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May 9, 2021 by Kevin

1958 Hallcraft Homes advertising section: “This is Livin’!”

This special advertising section appeared on July 20, 1958 in the Arizona Republic to introduce with the catchphrase “This is Livin’!” The designs featured “Cindarella gables” with sweeping window and entry overhangs, and a “flow of line which introduces to homebuilding in the Valley of the Sun a graceful and distinctive charm of a kind entirely new.”

A pdf of the full section can be downloaded below.

Hallcraft Homes 1958 Advertising SectionDownload

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August 2, 2020 by Kevin

San Francisco Then and Now

The other day I got an email from Historic Aerials with a couple of cool aerial photos of San Francisco. They showed aerial photos of the city taken in 1906 (just after the big earthquake), and again in 2006.

San Francisco, 1906
San Francisco, 2006

So how was the 1906 photo taken? Turns out, it was a camera mounted onto a kite! According to Historic Aerials, George R. Lawrence had invented the world

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August 30, 2014 by Kevin

Attefallshus

Ever been to IKEA and seen those micro-home displays, where an entire household is fitted out in half the space of a two-car garage?

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April 8, 2014 by Kevin

Bliss

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With Microsoft pulling the plug on support for the venerable Windows XP there have been a few stories on the iconic screen image that served as the backdrop to all those XP displays the world over. NPR had a radio segment, and PC world featured a story. The photographer took the photo from Highway 12 in Sonoma County back in 1998, and says despite the vivid colors it was not retouched. I’d always imagined it was somewhere in the East Bay, with Mount Diablo in the background, so not too far off. So be it, the hillside is now covered with vineyards.

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