Hermés Scarf ala Bayeux Tapestry 1940 artist Charles Pittner
More of Pittner’s designs at ScarfSage. Photo by Munyon & Sons.
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Congrats to KISS on upcoming Kennedy Center Honors
Apparently PEZ does not make many likenesses of real people. KISS may be the only dual honoree in these particular categories. There is an Elvis… Read More »Congrats to KISS on upcoming Kennedy Center Honors
Érard piano, circa 1860
Sébastien Érard (5 April 1752 – 5 August 1831) was a French instrument maker who specialised in the production of pianos and harps, developing the capacities of both instruments and pioneering… Read More »Érard piano, circa 1860
McDonnell’s Drive-In (& Mt. Wilson)
Before McDonald’s, there was McDonnell’s in the 30’s and 40’s. This site has some great photos of a number of early LA drive-in chains, including… Read More »McDonnell’s Drive-In (& Mt. Wilson)
PLOP!
Lots of neat covers, but my eye is drawn to PLOP! ‘The New Magazine of Weird Humor’. DC published it for three years in the… Read More »PLOP!
Mellos Popcorn
Still in business in Chicago, but it looks like they haven’t been in LA for quite some time.Photo by MMD.
Burton Karson Toccata Memorial Basket[?]
I’m not sure about the piece or the ‘Sanguine’ but Burton Karson was Mr. Music. Or Dr. Music, I should say. He taught at CSUF… Read More »Burton Karson Toccata Memorial Basket[?]
R Weatherwax/Lassie Mailbox
The Weatherwaxes are animal training royalty. Rudd Weatherwax trained the original Lassie for both film and TV (and Old Yeller). His son Robert “Bob” took… Read More »R Weatherwax/Lassie Mailbox
The Wich Stand
This Googie restaurant is not far from our house. It hasn’t been the Wich Stand for ages, but the building was refurbished and reopened as… Read More »The Wich Stand
Visit Keokuk, Nauvoo and the other delights of the Tri-state area
TIL, after the LDS church vacated Nauvoo for Utah, the land was sold to a French utopian socialist community, the Icarians. The Icarians lasted there… Read More »Visit Keokuk, Nauvoo and the other delights of the Tri-state area