Who Knew Religion Is Like A Penis???…OMG!

Posted by on September 29, 2011 · Leave a Comment 

(function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = "//connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#xfbml=1&appId=131733823518196"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, "script", "facebook-jssdk")); Its a simple, but outrageous sign that draws an awesome similarity in a horrible way... Share on Facebook (function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; ... Read More

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Even Warren Harding Had A Throne

Posted by on September 15, 2011 · Leave a Comment 

(function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = "//connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#xfbml=1&appId=131733823518196"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, "script", "facebook-jssdk")); 1890-Era Bathroom, Warren and Florence Harding House, Marion, Ohio A small town newspaper man in late 19th century American could make a good living and afford a nice upper middle... Read More

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Wood Frame Employment Office, U.S. Military, Circa 1918

Posted by on September 11, 2011 · Leave a Comment 

(function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = "//connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#xfbml=1&appId=131733823518196"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, "script", "facebook-jssdk")); Completed, these buildings were within the Army Balloon School at Arcadia, California. This would have been take in roughly 1918. Share on Facebook (function(d, s, id) { var... Read More

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By 1908, The Pocket Door Was Old Fashion…

Posted by on September 11, 2011 · 1 Comment 

(function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = "//connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#xfbml=1&appId=131733823518196"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, "script", "facebook-jssdk")); This house was built in 1908. Pocket doors would have been on their way out at that time, but not in a "southern town" like Washington, D.C. The house was built in... Read More

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Pick Your Paint Color Wisely, But Sooner Rather Than Later…

Posted by on September 7, 2011 · Leave a Comment 

(function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = "//connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#xfbml=1&appId=131733823518196"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, "script", "facebook-jssdk")); This French Quarter Creole Cottage with Federal Details is being painted by its owner. Note the color choices and details near the door frame. Share on Facebook (function(d,... Read More

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Its All Downhill After Facadism, New Orleans, Louisiana

Posted by on September 7, 2011 · Leave a Comment 

(function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = "//connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#xfbml=1&appId=131733823518196"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, "script", "facebook-jssdk")); Along what was once River Road going out to Bayou Road in New Orleans, this is a mock facade type typical of new homes and/or manufactured homes. Façadism is actually a phenomena... Read More

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We See A Mansard Roof Too…Vampire Weekend

Posted by on September 3, 2011 · 1 Comment 

(function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = "//connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#xfbml=1&appId=131733823518196"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, "script", "facebook-jssdk")); Share on Facebook (function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = "//connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#xfbml=1&appId=131733823518196"; ... Read More

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Pre-FEMA Trailers, THISILDU, Hurricane of 1947, Mississippi

Posted by on September 3, 2011 · Leave a Comment 

(function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = "//connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#xfbml=1&appId=131733823518196"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, "script", "facebook-jssdk")); THISILDU, Temporary Housing, Bay St. Louis Mississippi, Hurricane 1947 Even after FDR bailed out the entire country through the unprecedented social programs of the Great Depression,... Read More

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