Thursday, June 21, 2012

Colonial Period and its affect on the Mid-century: Jamestown

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Hampton Roads has many ties to the 17th and 18th century, arguably being the birth place of the United States. During the mid-twentieth cent...
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Saturday, March 24, 2012

5th Annual York High School Car Show

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Today, I participated in my first car show ever, the YHS Falcon's Car Show, with my '63 Mercury Comet.  York High School puts the ...
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Sunday, March 4, 2012

Dairy Queen - fast food in retro style

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This, the first Dairy Queen on the peninsula, opened it's doors in 1968.  For roughly the first 25 years of it's existence it was ...

Rocky Mount BBQ- going strong since 1953

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  On a slightly overcast day in February (hence the outside picture), I went to the Rocky Mount BBQ to try this Newport News landmark. Wh...
Sunday, February 19, 2012

Coffey's Lock Shop -- old school store with knowledgable staff

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Mendel Coffey didn't realize in 1958 when he opened his shop on 25th street in downtown Newport News that he was creating a local ins...
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Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Ames Cleaners -- retro archetecture and great service

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The Ames family started their cleaning business in Hampton in 1961.  From the beginning, it was known by locals for it's quality of ser...
Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Arlo Guthrie -- Folk Legend -- Performing in town on 2/8-2/9

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Arlo Guthrie was born July 10, 1947 in Brooklyn, New York.  He has no connection to the area by birth, but is playing a concert at the Amer...
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