A perfectly preserved 50's kitchen

Capitol Skyline Hotel, Washington DC

The Capitol Skyline Hotel is a hotel located near the United States Capitol in Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C. Designed by Morris Lapidus, the hotel opened in November 1962 as the Skyline Inn. Morris Lapidus, an architect, primarily known for his Neo-baroque “Miami Modern” hotels constructed in the 1950s and 60s. A Russian immigrant, living in New York, he designed over 1000 buildings during a career spanning more than 50 years. In 2002, the Rubell family

Retro Roadtrip: the Belair Inn, Truth or Consquences, NM

*This feature will introduce our new Mid-Century Motels site – we’ve been working on it and now just need more wonderful motels – please email us at info@midcenturystyle.net if you have a favorite mid-century motel you’d like us to feature! A few years ago, my family was traveling together throughout New Mexico – in-laws, kids and us and came across this little gem. Ultimately this would inspire the all new Mid-Century motels site. How did

Mid-Century Photo Friday: Motel signage

There’s more of a story to this, but you’ll have to wait until later in the weekend – So, where’s your Friday photo? Leave a comment here so we can go check them out!

Help Save The Wallbank House in Belcaro

As much as I love the Denver Metro area, it lags behind in some areas, and one is being able to designate this house as a landmark so it can be saved! Photo by 5280 Real Estate: Gorgeous, isn’t it? The Wallbank House in Belcaro, a 1958 Usonian-design by Tician Papachristou and Daniel Havekost.According to Shannon Stanboro of 5280mod.com, The Denver Landmark Preservation Commission is holding a public hearing on Tuesday, December 7, regarding