I found this fabulous resource for retro books on ebay. It’s not often I give folks a plug, but if you’re like me and consider these books gems, you’ll love looking through BirdHouse Books
The Golden books are great:
And along with a ton of other travel brochures, I really like the art on this one from Tehran.
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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” – according to their Facebook page “”Louise” is our Shasta’s nickname. “Louise” is a 1964 Shasta 16 SC travel
Great article on CNN about Route 66 and the Seven things you didn’t know – just a few of the points: 1. Over 2,000 of Route 66’s original 2,448 connected miles are still approachable, if not always drivable. 2. John Steinbeck conceived of “The Grapes of Wrath” on a late 1937 summer drive from Chicago west on Route 66, which he called the “long concrete path.” The rest of the article is here. Interestingly, the
I’ve been slow about posting, but interested to know how you all do on this route 66 Quiz: How Stuff Works: Vintage Route 66 Businesses Quiz
Just in case you’ve been hiding under a rock, Mad Men is set in 1960s New York, the sexy, stylized and provocative series follows the lives of the ruthlessly competitive men and women of Madison Avenue advertising, an ego-driven world where key players make an art of the sell. The series also depicts authentically the roles of men and women in this era while exploring the true human nature beneath the guise of 1960s traditional
