Holiday Hotel slot
The Holiday Hotel in Reno started as a non-casino hunting resort in 1956. “Despite its many attractions, the Holiday’s non-gaming “experiment” didn’t last long. According… Read More »Holiday Hotel slot
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Hatsuyuki
What is it? It was a mystery, but fortunately, it has a prominent name and I have the Googles. It is a manual block ice… Read More »Hatsuyuki
Flamingos Galore!
Been a while since a collection appeared here. This is a nice and varied one (apart from it all being flamingos). More photos below.
Tomorrowland 2055 Open House
In the 1990s there was an effort afoot to renew Tomorrowland at Disneyland. It never came about. I can remember vague rumors of a scary… Read More »Tomorrowland 2055 Open House
Pop Party in Petersburg & other German hits
Love the devotchka doing the prisyadka on the cover of Pop Party in Petersburg, from 1969. At that time, of course, St. Petersburg was Leningrad,… Read More »Pop Party in Petersburg & other German hits
Feng shui compass (luopan)
Per Wikipedia: The luopan or geomantic compass is a Chinese magnetic compass, also known as a Feng Shui compass. It is used by a Feng Shui practitioner to determine… Read More »Feng shui compass (luopan)
Castle Films – Clyde Beatty’s Animal Thrills
Castle Films was a leader in selling ‘home movies’ direct to consumers for home projection on 8 mm and 16 mm film. I know them… Read More »Castle Films – Clyde Beatty’s Animal Thrills
They Gotta Quit Kickin’ My Dawg Aroun’
The sensational song hit! Fortunately, someone else has tracked down a lot of info on the title, which stretches back to around the 1880s! And… Read More »They Gotta Quit Kickin’ My Dawg Aroun’
What Shall I Cook Today? Spry Vegetable Shortening
‘Guests raved about her dinner.’ This late 1930s cookbook from Spry Vegetable Shortening tickles my fancy. Sadly, it appears that Spry lost the vegetable shortening… Read More »What Shall I Cook Today? Spry Vegetable Shortening
Korchnoi-Kasparov 1983 in Pasadena… not
We’ll stick with the chess theme. This great poster touts the semifinal match in the World Chess Championship between Soviet Gary Kasparov and Swiss (since… Read More »Korchnoi-Kasparov 1983 in Pasadena… not