http://www.ultraswank.net Retro Living and Design from the 50s, 60s and 70s Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:56:26 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.ultraswank.net/film/destination-new-york/ http://www.ultraswank.net/film/destination-new-york/#comments Fri, 11 Nov 2011 08:03:30 +0000 Oline Eaton http://www.ultraswank.net/?p=3581 Sometimes, the city in which a movie is set plays a role more important than that of the main characters and, over the years, many filmmakers have been drawn to the crusty liveliness of New York. Here are a few films where, even when cast alongside screen legends like Audrey Hepburn, Robert Redford and Marlon Brando, New [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/film/destination-new-york/feed/ 3 http://www.ultraswank.net/event/disneyland-goes-to-the-new-york-worlds-fair/ http://www.ultraswank.net/event/disneyland-goes-to-the-new-york-worlds-fair/#comments Mon, 18 Jul 2011 05:39:52 +0000 Chris http://www.ultraswank.net/?p=3402 In this documentary Walt Disney himself, shows us among many things, different props that will be used at the 1964 New York World’s Fair in which Disneyland will play an important role. Classical rides such as General Electric’s Carousel of Progress, Ford’s Magic Skyway, Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln and It’s a Small World were [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/event/disneyland-goes-to-the-new-york-worlds-fair/feed/ 1 http://www.ultraswank.net/event/return-to-the-new-york-worlds-fair-1964/ http://www.ultraswank.net/event/return-to-the-new-york-worlds-fair-1964/#comments Wed, 06 Jul 2011 05:30:23 +0000 Katharine Miller http://www.ultraswank.net/?p=3362 Of the three World’s Fairs set in North America in the 1960s, the 1964 fair is the most memorable and oft-cited. It wowed the young generation of Boomers with technological wonders and forward-thinking ideas. It gave us a few of the most beloved Disney attractions. And yet, it wasn’t really a World’s Fair. Hopes an [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/event/return-to-the-new-york-worlds-fair-1964/feed/ 3 http://www.ultraswank.net/roadtrip/the-mad-men-version-of-new-york-city/ http://www.ultraswank.net/roadtrip/the-mad-men-version-of-new-york-city/#comments Wed, 18 Aug 2010 17:21:53 +0000 Chris http://www.ultraswank.net/?p=2657 Join Ella Morton from Rocketboom as she takes us on a tour of the 1960s version of New York City portrayed in television series Mad Men. Check out where the Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce office is located, where to buy the perfect hat and the best place to zip Martinis among many other things. (Via)]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/roadtrip/the-mad-men-version-of-new-york-city/feed/ 0 http://www.ultraswank.net/television/mad-men-season-4-premieres-tonight/ http://www.ultraswank.net/television/mad-men-season-4-premieres-tonight/#comments Sun, 25 Jul 2010 09:25:56 +0000 Chris http://www.ultraswank.net/?p=2629 Tonight at 10 PM/9C, anyone who lives in the US and have access to AMC can catch the season premiere for the award winning series Mad Men. What will happen with the newly founded agency Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce and Don Drapers domestic life? Find out tonight. I can’t wait!]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/television/mad-men-season-4-premieres-tonight/feed/ 1 http://www.ultraswank.net/daydreaming/the-glittering-lights-of-broadway-in-the-1950s/ http://www.ultraswank.net/daydreaming/the-glittering-lights-of-broadway-in-the-1950s/#comments Tue, 13 Apr 2010 05:33:30 +0000 Chris http://www.ultraswank.net/?p=2062 A short movie that takes us back 60 years or so, to a time when Broadway and Times Square were the theater and entertainment capital of the USA. Pre Disneyfication and massive tourist invasions. For those of you who likes numbers, there were apparently 40 million twinkling lights around Broadway back then. Many of these [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/daydreaming/the-glittering-lights-of-broadway-in-the-1950s/feed/ 3 http://www.ultraswank.net/daydreaming/gene-kelly-tap-dancing-on-roller-skates-in-nyc/ http://www.ultraswank.net/daydreaming/gene-kelly-tap-dancing-on-roller-skates-in-nyc/#comments Fri, 23 Oct 2009 05:45:19 +0000 Chris http://www.ultraswank.net/?p=1474 From the movie It’s Always Fair Weather made in 1955 starring the always brilliant and talented Gene Kelly, this time singing with roller skates around Broadway in New York City. What do you daydream about today? [Thanks Cam]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/daydreaming/gene-kelly-tap-dancing-on-roller-skates-in-nyc/feed/ 3 http://www.ultraswank.net/event/1964-new-york-worlds-fair-futurama-ride/ http://www.ultraswank.net/event/1964-new-york-worlds-fair-futurama-ride/#comments Wed, 30 Sep 2009 05:30:28 +0000 Chris http://www.ultraswank.net/?p=1353 General Motors was a pioneer exhibitor back in the mid-century often with the technical assistance of Walt Disney’s Imagineers. Futarama was a ride at the New York World’s Fair in 1939 and was updated for the 1964 fair which offered its riders a glimpse into what life in the year 2024 would be like. This [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/event/1964-new-york-worlds-fair-futurama-ride/feed/ 6 http://www.ultraswank.net/inspiration/mad-men-yourself/ http://www.ultraswank.net/inspiration/mad-men-yourself/#comments Mon, 10 Aug 2009 05:30:55 +0000 Chris http://www.ultraswank.net/?p=1166 If you always wanted to know how you would fit in the Mad Men world of New York in the early 1960s, here’s your chance. AMC has made available a cute website that lets you create your own Mad Men identity and then download your favorite creations as buddy icons and sleek wallpaper for your [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/inspiration/mad-men-yourself/feed/ 5 http://www.ultraswank.net/television/mad-men-casting-call/ http://www.ultraswank.net/television/mad-men-casting-call/#comments Thu, 23 Jul 2009 05:25:25 +0000 Chris http://www.ultraswank.net/?p=1115 If you always wanted to work in the advertising business in New York circa 1962, here’s your chance! AMC are advertising a contest for a walk-on role for season 4 of the series which basically means that you have a chance to get a small speaking part in a future episode. To enter the competition [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/television/mad-men-casting-call/feed/ 3 http://www.ultraswank.net/television/mad-men-season-3/ http://www.ultraswank.net/television/mad-men-season-3/#comments Mon, 13 Jul 2009 05:47:52 +0000 Chris http://www.ultraswank.net/?p=1072 Season 3 of the Emmy Award-winning series Mad Men featuring the adventures of Don Draper and his team of creative people at New York based ad agency Sterling Cooper will premiere on Sunday, August 16 at 10pm on AMC. For those of you who want to catch up with the previous season, AMC is hosting [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/television/mad-men-season-3/feed/ 4 http://www.ultraswank.net/travel/skyline-new-york/ http://www.ultraswank.net/travel/skyline-new-york/#comments Mon, 10 Nov 2008 12:49:00 +0000 Chris http://www.ultraswank.net/uncategorized/skyline-new-york/ Join Trans World Airlines and Ultra Swank for a flight to the city that never sleeps, New York city! We will depart from Los Angeles and set down at New York, Idlewild airport (soon to be known as JFK airport). Our flying time is estimated at around 8 hours. Fasten your seat belts and enjoy [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/travel/skyline-new-york/feed/ 3 http://www.ultraswank.net/television/more-mad-men/ http://www.ultraswank.net/television/more-mad-men/#comments Mon, 17 Dec 2007 20:09:00 +0000 Chris http://www.ultraswank.net/uncategorized/more-mad-men/ Since my previous post about the TV show Mad Men from AMC back in November I have now watched the entire first season (13 episodes) and thought I would share some thoughts about the show. Mad Men is a drama that revolves around the life of creative director Donald Draper who works at a prestigious [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/television/more-mad-men/feed/ 5 http://www.ultraswank.net/television/mad-men/ http://www.ultraswank.net/television/mad-men/#comments Tue, 06 Nov 2007 13:20:00 +0000 Chris http://www.ultraswank.net/uncategorized/mad-men/ Mad Men is a drama series from AMC about a swank ad agency in Manhattan, New York. It takes place in the early 1960s, when working with advertising was probably the most glamorous work you could have at that period as portrayed in many movies from that decade. For instance Lover Come Back starring Rock [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/television/mad-men/feed/ 5 http://www.ultraswank.net/event/1964-new-york-worlds-fair/ http://www.ultraswank.net/event/1964-new-york-worlds-fair/#comments Mon, 23 Jul 2007 13:56:00 +0000 Chris http://www.ultraswank.net/uncategorized/1964-new-york-worlds-fair/ I have two favorite World’s Fair expositions. The first one being the 1962 held in Seattle, also known as Century 21, the second one is the fair that was held in Queens, New York in 1964. It was the largest World’s Fair ever hosted, and the theme for it was “Peace Through Understanding”. This was [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/event/1964-new-york-worlds-fair/feed/ 16 http://www.ultraswank.net/architecture/eero-saarinen/ http://www.ultraswank.net/architecture/eero-saarinen/#comments Tue, 05 Jun 2007 14:21:00 +0000 Chris http://www.ultraswank.net/uncategorized/eero-saarinen/ This is a continuation of my posts about my favourite architects from the golden days of architecture (this one is for you janepeepshow). Second up is Eero Saarinen, originally born in Finland in 1910. Relocated to the United States when his family emigrated there in 1923, where he began to study sculpture and furniture design. [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/architecture/eero-saarinen/feed/ 3 http://www.ultraswank.net/stores/the-worlds-largest-store/ http://www.ultraswank.net/stores/the-worlds-largest-store/#comments Thu, 01 Sep 2005 12:37:00 +0000 Chris http://www.ultraswank.net/uncategorized/the-worlds-largest-store/ This is Macy’s in New York circa 1964. Here you’ll find everything a swinging bachelor needs, from swank furniture to the latest music. Just look at the crowd of people outside waiting to get in, or are they just trying to get a cab during rush hour?]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/stores/the-worlds-largest-store/feed/ 3