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Lustron Home Update

Posted on February 22, 2013 by Swanky

Just a bump so you know I finally added images of this fantastic Lustron home here in Knoxville.

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Posted in Architecture, Architecture, Blather, Googie, Knoxville, Retro Goodies, Retro Preservation, Vintage PlacesTagged atomic, Googie, Knoxville, lustron, sputnik, vintageLeave a comment

Fort Lauderdale guestguide 1956-1957

Posted on September 24, 2006February 13, 2018 by Swanky

The Tiki Central thread on ads for Polynesian Restaurants had me diggin this out to scan the ad for the Mai Kai. I am also preparing to take a lot Read More …

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Posted in "Tiki" Collecting, Googie, Polynesian Pop, Retro Goodies, Retro PreservationTagged florida, fort lauderdale, Googie, mai kai, vintage9 Comments

Lileks shines his spotlight on TN – Knoxville

Posted on June 22, 2006 by Swanky

I recall when I first came across Lileks’ site. I loved it. And then I wondered if people thought I was copying him. Well, I started my site completely independantly. Read More …

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