The Park Motor Inn at 26 Carroll Street in Capitol Square in downtown Madison, Wisconsin. The new motel was built on the site of the
Category: Cardboard America
Rock Island Train Wreck – Green Mountain, Iowa
WHAT: Train wreck WHEN: March 21, 1910 – 8:17 a.m. WHERE: Between Green Mountain and Gladbrook, Iowa FATALITIES: 52 dead, 39 injured From the front
Carpetime Floor Covering Company – Phoenix, Arizona
Carpetime Floor Covering Company was opened by Walt Selinger sometime in 1959 at 1240 E. Indian School Road in Phoenix, Arizona. Distinctive Home Furnishings 1240
Cardboard America Update
For the past few months I have been weighing what to do with this site. I have been failing at posting much of anything on
Waving Hands Make Magic: The Music, Restaurants and Unique Career of Bud Averill
Sometimes I come across a piece of ephemera from my collection that sends me down countless wormholes and side stories that I seem to lose
Idaho Skunks Are Not To Be Sniffed At: The Roadside Signs of Fearless Farris’ Stinker Stations
“Fearless” Farris Lind had an eye for adventure. Born in 1915 outside of Twin Falls, Idaho, he graduated from Twin Falls High School in 1934.
Sand Dollar Restaurant – St. Petersburg, Florida
Located at 2401 34th St., South in St. Petersburg, Florida, the Sand Dollar Restaurant featured dining, dancing, a rotating Merry-Go-Round lounge and a dining room
Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg, Webster, Massachusetts
Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg (aka Lake Chaubunagungamaug) is a lake near Webster, Massachusetts. The meaning of Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg is attributed to the Nipmuc tribe. “Fishing Place at the
Missile Strategy Computer at the Alabama Space & Rocket Center – Huntsville, Alabama
I am easing back in to posting back on here. Some deep research posts are on their way. Until then, here’s an amazing circa early