1968 – CARDBOARD AMERICA

Red Apple Restaurant – Walla Walla, Washington

By: Jordan Smith August 29, 2017August 29, 2017

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For more than five decades, the Red Apple Restaurant served patrons at all hours in downtown Walla Walla, Washington. After years of semi-neglect and mismanagement, the Red Apple closed in late 1999. In 1948 the a new restaurant was opened at #57 (E. Main St. in downtown Walla Walla). The cafe and fountain, dubbed the…

Pat & Bruce’s Wedding

By: Jordan Smith February 9, 2017January 10, 2017

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Today marks the 49th wedding anniversary of my mother’s sister Pat (nee Hoover) and Bruce Papapietro. Their wedding took place inside Boone Memorial Presbyterian Church in Caldwell, Idaho. Pat and Bruce still reside in Caldwell, Idaho. My grandmother, who turns 95 this year, and all of my mother siblings live in Southern Idaho, except Paul…

1968 Schwinn Bicycles Catalog

By: Jordan Smith December 22, 2016November 16, 2016

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“Schwinn Bicycles….for the young in heart.” This catalog features every available Schwinn product in the 1968 line.

Downtowner and Rowntowner Motor Inn Directory – Fall, 1968

By: Jordan Smith December 1, 2016December 1, 2016

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Founded 1958, in Memphis, Tennessee, the Downtowner Corporation built and operated all of its own motels. Every Dowtowner Motor Inn was located downtown and offered a no-fills, cheap place to stay for the night. The Downtowner locations were strategically placed near a large hotel or convention center in hopes that business would spill over in their direction.…

Miss Dairylea’s “Lucky Star” Coloring Book

By: Jordan Smith November 30, 2016October 16, 2016

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This is a Dairylea Milk and Dairy Products coloring book. The front cover has “1968” written on it but I am not sure that is year this coloring book was produced. I cannot find a year on it anywhere.