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All Aboard the Mortuary Railway (and other Secrets of Sydney)

A sparkling harbor, surfers, beaches, possibly kangaroos and the like tend to pop up when you think of Sydney, Australia. But what about the off-beat? What about the little treasures you may pass on the street that hold a whole history, but are overlooked as simply background and overshadowed by the Opera House’s gleaming sails? Well,…
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Faded Faces: The Recovered Archives of a Forgotten Photography Studio

The passing of time creeps up around her face like the long arm of a dark shadow trying to erase the memory of her existence. But her gaze remains fixed and strong, as if she refuses to be forgotten. For most of the faces in these photographs, time may soon be running out… We’re looking at the…

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Awakening the Giant: An Abandoned London Icon, Then & Now

Converted lofts, factories, hospitals- I’ve seen them all, but up until a couple of weeks ago I’d never have imagined a derelict 20th century power station would pose such an attractive location to set up home base. Yet here it is, Battersea’s iconic and inspired addition to the London property market, and you can see…

13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. XC)

1. When Thousands of Cables Crowded the Sky Telephone pole line construction in New York, c. 1903 Pratt, Kansas, 1911 The railway station at Pearl Street, Boston, Massachusetts, after a hurricane in January 1881 A telephone tower in Stockholm, Sweden, with 5000 connected lines. It was used between 1887 and 1913, but the tower stood…

Cruising for Roadside Relics on Route 66

We were greeted at our first stop on Route 66 by the roar of a French biker gang rolling through the forgotten town… Roy’s Motel and Café first opened in Amboy, California in 1938 as a gas and service station along the legendary main street of America, U.S. Highway 66. In the 1940s, Roy Crowl expanded the business to include a café,…
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Greetings from Hicksville, California: Trailer Trash Chic & Ghostly Wild West Playtowns

I‘m writing this e-postcard to you from my little Pioneer trailer with 1950s cowboy curtains and I’m having the time of my life. Wish you were here! ↑ That’s me doing my best impression of trailer trash chic. Okay so I haven’t exactly traded in Paris for life in a trailer park, but we did book a room…

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The Rock and Roll Club of the Desert Vagabonds

We leave Salvation Mountain behind us, dazed and dazzled. But there is more to discover in this most curious corner of the California desert… Past the lonely shoe tree standing at the side of a dirt road… Slab City awaits us. But this is no city, at least not as we know it. There are no…

Apocalypse California: Surreal Tourism of the Salton Sea

Palm Springs was nice. But we were looking for something a little grittier… Sixty miles from the fresh golf courses and glitzy hotels, there is a forgotten place. Roads lead to nowhere, signs point to nothingness and the houses are home to no one.  Welcome to the Salton Sea… You may recall I’ve written about…

Picture Perfect LA: How to Settle into the City of Angels

You should probably know that I’m a California virgin– so this was my first visit to the city of Angels! When you arrive in such an iconic city, it can be a little overwhelming to know where to start. So for any other California virgins out there, follow me and let’s head straight to Abbot Kinney Boulevard…
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