Lifestyle
Mid-Century Travel Trailers – the next big thing?
A trend that’s sweeping the mid-century net is the love of Retro Travel Trailers – they’re hip, they’re cool and they’re out there waiting to be gutted remodeled and enjoyed!
The first blog I knew about was the 1964 restoration project of the “Shasta Louise” – which I found through the happy owner’s blog “Atomic Addiction” [...]
Recent Posts
Catch up on what's happening with "MidCentury Style"!
- Mid-Century Travel Trailers – the next big thing?
- Mid-Century Photo Friday: Arapahoe Acres (psst, this ones for sale)
- Modern Moore House in Palos Verdes Estates demolished
- Mid-Century Photo Friday: Arapahoe Acres
- New to us motels! The Highlander on Route 66 and the Fabulous Sunset Motel in NC
- Mid-Century Motel Monday – fan us on Facebook
- Rand McNally error is corrected thanks the Route 66 Online community
MidCentury Motels
New to us motels! The Highlander on Route 66 and the Fabulous Sunset Motel in NC
I love getting to add new motels to the directory and the listings have been coming in fast and furious and so I’m behind, so brace yourselves for a lot of fabulous new motel listings! Please keep our directory bookmarked for more fabulous motels and hotels as we are trying to add them daily!
First, this [...]
In order to give Mid-Century Motels a bit more breathing room, we’ve launched a separate page on Facebook – we’d love it if you’d give us some love over there!
Mid-Century Motel: the Buckaroo Motel in Tucamcari NM
I LOVE it when I get feedback from my readers that means you not only GET it! You’re in it with me!
I got a wonderful email from Jenny G – of “The Romantic Gringo” that they were making an automotive pilgrimage from Detroit to Carefree, AZ for the holidays, and stopped in Tucumcari for the [...]
Motel Monday: Bel Aire Inn, Truth or Consequences NM
About 2 years ago our family went to New Mexico, I was searching for thrifty alternatives when I came across the Bel Aire Motel in Truth or Consequences NM.
It was truly a gem. for a mere $50 a night for a family there were lovely rooms with mid-century furnishings, upgraded bedding, wonderful soaps and shampoos. [...]
Update on the Boots Motel – SAVED!
A huge update from the Boots Motel website!
IMPORTANT UPDATE: August 15th., 2011
The Route 66 Chamber of Commerce is happy to announce that two Route 66 “Roadies” (fans of the Mother Road) have been successful in their effort to obtain financing to purchase the Boots Motel in Carthage, Missouri, and expect to close on their purchase [...]
Mid-Century Motels: Thanks to the Atomic Ranch followers on Facebook!
Wow! I’m overwhelmed – thanks to the huge quantity of quality suggestions I posted on the Atomic Ranch Facebook group (seriously, go check it out – I’ve added more motels! yay!): http://motels.midcenturystyle.net/
Some of the recent additions are:
Caliente Tropics in Palm Springs, California!
and the
Valley Ho in Scottsdale Arizona
Preservation
Modern Moore House in Palos Verdes Estates demolished The Lloyd Wright-designed Moore House in Palos Verdes Estates, a well known example of modern architecture, has been demolished.
The gorgeous house (pictured here – and you can take a tour of it here, was built in 1959.
The current owner bought it in 2004 and says he never even knew who Wright was – he’s the [...]
50′s Preservation has it’s challenges Arapahoe Acres is the first Post World-War II residential subdivision listed as a historic district in the Nation Register of Historic Places.
But according to a March 5th article in the Denver Post “Last summer, Arapahoe Acres was named an “At-Risk Landscape” by the Cultural Landscapes Foundation of Washington, D.C., because of an increasing number of [...]
Route 66 – Around the Web In another one of our attempts to save you looking for all the best resources. I thought I’d give you links to my new (or at least newly renewed) passion of Route 66.
Because of publicity, movies like “Cars” and other ways of generating awareness, Route 66 is one of the best “known” preservation efforts centered [...]
Lifestyle
Mid-Century Travel Trailers – the next big thing? A trend that’s sweeping the mid-century net is the love of Retro Travel Trailers – they’re hip, they’re cool and they’re out there waiting to be gutted remodeled and enjoyed!
The first blog I knew about was the 1964 restoration project of the “Shasta Louise” – which I found through the happy owner’s blog “Atomic Addiction” [...]
Rand McNally error is corrected thanks the Route 66 Online community Thanks to to Frank Gifford at Route 66 Pix for setting Rand McNally right! Rand McNally misplaced Route 66 for a large section that stretches across 60 miles of Oklahoma and Missouri, and deleted the Kansas section entirely.
The mistake appears on first releases of Missouri maps in the 2012 “Road Atlas Large Scale,” “Road Atlas [...]
Collectors weekly features “Mad Men” essentials in a Mod showcase If you haven’t found “Collector’s Weekly” – then you’re missing a lot!
They tout themselves as “a resource for people who love antique and vintage stuff. Our aim is to build a great place to explore and learn, and experience the passion and knowledge of collectors everywhere.”
So, as a tribute to the return of “Mad Men” [...]
Interior Design
Mid-Century Photo Friday – Women’s Day 50′s interior Welcome to Mid-Century Photo Friday – if you’ve never found it before, this is a great time to join!
My post is a follow up to last week’s post about a $7600 3 bedroom house featured in this 1958 issue of Women’s Day – and here (drum-roll please) is the interior:
I adore the chairs and the [...]
Witco – Tiki and 60′s cool! The first time I heard about Witco was on a discussion on a Mid-Century Facebook group about Tiki art, the name that kept coming up was Witco, with a link to this post on a Tiki Fan board:
My name is Burke Hovde (aka…The Witco Kid on www.tikicentral.com). I’m the son of Ron Hovde, one of [...]
Mid Century Photo Friday: The Mid-Century Floor plan I love this because about 15 years ago I heard one designer refer to this as “spin art” decorating (all the furniture goes along the walls). In a 50′s house tho, I’ve found this to be a much better way of decorating.
From the 1950′s Better Homes and Gardens Decorating Binder.
Architecture
Mid-Century Photo Friday: Arapahoe Acres Took some cool pictures around Arapahoe Acres – love this house color!
Post a link to your picture in the comments if you want to participate! Mid-Century fans would love to see your photos!
50′s Preservation has it’s challenges Arapahoe Acres is the first Post World-War II residential subdivision listed as a historic district in the Nation Register of Historic Places.
But according to a March 5th article in the Denver Post “Last summer, Arapahoe Acres was named an “At-Risk Landscape” by the Cultural Landscapes Foundation of Washington, D.C., because of an increasing number of [...]
Groups for Mid-Century enthusiasts in your area One of the best things about Mid-Century folks is that they stick together and as the style popularity grows, so do the groups of enthusiasts around the country. Just in case you don’t know where to find a Mid-Century group in your area, here are a few of the best Groups either on Facebook or [...]
