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Perfect Market's Julie Schoenfeld Is Helping Media Companies Find New Models

Mon, 03 Oct 2011 10:37:44 -0700

Perfect Market’s Julie Schoenfeld Is Helping Media Companies Find New Models...

awesomepeoplehangingouttogether: Bob Marley and Jimi Hendrix...

Tue, 06 Sep 2011 10:24:33 -0700

awesomepeoplehangingouttogether:

Bob Marley and Jimi Hendrix playing soccer

greatestgeneration: Alaskan D-Day for Canadian and American...

Mon, 05 Sep 2011 21:12:02 -0700

greatestgeneration:

Alaskan D-Day for Canadian and American forces

life: Psh, white after labor day? Total fashion faux-pas. Hope...

Mon, 05 Sep 2011 11:04:11 -0700

life:

Psh, white after labor day? Total fashion faux-pas. Hope you got it all out of your system and wore all white everything this weekend.

Just kidding, of course. But… you may want to take notes from these Young Women Dressed Appropriately.

retrogasm: Communicate with nature…

Fri, 02 Sep 2011 20:39:32 -0700

retrogasm:

Communicate with nature…

holdthisphoto: Helsinki railroad station, 1960 by John Lewis...

Wed, 31 Aug 2011 06:17:14 -0700

holdthisphoto:

Helsinki railroad station, 1960

by John Lewis Stage

luzfosca: Vaclav Chochola Noční chodec, 1949 From The process...

Fri, 26 Aug 2011 12:12:54 -0700

luzfosca:

Vaclav Chochola

Noční chodec, 1949

From The process of photography

nevver: Anatomy of a Librarian, [more]

Wed, 24 Aug 2011 13:05:50 -0700

nevver:

Anatomy of a Librarian, [more]

Photo

Sun, 21 Aug 2011 22:33:22 -0700

life: Ya know, just a few young flappers getting ahead on the...

Sun, 21 Aug 2011 12:47:37 -0700

life:

Ya know, just a few young flappers getting ahead on the whole ‘jaded, chain smoking New Yorker’ thing in 1925 outside of Madison Square Garden…

I kid, I kid! — But really, look at these photos: New York Smokes: A History in Photos

carolynkellogg: Checking out books from a Los Angeles library,...

Sun, 21 Aug 2011 12:36:58 -0700

carolynkellogg:

Checking out books from a Los Angeles library, 1931.

firsttimeuser: Moscow, circa 1940s

Fri, 19 Aug 2011 14:13:38 -0700

firsttimeuser:

Moscow, circa 1940s

afuzz: blackandwtf: 1949 “STOP HHRE” - a spelling error on the...

Fri, 19 Aug 2011 10:20:58 -0700

afuzz:

blackandwtf:

1949

“STOP HHRE” - a spelling error on the road at Virgil & Temple in Los Angeles, 1949.

(via usclibraries)

reblog because i live so very close to this intersection. love to see the hood back in the days.

smbiker: California Cycleway The California Cycleway, opened in...

Thu, 18 Aug 2011 18:03:11 -0700

smbiker:

California Cycleway

The California Cycleway, opened in 1900, was an elevated tollway built specially for bicycle traffic through the Arroyo Seco, intended to connect the cities of Pasadena and Los Angeles, in California, United States.

The inventor and promotor of the cycleway was Pasadena resident Horace Dobbins, who attracted ex-California governor Henry Harrison Markham to join him in the scheme. Together, the two sought approval from the California state legislature, which was ultimately granted (after a first attempt was vetoed) in 1897. The California Cycleway Company bought a six-mile (10 km) right-of-way from downtown Pasadena to Avenue 54 in Highland Park, Los Angeles. Construction began in 1899, and about 1.3 miles (2 km) of the elevated wooden bikeway were opened on January 1, 1900, starting near Pasadena’s Hotel Green and ending near the Raymond Hotel. The majority of its route is now Edmondson Alley. A toll booth was located near the north end, in the present Central Park. Had the full route been completed, it would have continued past Highland Park, on through Montecito Heights, crossed the Los Angeles River, passed Elysian Park, and continued to the Plaza in Los Angeles. The full nine-mile run would have had a maximum grade of 3% and an average grade slightly over 1%. At its highest point, the elevation of the roadway was 50 feet.

The portion built was constructed almost entirely of Oregon pine and was wide enough for four cyclists to ride abreast, with provision for eventual doubling of the width. It was painted dark green and, at night, brightly lit with incandescent lights. The toll was 10 cents one-way, or 15 cents round trip.

Due to the end of the bicycle craze of the 1890s and the existing Pacific Electric Railway lines connecting Pasadena to Los Angeles, the cycleway never made a profit, and never extended beyond the Raymond Hotel into the Arroyo Seco. In the first decade of the 20th century, the structure was dismantled, and the wood sold for lumber, and the Pasadena Rapid Transit Company, a failed venture headed by Dobbins to construct a streetcar line, acquired the right-of-way. Later, the California Cycleway’s right-of-way became part of the Arroyo Seco Parkway (Pasadena Freeway).

Today In History: Women Get The Vote

Thu, 18 Aug 2011 15:15:10 -0700

Today In History: Women Get The Vote

blackandwtf: 1905 “Tommy Atkins.” The name being a sort of...

Thu, 18 Aug 2011 11:10:02 -0700

blackandwtf:

1905

“Tommy Atkins.” The name being a sort of generic, John-Doe-type moniker for a British soldier.

(via Shorpy)

2headedsnake: dont-panic.co.uk

Wed, 17 Aug 2011 11:20:59 -0700

2headedsnake:

dont-panic.co.uk

iloveretro: Empire State Building (1930)

Fri, 12 Aug 2011 14:42:34 -0700

iloveretro:

Empire State Building (1930)

James Brown (gif)

Thu, 11 Aug 2011 20:18:00 -0700

James Brown (gif)

…mid 1910’s, a father plays with his little daughter,...

Thu, 11 Aug 2011 19:00:49 -0700

…mid 1910’s, a father plays with his little daughter, oblivious that …

frivolouswhim:

India, mid 1910’s, a father plays with his little daughter, oblivious that she would grow up to become two times Oscar winner, tragic beauty and the legendary face and portrayer of the most coveted role in film history, Gone With The Wind’s Scarlett O’Hara. Vivien Leigh.