Time Travel to Past Wonders
This beautiful example of mid-century modern design resided in Saratoga, CA for 31 years. Designed by Bay Area architect John Savage Bolles, the Paul Masson Champagne Cellars opened in 1959. Bolles was best known for designing Candlestick Park, former home of the San Francisco Giants. At the time, the Paul Masson Champagne Cellars was considered…
The Chicago Tribune labeled Olson Park one of “Chicago’s Seven Lost Wonders.” Built next to the Olson Rug Company, this 22-acre park attracted over 200,000 people a year by 1955. The Olson Rug Company of Chicago was founded in 1874 by Oliver B. Olson. Born in Norway, he came to Chicago and learned the carpet…
Who wouldn’t love to buy alpine cheese from a Swiss style food truck? Or see what was once the world’s largest cuckoo clock? Or dine in the Heidi Chalet restaurant under large murals of the Alps? You could find all of these at Alpina-Alpa on Route 62 in Wilmot, Ohio. The restaurant Alice and Hans…
When I stumbled across the Brookdale Lodge postcard, I loved the look of the log cabin and old cars parked outside.
If Instagram existed in the late 1950s, the $1 million horseshoe display would have been a popular selfie spot. Encased in a gold horseshoe at Joe W. Brown’s Horseshoe Club were one hundred $10,000 bills. It is estimated over five million visitors took their photo in front of the horseshoe. Many celebrities snapped pics but…