Throwback Payphone

My friend Vincie and I were eating lunch at Totin’s Diner on Route 19. I had a breakfast at the counter just last Friday and enjoyed it. We were in the area and I said you’ve got to see this retro vibe. The boomerang design Formica top table , the red vinyl chrome chairs, the counter, the booths, the artwork and a classic checkerboard floor.

She ordered Liver and Onions and said it was very good. Had enough real mashed potatoes for a couple of meals.

Look what she spotted as she sat facing this direction. She encouraged me to photograph it for the blog. Good call.

How about that long coil cord?

The partial black and white picture to the right –24 Pro Bowls for a trio of Linebackers

Ooops- This has to be a replica Vincie noticed as we were leaving, it’s not rotary but push button!

A Bit of a Retro Vibe

Christmas Window

Jack’s Discount Videos in Millvale PA

Retro American Tourister Train Case

The color is “Fawn”. I received a three piece American Tourister luggage set from my maternal grandparents on the occasion of my 1970 high school graduation. The two suitcases are gone. But here’s the train case.

The red, white and blue luggage tag is at home in Pittsburgh, I’m pretty sure. .

While I’m here in Columbus OH, I saw the remaining piece in the closet at Laura’s home. I asked her what’s in there? Calico Critters from her childhood.

See a 1970’s commercial advertising American Tourister Luggage here

The retro train case in the color fawn.
Calico Critters

Wordless Wednesday

Our Mom, Morgan le Fay and Slipcovers

Throwback Thursday.

This photo has to be taken in the late sixties. My sister’s cat on her lap- Morgan le Fay. I don’t remember our mom being particularly fond of cats. Her parents were avid birders.

I did a transfer of the photo onto watercolor paper in a class I took.

My sister and I were just saying wish we hadn’t discarded those slip covers. Slip covers were popular years ago. The yellow was much brighter in person. And a bold black stripe.

Retro-Mod Decor

Retro-Mod Decor at Who New?
on Butler Street in Lawrenceville.

 

Magic Rabbitlight Sign Delight

Wednesday Night 29 January

St. Augustine Florida

The Magic Beach Motel. St. Augustine FL

Could rabbitlight be a word? The challenge stated words ending in light.  Signlight? a delight?

Spaceflight  in Starlight at Becky B’s Blog 

Retro Macrame Pot Hanger Materials

This vintage book of directions for making Macrame Plant Hangers or rather Macrame Pot Hangers and this huge twine were in the donations my friend Donna gave to my art teacher friend Bob.

In the seventies, I never used such a thick rope but instead a thinner white cord and some wooden beads.

Macrame belts were holding up lots of bell bottom jeans when I was in college.

Do you or have you ever done macrame?

Who Remembers Bizarre Bazaar Items?

I have this old, approximately the 1960’s,  PATONS 65 cents pamphlet with knitting patterns for Bazaar Items.  Corn cob slippers, tea cozies, toilet roll covers and poodle bottle covers to name a few.  I see that the same booklet can be purchased on Ebay for about four bucks now.

Not sure if anyone still has a dolly or poodle sitting on top of their toilet tank with a spare roll of toilet paper hidden underneath.

Faded Signage Friday

Faded signage Friday. Today I was missing the WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge. Not sure why WordPress  eliminated that weekly word prompt but I always liked coming up with an image or two to respond.  Decided I would create my own challenge for Friday.  I realize there are many photographers specializing in these ghost signs.  Hope I can find another one for next Friday.

Looked up Rieck’s Ice Cream  See The Pittsburgh Press Page from 1945 below

 

Copied from a newspaper page The Pittsburgh Press April 12, 1945