#Circa 1961

[vegaduke]

GM offered flat tops from 1959-1960 in all their full size cars; in 1961 Cadillac offered a flat top only in the Sedan DeVille line and it was gone in '62.

[rollerman1]

[pearcaico]

Morro da Conceição, na Época Bairro de Casa Amarela Recife Em 1961.

Photo Katarina Real.

[beatlesincolour]

[gingerbredman1989]

Circa 1961-1962, actor Tony Dow

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[propadv]

1961 Imperial Crown Four Door Southampton. Unmatched luxury... unexpected liveliness

Source: Time Magazine

Published at:  https://propadv.com/automobiles-ad-and-poster-collection/imperial-cars-ad-and-poster-collection/

[thenuclearmallard]

Tsar Bomba footage.

[barfouniverse]

New York City 1961

[awolgina]

hide away blues boogy tokesntunes Freddie King 1961 vinyl boomer learnin...

my 1st in awhile, feeling good enough to boogy badly but who cares in this 18+ tokesntunes on YouTube

[bobdylan-n-jonimitchell]

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Joan Baez “Barbara Allen” Club 47, Harvard Square, Cambridge, MA, ca. 1958.

[hooked-on-elvis]

[vegaduke]

1961 Oldsmobile Dynamic 88

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[pearcaico]

Dona Santa 84 Anos, com seu traje de Rainha do Maracatu Elefante - Recife Em 1961.

Photo Katarina Real.

[deadmotelsusa]

Novelty architecture: a type of building in which structures are designed as familiar shapes such as characters, animals, food, clothing items or household objects. Each one is usually kitschy, gaudy, and eye-catching. This style is also known as ‘mimetic,’ ‘programmatic’ or 'duck' architecture.

Leamington, Ontario's big tomato, circa 1961, is a classic example of this type of building. While it served as a tourist information booth for six decades, water damage and mold forced it to close in 2019. For 5 years, it sat deteriorating. In 2024, the Leamington council approved a restoration project, stating that the tomato is “representation of the area’s rich history and culture." The tomato's days are not over yet.

I've included a few more then + now views of novelty architecture: An owl cafe in New Mexico, a sombrero restaurant in South Carolina, a shoe house in Pennsylvania, an elephant in New Jersey, a big orange in Florida and an airplane-gas-station in Tennessee. Each of these buildings are alive, well and open for business. Most, if not all, have had ongoing restoration efforts and have all been lovingly cared for over the years.

[disease]

"LE SAVOIR" RENÉ MAGRITTE // circa 1961 [gouache on paper | 13 ¾ x 10 ½"]