And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
"The Bulldog Café (similar to the Pup Café) was built in 1928 and located at 1153 West Washington Boulevard. It was demolished in 1966. ... In 1990 Disney recreated the Bulldog Café when it adapted the work into a movie called The Rocketeer. It was on display on the Disney-MGM backlot tour from 1991-1996." From waterandpower.org/museum/Programmatic_Style_Architecture.html, which has more examples of this style of architecture in SoCal.
Bill Crosby did a bit about the internal theme music that each of us has and identifies with, his was "The Lone Ranger" theme. Mine is the theme from "The Rocketeer". https://youtu.be/C7Luq7JzxCM
Buildings were built this way so that they stood out & could be found if meeting someone there, today everything is bland and boring.
ReplyDeleteThere is actually a "Shell" Station in Winston-Salem that is a large shell. It has been preserved.
ReplyDeletethe same diner can be seen in the 1991 movie THE ROCKETEER
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Yes, it needs Peevy's '34 Ford Pickup and a GeeBee Z parked out front, preferably with the glorious Jenny in attendance.
Delete"The Bulldog Café (similar to the Pup Café) was built in 1928 and located at 1153 West Washington Boulevard. It was demolished in 1966. ... In 1990 Disney recreated the Bulldog Café when it adapted the work into a movie called The Rocketeer. It was on display on the Disney-MGM backlot tour from 1991-1996."
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There is a statue of a gorilla holding up a VW that still stands in VT. https://www.roadarch.com/07/8/gorilla.jpg
ReplyDeleteI can't believe that grown up men wore that kind of an outfit.
ReplyDeleteI can't believe a dog smoked that kind of a pipe.
DeleteIn the beginning there's usually a reason, like keeping your pants up out of the mud and horse poo.
DeleteI'm thinking that this dude's pants shrank and he's not able to purchase a new pair.
DeleteThe public restroom is directly around the back under the tail.
ReplyDeleteHahahaha! Anon, you win the internets for today.
DeleteThank you so much, CW.
DeleteBill Crosby did a bit about the internal theme music that each of us has and identifies with, his was "The Lone Ranger" theme.
ReplyDeleteMine is the theme from "The Rocketeer".
https://youtu.be/C7Luq7JzxCM
Tamales first, ice cream after
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That is the Americana I love, not the Golden Arches or Applebees.
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