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The Coronaball Run, Day 2: Richmond to Asheville to Nashville

Posted on April 14, 2020 by

Blowhard, Esq. writes: This is the second installment of my series about driving cross-country during the coronavirus crisis. Click here for first post. On day two we left behind the North and drove deeper into the South. Richmond set the pattern … Continue reading →

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Neon Du Jour

Posted on July 8, 2015 by

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Nathan’s at Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York. OK, it would’ve looked a lot better lit up at night, but we bailed before it got dark. Click on the image to enlarge.

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Neon Du Jour

Posted on February 26, 2015 by

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Downtown Vegas ca. 1948-1950. Click on the image to enlarge.

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Neon & Cocktail Du Jour

Posted on February 24, 2014 by

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Catching a show at the Pantages? Cocktails first at the Frolic Room. Click on the images to enlarge.

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Architecture Du Jour

Posted on February 23, 2014 by

Blowhard, Esq. writes: The Vogue Theater in Hollywood, CA, 1935 Click on the image to enlarge.

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Neon Du Jour

Posted on January 13, 2014 by

Blowhard, Esq. writes: The El Cortez Hotel in downtown Las Vegas. Click on the image to enlarge.

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Architecture Du Jour

Posted on December 13, 2013 by

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Click on the image to enlarge. Academy Theater in Inglewood, CA, 1940. Photograph by Julius Shulman.

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Neon & Cocktail Du Jour

Posted on December 7, 2013 by

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Their sandwiches are amazing and the Old Fashioneds are pretty good too. Click on the images to enlarge.

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Somewhere on the Road to Vegas

Posted on November 16, 2013 by

Blowhard, Esq. writes:

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Jazz Clubs on 52nd Street in New York City, 1948

Posted on November 13, 2013 by

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Click on the image to enlarge.

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