Archive for Architecture
Phillips 66 Wichita, KS Map 1969
Phillips 66 street map of Wichita Kansas, 1969. From Randy’s Service Station also delt with U-Haul. 3155 South Broadway, Wichita, KS. It includes a list of all “66″ stations in Wichita. This map is a little different than most 1969 Phillips maps which show a more close up view of a station and many are in color. The “66″ in Phillips 66 stands for Route 66 which goes right through Bartlesville, OK, the home of Mr. Phillips.
Interior Decorating Week – Day #4
Yes, I know it’s Friday and I’m on day 4, but that’s just the way it is. Today’s selection is Use of Color in Interiors
by Albert O. Halse, McGraw-Hill, 1978. Second edition. this book has lots of color wheels and things like that, but I only scanned the actual pictures of interior decoration. Frankly, I wonder what people were on then, because so much of this is so awful. Just take a look at this ceiling.
by Albert O. Halse, McGraw-Hill, 1978. Second edition. this book has lots of color wheels and things like that, but I only scanned the actual pictures of interior decoration. Frankly, I wonder what people were on then, because so much of this is so awful. Just take a look at this ceiling.
I love waiting areas with no backs on the seats. That is just so ideal.
How about some ideas for the office?
Note the telephone on the floor and the wagon wheel on the wall.
This looks like what your Aunt Jane’s house looked like.
Orange was a popular color for libraries. The exact opposite of soothing.
We used to have a chess set like this, except the pieces were white and blue. My parents bought it in Mexico and my brother broke the board many years later. I was going to make a wooden board but never got around to it.
Interior Decorating Week – Day #3
This is my 502nd post. Today’s book is Living for Today by Karen Fisher, 1972. This is by far the most “out there,” artsy, High-Modern, Space-Age books of the week. It is also an odd size, so I couldn’t scan two full pages at once. As with all others, there are many more pictures I didn’t scan, so check out the books at eBay, Half,com, Amazon or wherever you purchase this stuff. This book in particular seemed to cause sensory overload and I had to stop way before the end.
How about a large hot dog on the wall?
I can’t decide if this is my dream bedroom or if it would make me dizzy.
No smoking afterwords please.
As opposed to the no smoking above, this person advertises cigarettes on the wall.
Notice the record player at the foot of this bed on the right and the telephone at the head. You couldn’t use the record player for romantic music, because any motion would cause the record player to skip.
Notice the bathtub on the right. Very interesting.
Look at the size of the TV screen. In fact, that is one amazing theme that runs through all these photos. If there is a television, it is very small.
How about a TV in a glass box? I love the STP sign behind it. And what is that on the wall? Not to be rude, but it looks like a vulva.
This clear plastic blow-up furniture has been in a couple books. That stuff is horrible in the heat or humidity, you stick to it.
Interior Decorating Week day #2
Today’s book is Homes with Character by Hazel Thompson Craig and Ola Day Rush. D. C. Heath and Co., 1962, revised edition, 1966. But really, it still looks like the 1962 book. Very much a 1950s book really. This book is much more informative than the others and includes information on how to run a house as well as how to decorate or design a house. Look for the book at Homes With Character
, eBay
, or Half.com
, eBay
First up, let’s llok at the kinds of expenses a household should expect in 1966. Average income after taxes is $5906. 24% of your budget is for food. Not eating out food, just food. Medical, 6.6%. Recreation, 4%. I bet most homes today spend more than that. Housing, 29.5%.
The TV is not the center of the room here, but it is placed so that it can be turned and watched from the living room or the bedroom.
The stacking washer and dryer are conveniently in the kitchen, assuring the woman never leaves the room until the man is ready for her to go to the bedroom. Actually ours are in the kitchen also (but in a cabinet behind doors) and my wife likes the convenience. Notice that it’s a front load washer though. That’s cool. And below that I put the pictures of washers. In 1966, were they still using wringer washers? What were the authors thinking?
This room is “Early American” but it has a totally Modern sofa on the left that kills the whole theme.
I love a happy housecleaner.
My dad is an antique dealer. If you do this to an antique, he will hunt you down and pour shellac down your drawers. I can’t believe people once thought that was a good idea.
Interior Decorating Week #1
This week we have some scans from vintage interior decorating books. These are 4 books that I got from my local library. If you have a large library, especially a university library (they never get rid of stuff), then chances are you can find some great vintage books. But PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE do not destroy the books or steal them! Many college libraries will allow local community people to check out the books. Go through the proper channels and leave the material for our kids. /rant. Next week I should have some Ethan Allen catalogs.
First book is Decorating with Confidence by José Wilson and Arthur Leaman, A.I.D. Simon and Schuster, 1973. There are lots more photos than what I’ve scanned, and most of what I did scan was color. Some black and white was so amazing however, that I scanned them also. You may be able to find these books at eBay, Half.com, or Amazon.
Love the orange fridge. And how on earth do you get stripes to line up down the blinds?
Love the top one here.
Some of these are just ghastly.
Notice the Plexiglas sofa on the left.
Dig the bamboo bathroom! Think of the humidity and mold that would hide! Although in parts of the USA that wouldn’t be a problem, I guess.
Can you believe it’s cardboard furniture? Wouldn’t this be a great idea to revive in these “green” days?
