Talk about humble and unassuming. A man builds a painstaking recreation of some elements of Disneyland’s Fantasyland in his basement, uploads a less than two minute-long video to YouTube, and all he says is, “This is a short video about my Fantasyland basement.” But there you have it. An as-yet-anonymous maker known only as Travis… Continue reading The Man Who Built Disney’s Fantasyland in His Basement
Category: Vintage Recreated
Tour I Love Lucy’s Fictional Beverly Palms Hotel
It’s the part of the I Love Lucy TV series that stands out in so many viewers’ minds: Hollywood and the Beverly Palms Hotel. For three seasons, Lucy, Ricky, Fred, and Ethel lived in Manhattan. There were location changes between apartments, Ricky’s Tropicana Club, various stores, but mainly they stayed within the New York area. Then… Continue reading Tour I Love Lucy’s Fictional Beverly Palms Hotel
Create a 100% Authentic 1960 Vintage Tiki Decor Home and Backyard
In July 1960, Los Angeles’ World’s Fair Market (not to be confused with today’s World Market) advertised a complete luau themed tiki set. “The World’s Fair has created a Hawaiian atmosphere complete with all the tropical settings of the South Seas,” said the ad, listing twelve items that you could place in your own backyard and… Continue reading Create a 100% Authentic 1960 Vintage Tiki Decor Home and Backyard