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: It’s Cocktail time!
Happy Friday! We ran across this fabulous ad on our Pinterest page! It inspired us to post a Whiskey Sour Recipe for our Friday afternoon libations! There’s even a video over on About.com on how to make one! Whiskey Sour: Prep Time: 2 minutes Total Time: 2 minutes Yield: 1 Cocktail Ingredients: 1 1/2 oz […]
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: Wyoming Motel, Cheyenne
The Wyoming Motel in Cheyenne Wyoming If you’re interested in adding someplace you stayed to our Mid-Century Motels listings or if you are the owner of a motel you would like to be listed please email us. We’re trying to emphasize not only Mid-Century Motels, but also independently owned motels (although we will make exceptions). […]
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!
Good friends, good times, grand adventures, and exciting times
The good folks at the City of Kingman, Josh Noble, the tourism director, Ray Cullison and the Kingsmen, and the volunteers who labored so hard to make the recent Best of the West on 66 Festival a success deserve a hearty thank you.The good folks at the City of Kingman, Josh Noble, the tourism director, […]
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 […]
Travel Route 66 – a handy companion for a trip down the “Mother Road”
Having used this book twice now on different trips along Route 66, I feel very slack in not writing a glowing review! Travel Route 66: a guide to the history, sights, and destinations along the main street of America is like having Jim Hinkley, the author, right in the car with you helping you decide […]
Celebrate Halloween 50’s Style
We’ve collected a few pictures and links for our mid-century fans of Halloween! Need to get your hair done up 50’s style – watch the video! A video on Halloween preparation – A family prepares for Halloween together, making the Jack-o Lantern together, preparing the son’s Halloween scarecrow costume for a competition at school. Good […]