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Bucket of Blood Legacy Outlasts Route 66

Monday, August 18th, 2008

Although by the 1920s Route 66 was on its way, and the Bucket of Blood Saloon had the appearance of a respectable establishment, sidled up to a general store and across the way from an early gasoline station, the saloon still captivated travelers, who stopped in to see the bullet holes in the walls and […]

The 1893 Fair That Changed the World

Monday, August 11th, 2008

In 1892, an entire city arose from the swamps of Chicago to host the greatest mass of people ever assembled in the United States. On the heels of the Paris World Exposition, America wanted to display its new industrial might and cultural refinement. The Chicago World’s Fair drew a crowd of 27 million. At […]

An Introduction to Landscape Studies

Sunday, August 3rd, 2008

From Bearings associate Jo Guldi, landscape academic, comes this wonderful new introduction to Landscape Studies. The curious individual may wonder whether or not an academic field exists for taking pictures of places and interpreting them. The closest thing to that would be Landscape Studies.
Enjoy the video, and if you’d like to learn more, the […]

 
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