Category: 1950s

September 26, 2018September 27, 20181950s, 1960s

Edward Andrews: Great Character Actor Who Took Imperious to a New Level

Many character actors might bristle at the idea of being branded a character actor. Because, after all, who wants to be branded […]

June 29, 2018September 28, 20181950s, 1960s, Themed Environments

Sands Hotel and Casino Sign in Las Vegas Was Mid-Century Perfection

When the Sands opened on December 15, 1952, it represented Las Vegas’ introduction to modern casino and hotel design. But the world […]

August 13, 2017August 13, 20171950s, 1960s, Fantastic Living

Golden Age of the Intercom

Remember the great age of home intercoms?  I don’t either! That’s because in the 1960s and 1970s, home intercoms were not found […]

July 8, 2017July 8, 20171950s, Simulated Places, Themed Environments

Tiki Torch: See How This Icon of Mid-Century Polynesian Pop Culture Started

The Tiki Torch is both older and newer than you might think.  It’s newer in the sense that the tiki torch–or let’s […]

June 21, 2017June 21, 20171950s, Theaters

Radio City Music Hall Stage Cutaway, 1950

Fantastic cutaway of New York’s Radio City Music Hall stage in 1950, showing the 57 foot pistons that operate the three stage […]

March 24, 2017March 24, 20171950s, Commercial Buildings, Frank Soltesz

Fantastic Department Store Cutaway, 1950s

Yet another mind-blowing cutaway from master illustrator Frank Soltesz. Few people realize that half of a department store is devoted to areas […]

March 9, 2017March 9, 20171950s, 1960s, ApexUSA

Screw You, Food Court! When Department Store Restaurants Reigned

Anybody who is under a certain age will not remember how mall department stores once ruled the retail roost.  Before their peak […]

December 12, 2013December 12, 20131950s, Aircraft

Boeing Stratocruiser Cutaway, 1952

Click Image For Full 1636 x 781 px Size In 1952, the 67.5 ton Boeing Stratocruiser cost a (then) whopping $1.5 million.  With […]

December 11, 2013December 9, 20131950s, Vehicles

Camper Built Inside a Car, 1952

  The illustrator for this drawing is unknown, which is a shame because it’s such a precisely rendered cutaway of a 1949 […]

December 10, 2013December 9, 20131950s, Aircraft, Ray Pioch

Triple Deck Auto Transport Plane Cutaway, 1952

  A lovely 3-color cutaway by Popular Science stalwart, technical illustrator Ray Piotch, of the Blackburn Universal Freighter (“BUF”). The BUF had […]