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Author: Steve

An outstanding researcher and clever writer who has been with WebUrbanist for over ten years, Steve brings a twist of creative humor into the mix with articles covering abandoned shops and buildings, offbeat signage & branding, eyebrow-raising architecture and much, much more. Steve can also be found exploring green innovations at WebEcoist and examining jaw-dropping pet products and pet-related news at PetsLady.

Mad Locomotives: Steaming Hot Prototype & Concept Trains

Trains and railroads, synonymous with both the Industrial Revolution and the Old West, were the transportation powerhouses of the 19th century. The 20th century, not so much - but that hasn't ...

15 Creative Modern Coffee Tables & Coffee Table Designs

No living room would be complete without its centerpiece: the coffee table. As a focus for family, friends, football and fun, the coffee table can't be beat... but it CAN be OFFbeat, as these 15 ...

Futuristic Flying: Brilliant Prototype & Concept Airplanes

These incredible concept aircraft push the envelope of what was - and is - possible, though often the envelopes have pushed back enough to ensure they never went into full production. The only ...

Exposed: 15 Incredible Drawn & Modeled Vehicle Cutaways

Vehicle cutaways are a very special kind of art that lays bare a driving machine's inner workings for prying eyes to see... without all the messy prying with crowbars and such. ...

Shining Examples: 20 Cool Concept Cars of the Golden Age

A map of the history of the auto industry would show dozens, if not hundreds of roads not traveled. What if some of these visionary concepts had been allowed to hit the street? These outstanding, ...

Series of Tubes: Pneumatic Tube Networks Then & Now

Long before the Internet was a glimmer in Al Gore's eye, a different series of tubes helped shuttle messages from one place to another, seemingly by magic. These pneumatic tube systems, many of ...

Master Blasters: Science Fiction Guns & Weapons to Die For

Mostly harmless? I think not! Any aliens who receive our old TV and radio transmissions will be raising their tentacles in submission once they get a glimpse of sci-fi's greatest hitmen and their ...

Classic to Cutting-Edge: Evolution of the Computer Mouse

The pip-squeak of peripherals has come a long way since 1964 when the first mouse - made of wood - crawled across our desktops and into our hearts. From those humble beginnings, mice have bred ...

Beyond Brutalism: Creative Modernist Concrete Architecture

Concrete as a building material has been used at least as far back as the Roman Empire. In the modern age, the overuse of concrete in Soviet-style blockhouse construction - Brutalism - has ...

Retrofuturistic Advertisements: Selling a Brighter Tomorrow

These 15 retrofuturistic ads showcase one of advertising's most time-tested traits: convincing the target market a better, brighter future can be theirs TODAY - once they purchase this must-have ...

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