Regionalism
Alligator Joe’s
Florida alligator farms as tourist attractions are legendary and well known. One of the first such was Alligator Joe's.Here is a long read about the place.
And after the images is the account of one fellow who almost did not return from a visit to Joe's.
Article source.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Aug 09, 2020 -
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Category: Animals, Death, Regionalism, Tourists and Tourism, Twentieth Century
Telemeter: 1960s Pay TV
Pay TV in the 1950s and 1960s? Yes, it was a thing, as the article below explains.
Here is the Wikipedia entry on the topic.
Here's a good article on the Canadian version.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Jul 24, 2020 -
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Category: Regionalism, Technology, Television, 1950s, 1960s
The Only Legal Non-Burger King Burger King
I discovered this story in SECRET AMERICA: A GUIDE TO THE WEIRD, WONDERFUL, AND OBSCURE.See preview here.
The book is part of a series devoted to different cities, and if the national version is a good example, the individual volumes are probably worth your attention as well.
In any case, here's the lowdown on the Burger King of Mattoon, IL.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Jul 17, 2020 -
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Category: Business, Food, Regionalism, Lawsuits
Wakarusa Dime Store Sodas
The Wakarusa Dime Store in Indiana sells some weird stuff, most notably a variety of strange sodas. Unfortunately, you have to pick up in person.More flavors than these at the site.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Jul 16, 2020 -
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Category: Regionalism, Soda, Pop, Soft Drinks and other Non-Alcoholic Beverages
Laura Bullion, Pard to Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Wikipedia says:
Members of the Wild Bunch nicknamed Laura Bullion "Della Rose", a name she came by after meeting Kid Curry's girlfriend Della Moore. Often, Bullion also was referred to as the "Rose of the Wild Bunch". When her boyfriend Ben Kilpatrick and she fled east to evade the law after a train robbery in 1901, the couple traveled under the names "Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Arnold".[7]
In an arrest report following the train robbery, dated November 6, 1901, Bullion's name is filed as "Della Rose" and her aliases are stated to be "Clara Hays" and "Laura Casey and [Laura] Bullion". The arrest report lists her profession as prostitute.[5] According to a New York Times article, she was "masquerading as 'Mrs. Nellie Rose' at the time of her arrest.[8] The same article also mentions the suspicion that she, "disguised as a boy", might have taken part in a train robbery in Montana. The paper cites Chief of Detectives Desmond: "I would'nt [sic] think helping to hold up a train was too much for her. She is cool, shows absolutely no fear, and in male attire would readily pass for a boy. She has a masculine face, and that would give her assurance in her disguise."[8] Instead of "Clara Hays", Bullion also used "Clare Hayes" or "Clara Hayes" as a version of her alias. Other assumed names she used at that time were "Desert Rose", "Wild Bunch Rose", and "Clara Casey".[7]
Her gravesite.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Jul 09, 2020 -
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Category: Crime, Regionalism, Women, Nineteenth Century, Twentieth Century
A Social History of Wild Huckleberry Harvesting in the Pacific Northwest
Read it here.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Jun 10, 2020 -
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Category: Boredom, Customs, Daredevils, Stuntpeople and Thrillseekers, Food, Government, Regionalism
The Boll Weevil Monument
The Wikipedia Page.
Posted By: Paul - Sun May 31, 2020 -
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Category: Agriculture, Insects, Regionalism, Statues and Monuments
Yumion, the Vidalia Onion Mascot
Posted By: Paul - Thu Apr 09, 2020 -
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Category: Agriculture, Anthropomorphism, Business, Corporate Mascots, Icons and Spokesbeings, Regionalism, Fictional Monsters
Killer Bee Monument
Source, with info.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Mar 17, 2020 -
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Category: Enlargements, Miniatures, and Other Matters of Scale, Insects, Regionalism, Statues and Monuments
Interama
A Utopian project in Miami that never materialized.Wikipedia article here.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Feb 29, 2020 -
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Category: Architecture, Fairs, Amusement Parks, and Resorts, Government, Regionalism, 1960s
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