festive explosives mass produced in the place where they were invented more than one thousand years ago, […]

OLD CHINATOWN, LA, 1964

Friday, June 27th, 2008 \"slide\"

Tourists bask in the glorious glow of yellow, pink and aqua neon as they stroll the spectacular central plaza of Old Chinatown. The highly stylized, 1938-vintage themed environment of extreme exotica is one of my absolute favorite places in all of Los Angelesland and an Americana landmark of the highest order. A better virtual sweet-and-sour-pupu-platter […]

Blowout! Between Phoenix and Tucson, AZ, 1958

Friday, June 20th, 2008 \"slide\"

I hate when this happens! Don’t you? Getting a flat speeding down the highway in a 1958 Oldsmobile hauling a trailer in the blazing heat of the noontime sun is not exactly the sort of thing one might want to remember. It could’ve been worse. He could’ve lost control but he didn’t. He managed to […]

STORYLAND, NEAR POMPANO BEACH, FLORIDA, 1956

Friday, June 13th, 2008 \"slide\"

Breeze-blown pennants mark the entrance of a children’s nursery rhyme theme park. Be careful the bridge that you must cross is dangerous. A little one could easily fall through the rails right into the make-believe mote. Like Disneyland, the granddaddy of all theme parks, guests entered Storyland though a fairy tale castle.
A green garden […]

The Long, Long Trailer, Somewhere, USA, 1958

Friday, June 6th, 2008 \"slide\"

Size really does matter! It should be called the longest trailer. Certainly it must be. The highway hog is a rather stylish and very deluxe creation with that smart two-tone turquoise and white paint scheme. Those porthole windows on both the front and back door are amazing. I know!
The enormous home away from home on […]

S&M at GSU, Atlanta, GA 1956

Friday, May 30th, 2008 \"slide\"

Two university students perched on a crunched-up-crepe-paper-cross between a terrier and weenie dog parade a little s&m for a crowd of stadium spectators. A big, blue clown-dog watches the action. Those matching black hoods and short capes over red jumpsuits are quite a contrast to the wholesome all-white dress of the crossed armed college […]

 
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