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		<title>Thoughts on Raquel</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Aug 2010 05:37:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jesse Kowalski</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[All you need to know is “Raquel!” stars Raquel Welch and was “filmed on location in London, Paris, Acapulco, Mexico City, Big Sur, Sun Valley, Yucatan, and Los Angeles!” She sings. She dances. And Bob Mackie designed the costumes. Prepare yourself to step into a time capsule that is so quintessentially 1970.
“Raquel!” starts off with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Swank Mid Century Desert Pad</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 05:31:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Brick House have visited a couple who have done a fantastic job of redecorating and restoring their home back to its original style and feel. Located in the high desert of Southern California, they invites us to a house tour.
Jill and T.K. have been DIYing the crap out of their mid century pad for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Home Movie from Disneyland in 1956 – Part 2</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2010 11:43:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
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Good news! The author of the home movie shot at Disneyland in 1956 decided to post some more retro video goodness for all of us! In this clip we see glimpses from Adventureland, which is a cowboy and Indians themed area of the park. I believe it has changed a lot of the years though. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Home Movie from Disneyland in 1956</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Jan 2010 06:09:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
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A digitally restored home movie shot at Disneyland, California in 1956. Not only was the park only a year old but Walt Disney him self can be seen in the beginning shaking hands with the author's grand mother. I really love how vivid, colorful and happy everything looks like. The post war optimism and friendliness [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Visual Accoustics Celebrates Photographer Julius Schulman</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 05:52:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovul9A_h2A4

This documentary about the life of famed photographer Julius Schulman looks very appealing to me. If you have been reading my earlier architecture posts you will immediately know who I am referring to. [Thanks Cam]

Narrated by Dustin Hoffman, VISUAL ACOUSTICS celebrates the life and career of Julius Shulman, the world’s greatest architectural photographer, whose images [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Disneyland Hotel in Anaheim</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 05:55:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
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I am strangely fascinated by the Disneyland Hotel in Anaheim, California. Built in 1955 along with the park it was actually not operated by the Walt Disney Company until 1988 due to the building of the park had tapped Walt Disney for most of his financial resources. The Hotel has obviously been rebuilt, added to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Coast Modern Traces the Modernism Origins</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2009 06:24:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
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Interesting trailer from the upcoming documentary entitled Coast Modern which takes you on a trip back in time to look for the origins of Modernism architecture and how its style and look became associated with the west coast of the US. The release date for the documentary is set for autumn this year, meanwhile you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Postcards of Googie Architecture in California</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 05:59:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
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Since we all love kitschy postcards, I thought this would be a great way to start off the week. Below are a small sample of postcards from Synthetrix postcard collection of yesteryear California. Including motels, restaurants, diners, bowling alleys and everything between that all shares the Googie styled design and architecture that became popular on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Eichler numbers marks the spot</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 06:41:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
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If you are a lucky owner of one of the 11 000 mid-century Eichler homes located in northern and southern California, chances are you are also a design and architecture savvy person who appreciates fine details. Proud Eichler home owner Carmen realized this and are therefore offering authentic Eichler house numbers for sale through her [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Californian Vintage Photos Redux</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2009 06:53:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
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Digital painter Melvin Hale uses modern technology to make old black and white photos come alive again. Melvin's studio is located in Palm Springs, California where he has been working on refining his technology of digitally colorizing and restoring vintage black and white images of mid-century America - including roadside attractions, portraits, buildings and a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Desert House</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2009 14:29:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
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Here is another very swank and swizzle cool house for sale in California for those of you who are immune to the recession. Located in Desert Hot Springs and nick named The Desert House by architectural firm Marmol-Radziner &#38; Associates. Built in 2005 with the use of prefabricated modules and environmentally consciousness using solar powered [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Disneyland Hotel in California</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 12:05:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
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Seeing its summer and many people are on vacation, here are some lovely photos and brochures from the Disneyland Hotel in Anaheim, California for you to peruse - maybe you and your family are due for another road trip in ye old station wagon?The Hotel was built along the park in 1955 but not operated [...]]]></description>
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