Monthly Archives: March 2009

Dreamland amusement park at Coney Island

March 25, 2009 @ 9:17 pm

I’ve heard about the Dreamland amusement park before but I’ve never really seen many pictures of the place before it burnt down in 1911. Turns out, the Library of Congress has tons of photos of Dreamland, two of which are … Continue reading →

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Where The Wild Things Are trailer

March 25, 2009 @ 2:18 pm

This movie looks exciting! Can’t wait until it comes out in October. Share this:EmailFacebookRedditDiggStumbleUpon

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Rides a 10-speed everywhere guy

March 25, 2009 @ 1:41 pm

This sorta reminds me of Norman. [via] Share this:EmailFacebookRedditDiggStumbleUpon

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MTA fare increase will go into effect on May 31

March 25, 2009 @ 1:28 pm

Photo: The bike that Metrocard made by mulmatsherm on Flickr Dust off those old set of wheels because the MTA just approved a fare increase to go into effect on May 31. The price for a single ride on the … Continue reading →

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Leather bicycle by Jacques Ferrand

March 25, 2009 @ 12:36 pm

Jacques Ferrand is a trained leather cutter and sewer in Paris who recently completed a project where he covered an entire track bike with leather. Just about every single part of the frame is surrounded by leather. You can really … Continue reading →

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Huge photograph of Wright Brothers in first flight

March 25, 2009 @ 12:26 pm

I’ve been doing some digging in the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Online Catalog and I came across this familiar picture of the Wright brothers during their first flight in 1903. What’s remarkable about this — aside from the … Continue reading →

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