Tag Archives: 1947
The Jolly Leprechaun’s Sinister Origins
Cheerful, prank-loving leprechauns are beloved symbols of luck and prosperity in Ireland and for the [...]
NAPCO Pickup Trucks: The Forgotten 4×4s
In the late ’40s and early ’50’s the name NAPCO really stood for something in [...]
Los Angeles Airways
In the beginning, Los Angeles Airways, Inc. started offering mail carrier service with six Bell [...]
Why Do We Cross Our Fingers For Good Luck?
Crossing fingers to achieve your own good luck or in a display of hopeful solidarity [...]
Meadowbrook Meat Co. Cornbinder Cabover
Meadowbrook Meat Co. was founded by J.R. Wordsworth in 1947 as a pork processor catering [...]
you can go off into strange dark areas, and always come back to the safety of the diner
“There’s a safety in thinking in a diner. You can have your coffee or your [...]
get it while you can and good luck at it
“I’m not telling you to make the world better, because I don’t think that progress [...]
Texaco Fire Chief Station on the Las Vegas Strip
The Texaco Fire Chief service station opened on the grounds of the Last Frontier Hotel [...]
Wait, Taylor Swift is Canadian?
So, why do Canadians have flappy heads on South Park …? Terrance & Philip (the [...]
Did a Secret Manhattan Cult Drive Jackson Pollock to His Death?
The Sullivan Institute brought a radical vision to midcentury psychotherapy, promoting alcohol and sexual freedom [...]