Wow! What a great new flickr group for mid-century home enthusiasts!

The Fabulous Satellite Hotel in Colorado Springs

Our last stop in Colorado Springs was our favorite – architecturally, accommodations AND price (can you get better than that?) For a very reasonable price you can literally step back in time to the fabulous Satellite Hotel – opened in 1969, it’s fantastic 60’s Architecture won it an article on Waymarking.com as an example of Googie Architecture. There doesn’t seem to be a record of who the architect is, but according to one of the

My mother's spice rack

Over at RetroRenovation, my Mother’s spice rack showed up: Pam calls this Kromex (brand) “pink aluminum”. Very cool! I spent the day surfing around and finding neat blogs, etc. I signed up for Technorati Profile, and added the code in my sidebar, so grab that if it’s easy for you. It’s amazing how lost you can get in the internet these days. What are you favorite 50’s design or houseblogs?

MidCentury Kids Book Kate and Kitty

More ’60’s than ’50’s – these illustrations are from “Two Stories about Kate and Kitty”, illustrations by Alice Schlesinger. 1968

Three Cool Route 66 travel tools for your Kindle and Iphone

This edition of Route 66 for Kids — newly updated for 2012, and available on Amazon for the first time ever — is a parent’s guide to the best museums, playgrounds, zoos, amusement parks, ice-cream stands and other kid-friendly attractions that line the shoulders of the Mother Road for 2,448 miles from Chicago to Los Angeles. Here you’ll find addresses, phone numbers, hours, admission prices and other information to help you plan an unforgettable family