* Over at the justacarguy blog, Jesse’s got the 411 on New York City’s last Checker taxi, retired from active duty in 1999. * The Crosleykook spotted some great photos of a Crosley CC sedan on a 500-mile road trip recently and got to the bottom of the story. Best line: “Most of my recollections […]

Anyone who has traveled along Route 85 through the Amston section of Hebron, Connecticut, will surely recognize the site above. On the surface, it’s just another old mill building that has been for sale – seemingly for decades – and is in dire need of a complete face-lift or a date with the wrecking ball, […]

It always makes us feel a bit meta when we get a chance to peek back in time and see how people regarded their past 30, 40, 50 years ago. Historians hadn’t had as long to stew about their topics, but on the other hand, they were much more proximate to the things they were […]