Mid-Century Photo Friday: Tease of the Cimmaron Heritage Center Museum
We had a fantastic trip on Thanksgiving through the surprisingly Mid-Century Cimmaron Heritage Center museum in Boise City, OK. This amazing collection of 50’s memorabilia (among other things) delighted us and we’ll have more about it soon!
Mid-Century Photo Friday – Fall home brochure
Some fabulous Fall House plans – for more Mid Century modern house plans, see here. All photos from MidCentArc’s really cool selection of photos. Both photos are found on our Flickr Group – The 1950’s Interior Design and Residential Architecture group with an amazing 2094 members and over 8000 photos! 🙂 (something to do while […]
Mid-Century Photo Friday: Back to school
Are you in process of getting your kids ready for back to school – we have a few cool products for you to check out!! We found a couple of cool supplies for you to add to your shoppign list:
Mid-century Photo Friday: Using Accessories
Taken from the “Better Homes and Gardens Decorating Book” Copyright 1956, we thought we’d turn Mid-Century Photo Friday into a learning experience. As usual you can leave a link to your Mid-Century Photo Friday in the comments.
Mid-Century Photo Friday – Caption this
As a break from our interiors series, we’d ask you to “caption this” fun picture from Tack-O-Rama! Thanks again to Tack-O-Rama we have access to these fantastic images – so friends, “caption this”!
Mid-Century Photo Friday: the closet
Ah, the days where you had to pick which fur AND which wig! Thanks as always to Tack-O-Rama we have access to these fantastic images!
Lighting of the green at the Boots Motel!
We’ve been watching the restoration of the Boots Court Motel in Joplin, Missouri for years, from the “Save the Boots Motel campaign”, until they reopened in 2012 and we got to visit and check it out in June 2011. This latest, and possibly the last piece of the renovation not only highlights what a great […]
Ohio House Motel Chicago – a survivor
Distinguished by its fabulous diamond shaped exterior, the Ohio House is a fabulous example of mid-century architecture right in the middle of downtown Chicago. Other architectural points of interest include the matching suspended sign, held up by a geometric metal grid which is itself reflected in the pattern block fence that runs along Ohio Street. […]
Googie and neon sign preservation and museums
One of our favorite mid-century things are Googie signs. There are plenty of photos out there, but one thing is certain and it’s that they’re a dying breed and ripe for preservation efforts. In case you’re not familiar with the term, “Googie” architecture, approximately from 1950-1970, is a futuristic or ultramodern derivative of art moderne […]
Newton Iowa, a midcentury historic downtown
The Newton Downtown Historic District has been entered in to the National Register of Historic Places, effective September 22, 2014. In 2009, the Newton Historic preservation committee looked within the proposed district of 87 properties. Fred Chabot, chairman of the historic preservation committee, said they began by researching the history of those buildings for the required […]