Saul Bass Playscape 1961, originally uploaded by sandiv999.
Woohoo! I would have loved the plank-board jump into the sandpit idea when I was a kid. The builders probably would have had to conveniently locate this park next door to a hospital ;X
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- Space Commander
- Somewhere in Orbit, United States
- You've found the ramblings of a Retro lifestyler living in a Post-millenial world. Now moved back to his childhood home and restoring it to the optimistic era it was born in.
Can an overworked single father and an irrepressable 9-year old live by old fashioned values vrs. today's, survive the struggles of renovation, and together make a home in a humble '58 ranch?
Find out - Read the blog.
The Ranch in 1958
the 1960's
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The Playroom
Mad Men Yourself You can choose your shape, your hair, your outfit; it's like being in a casting session with Peggy and Ken -- only better
Java's Bachelor Pad Where it's always after 5:00
Webb Wilder The last of the full grown men
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Lotta Livin' Vintage everything!
Roadside Peek More sights to see
SwampFireLounge Tiki and Kustom Kulture
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Lost America Sights to see
Lotta Livin' Vintage everything!
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Thrillville Love b-movies?
My Family in the Fifties
Sis, Dad, Mom, Brother and Pepper the dog. *pre-Space Commander & the '58 Ranch
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6 comments:
Where do I get one? =O
OK, OK, WAIIIIT a minute!!
The last post from your blog, according to My blogroll, was July 2nd. And here I see several posts since then. Huh?? What the? I need to remember to click on your header, not the post title grrr....
And what happened to the comment I just made on this post?
Why are things vanishing, just like our lost childhood? Why? Why? lolol...
And there is my comment again.
Hummm....
Good thing I am not paranoid. =D
Who said that? lol...
OK, off to read the posts I missed!
*watching Atomic Ranch Lady slowly losing it on my comments board* LoL
Oh yeah, there were a few posts that didn't show on the roll since the 2nd. Blogger wasn't liking me much, was it? ;P
Yer just messin' with me now, aren'tchoo? lol =P
Don't look at me! ;D
Blogger still says there's only been 2 comments left on this post. Go figure =P LoL
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