Photos and Story by Kristen Van Uden As the Twilight Zone proclaimed, “People are alike all over.” Nothing captures the truth of this statement – across time as well as space – so uniquely as vernacular photography. With the rising availability of affordable cameras in the early twentieth century, photography provided a new means of… Read More The Stolen Souls: Finding Ourselves in Vintage Photography
Photos courtesy of Ashley Elieff, Andy Wen, Daniel Garcia and Correy Morales. On August 6, 2010, the US Congress came together in a bi-partisan effort to pass the Spirit of ’45 Day into act, a day recognizing the Greatest Generation who fought valiantly against the Axis Powers in World War II and left a mighty… Read More Keeping the Spirit of ’45 America Alive in Celebrations and a Love Story
Star-crossed lovers aside, we couldn’t be excited for this sentimental announcement that has us sentimental for the 90’s in a different way. For those who actually loved the tragic history behind the RMS Titanic which sank in 1912, you’ll be given a surreal opportunity to see the ship take the seas again in as early… Read More The Ship of Dreams Awakens Again as Titanic II set to Sail in 2022
By M. G. Hughes… Read More A Beloved Woman: the Amazing Grace Hughes
As told by Sarah Oakey… Read More Gladys Edith Oakey’s Exciting Life in the Dawn of a New Century
A bed & breakfast, with all its cozy homespun appeal and intimate antique furnishings, might be the last accommodation to find when visiting a big city. But San Francisco isn’t like other cities— and its best kept secret b&b, The Union Street Inn, is easily the frontrunner of true hospitality. Tucked away off of where… Read More A Stay in Edwardian Times at The Union Street Inn
We couldn’t help but wonder how many of you have made a resolution for 2018– and how many have still persisted with each one. Making a New Year’s resolution can seem like a strain on your next 12 months, not for the commitment but the failure at doing so, and it’s easy to see why… Read More Starting off the New Year in Old Ways
A vintage dreamer’s delight come true! Ride around Manhattan this month for a chance to travel back into the past aboard one of their vintage train cars and buses. The New York Transit Museum will run their ageless fleet on December Sundays, starting the 3rd, 10th, 17th, and 24th. Find their R1-9 train cars, manufactured… Read More Get Around NYC this December with the Holiday Nostalgia Rides
Layering up in Lovely Vintage Finds… Read More Giving the Cold Weather the Vintage Boot
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