No Quarter: Parking Meters Pimped To Perfection
It's time to pay tribute to parking meters, those metal “trees” of the concrete jungle that have collected billions of coins over eight decades of service. Parking meters have been ...
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Like A Rock Star: 12 Iconic Movie Corvettes
The Chevrolet Corvette's long list of silver screen starring roles turned America's first mass-produced sports car into an automotive pop culture icon. One of the Corvette's first ...
30 Years of Graffiti: Peeled Dutch Wall Sample Reveals Colorful Art History
The sides of the structure are painted from ground to roof, but peeling back layers of artwork reveals just how far back the building's vibrant history goes. "This is Doornroosje, the ...
Haul For One: U-Haul Adapts & Reuses Abandoned Buildings
U-Haul company's commitment to renovate and reuse abandoned buildings is not only economical, it also serves to revitalize post-industrial neighborhoods. One of U-Haul's most noteworthy ...
Battered: 15 Closed And Abandoned Fish & Chip Shops
Fish & Chips are famed the world over as THE quintessential English food so why are there so many closed and abandoned “Chippies” in their home country? American fish & ...
Heathen’s Gate: Ingenious Overlay Reveals History of Ancient Roman Ruin
A pane of glass overlaid with a simple line drawing brings crumbling ruins to life at one of Austria's most famous historical sites, reanimating the partial building near the Open Air Museum ...
Memorable Memorials: 10 Extraordinary War Monuments
These extraordinary war monuments stand out from the crowd in commemorating those who have fallen while performing their duty in the service of their country. Memorial Day was formerly ...
Fading To Black: 13 Abandoned TV Repair Shops
TV repair shops, once fixtures of our tuned-in society, have faded away as televisions became more reliable and the broadcast medium itself lost its relevance. Take Milbee Radio & ...
Search for Spoke: 8 Closed & Abandoned Bicycle Factories
These closed and abandoned bicycle factories are relics of a bygone era before two-wheeled vehicles were supplanted by those with four wheels and an engine. One of those ...
Times Lapse: Minute-Long Video Shows Every NYT Cover Printed Since 1852
The times are always changing, but few things bring it home quite so elegantly (and quickly) as an extended look at the front pages of a classic publication, compressing over 150 years of history ...
