To a Swell Dad

I’d kill to have someone give me a card that says, “To a Swell Dad – Handyman, You Fit the Bill.” This is from an ad for Gibson’s Cards, LIFE Magazine, June 15, 1953.

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Long-Forgotten G.I. Coffeehouses: Hotbeds of Anti-War Dissent

In this age of freely flowing words–often too many of them–it’s hard to imagine a day when conversation actually had to be nurtured. During the Vietnam War, anti-war activists had far fewer avenues of discussion available than today: no Twitter, blogs, YouTube, or social media. Self-publication was largely confined to mimeographed newspapers. Vietnam anti-war activism… Continue reading Long-Forgotten G.I. Coffeehouses: Hotbeds of Anti-War Dissent

Bars, Nightclubs, and Casinos from Ocean’s 11 (1960)

Sands Hotel and Casino Phone Area from Oceans 11 (1960)

How bad can a movie be yet look fantastic? Ocean’s 11 (1960) is a heist film famous for its slick Rat Pack, mid-century modern trappings, but altogether a heaping, floppy mess. It’s a movie you want to like but can’t. It has no real highs, no lows, no drama, little humor. Interminable parts of the… Continue reading Bars, Nightclubs, and Casinos from Ocean’s 11 (1960)

Modern Babylon: Deserted Weyerhaeuser Campus in Federal Way, Washington

Quietly ensconced in 130 acres of woods south of Seattle is the abandoned campus of the Weyerhaeuser Corporation. Much like the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, with gardens built into the walls of the palace, the Weyerhaeuser campus’ 5-story building is heavily draped with English ivy; thus the name of the complex: The Greenline. Built in… Continue reading Modern Babylon: Deserted Weyerhaeuser Campus in Federal Way, Washington

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