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The Ultimate in Mid-Century cool – a cold war bomb shelter!

Need to get away from it all? Wish we could all be transported back to the days of “duck and cover”? Here’s a way to own your very own Cold War Era Atomic Bomb Shelter in Fort Pierce, Florida. The structure, built in 1967, was built during the Cold War, to “withstand the big blast” and operated as a former AT&T communications Bunker. It’s construction was prompted by the Cuban Missile Crisis and the telephone

What an awesome idea!

Isn’t this fantastic! What a wonderful idea! I found this on Manly Vintage and it makes me want to suggest it to anyone with radiators in their home. Run, don’t walk to get one!

Save the Boots Motel in Carthage

I realize this motel was built in 1939, which technically makes it out of our realm for 50’s motels, but it’s along the famed Route 66 and frankly it’s a cool motel: However like many Motels it’s endangered and yesterday The Historic Boots Motel was auctioned on the Carthage Courthouse steps, and the new owner is the lien holder, the Carthage Hometown Bank, which placed the only bid of $101,000. Members of the local media,

Route 66 news – buy a historic landmark!

Lurking on my favorite Route 66 group, I’ve found some interesting and fun news! First, always wanting to encourage preservation, it appears the Historic Minnetonka Trading Post on Old Route 66 in Winslow Arizona, is up for sale again (this is the only picture I could find – is it correct? **Now that I look at the ad, I don’t think it is, if someone has a picture, can they send it to me?) –