Americana, nostalgia, retro, travel, and vintage — a supplemental blog to KoHoSo.us.Tumblr (3.0; @kohoso)http://kohoso.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/df7da83c2bd341b1f97474e1dfd4df49/tumblr_moh7ppxiUU1qhmkoso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Schlitz - 1942</strong><br/> <br/>Copyright © <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/paulmalon/" target="_blank" title="Flickr: paul.malon's photostream">Paul Malon</a> on Flickr. All rights reserved.</div></p>http://kohoso.tumblr.com/post/53344682283http://kohoso.tumblr.com/post/53344682283Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:30:14 -07001940s194240sadvertisementadvertisingalcoholbeerFortiesillustrationMilwaukeeretroSchlitzsingervintage<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/5aa5d1aac2a0f0675fc02921a73c7c78/tumblr_mo9bu29FcV1qhmkoso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Stroud Trading Co. Building - on old <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Route_66" target="_blank" title="U.S. Route 66 - Wikipedia">Route 66</a> in Stroud, Oklahoma USA - May 15, 2007</strong><br/><br/>KoT Road Trip Tuesday Series No. 42 - Photo by <a href="http://kohoso.tumblr.com/" target="_blank" title="KoHoSo on Tumblr">KoHoSo</a><br/><br/><a rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/deed.en_US" target="_blank" title="Creative Commons - Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported - CC BY-NC-SA 3.0"><img alt="Creative Commons License - Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported" style="border-width:0" src="http://i.creativecommons.org/l/by-nc-sa/3.0/80x15.png"/></a></div></p>http://kohoso.tumblr.com/post/53263173229http://kohoso.tumblr.com/post/53263173229Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:30:13 -0700AmericanaarchitecturebrickbuildingdecayKoHoSoMain StreetOklahomaoldphotographyretroRoad Trip TuesdayRoute 66small townStroudvintage<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/1bb2315fdd6398b45f206c53b04ee0b9/tumblr_moi2n7CIO21ruu90ro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://midcenturymodernfreak.tumblr.com/post/53201985192/c-1963-ships-coffee-shop-culver-city-ca" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">midcenturymodernfreak</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>c. 1963 <strong>Ship’s Coffee Shop |</strong> Culver City, CA</p> <p>Martin Stern Jr. is credited as a pioneer of Googie style architecture in Los Angeles and later in Las Vegas; his first of that style was Ship’s Coffee Shop. Three Ship’s Coffee Shops operated in the Los Angeles area from 1956 until the 1990s.<em> - <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/unlvdigitalcollections/7980496074/sizes/o/in/photostream/" target="_blank">Via</a></em></p></blockquote>http://kohoso.tumblr.com/post/53222873234http://kohoso.tumblr.com/post/53222873234Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:13:14 -07001960s196360sAmericanaarchitectureblack and whiteCaliforniacoffee shopCulver CitydesigndiningfoodGoogiehistoryLos AngelesnostalgiaphotographyrestaurantretroShip'ssignSixtiesSoCalSouthern Californiavintage<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/54fc4eeca90b8dfd3b22d0d80c464aa2/tumblr_moh88nekiq1qhmkoso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Yardley Black Label - 1970</strong><br/> <br/>Copyright © <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/paulmalon/" target="_blank" title="Flickr: paul.malon's photostream">Paul Malon</a> on Flickr. All rights reserved.</div></p>http://kohoso.tumblr.com/post/53181192059http://kohoso.tumblr.com/post/53181192059Mon, 17 Jun 2013 00:30:08 -070019701970s70sadvertisementadvertisingafter shaveBlack LabelBobby OrrBostonBruinscolognehockeyNational Hockey LeagueNHLnostalgiaretroSeventiessportsvintageYardley<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/bb25bbeaff909692a86f90fa2da5641f/tumblr_mo78nc3Ulr1qhmkoso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Scott’s Dairy Freeze - North Bend, Washington USA - February 3, 2009</strong><br/> <br/>Copyright © <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mytravelphotos/" target="_blank" title="Flickr: Jasperdo's photostream">Jasperdo</a> on Flickr. All rights reserved.<br/><br/>Found via the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/47727553@N00/" target="_blank" title="Flickr: Off the Interstate USA">Off the Interstate USA</a> group pool.</div></p>http://kohoso.tumblr.com/post/53087639298http://kohoso.tumblr.com/post/53087639298Sun, 16 Jun 2013 00:30:07 -0700Americanaconediningdrive infoodice creammountainneonNorth BendPacific NorthwestphotographyPNWrestaurantretrosigntravelvintageWashington<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ca0d28f53779068c87aac55090da8a38/tumblr_moh406WIiz1qhmkoso1_r1_500.png"/><br/><br/>http://kohoso.tumblr.com/post/53085634056http://kohoso.tumblr.com/post/53085634056Sat, 15 Jun 2013 23:43:00 -0700advertisementadvertisingandisbetterFordjust a noterantTumblrYahoo<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/cf48a7933f7de529f53c0ae196b7d00f/tumblr_mo75l31g7s1qhmkoso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>“The Last Stop” - Arizona USA - December 11, 2003</strong><br/> <br/>Copyright © <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wjh220swift/" target="_blank" title="Flickr: wjh220swift's photostream">wjh220swift</a> (Bill Horvath) on Flickr. All rights reserved.<br/><br/>Found via the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/47727553@N00/" target="_blank" title="Flickr: Off the Interstate USA">Off the Interstate USA</a> group pool.</div></p>http://kohoso.tumblr.com/post/53009778132http://kohoso.tumblr.com/post/53009778132Sat, 15 Jun 2013 00:30:13 -0700AmericanaArizonacactuscommodedesertfunnyhumorLOLphotographytoilettravel<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/1180c19c810df4fa7ae05b0d065f9d84/tumblr_mo53meSedm1qhmkoso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>“Cold Drinks” - Newkirk, New Mexico USA - November 19, 2006</strong><br/> <br/>Copyright © <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/8171213@N03/with/521133814/" target="_blank" title="Flickr: Dave van Hulsteyn's photostream">Dave van Hulsteyn</a> on Flickr. All rights reserved.</div></p>http://kohoso.tumblr.com/post/52933315805http://kohoso.tumblr.com/post/52933315805Fri, 14 Jun 2013 00:30:12 -0700abandonedAmericanadecayHighway 54New MexicoNewkirkphotographyretroRoute 54Route 66ruraltravelUS 54vintage<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/37ba92ac9acd393552cba9836f69684d/tumblr_mo1ji9BbrU1qhmkoso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>The Wigwam Motel - Cherokee, North Carolina USA - May 3, 2008</strong><br/> <br/>Copyright © <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/esywlkr/" target="_blank" title="Flickr: esywlkr's photostream">esywlkr</a> on Flickr. All rights reserved.<br/><br/>Found via the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/47727553@N00/" target="_blank" title="Flickr: Off the Interstate USA">Off the Interstate USA</a> group pool.</div></p>http://kohoso.tumblr.com/post/52854469472http://kohoso.tumblr.com/post/52854469472Thu, 13 Jun 2013 00:30:25 -0700AmericanaCherokeeGreat Smoky MountainsHighway 441motelneonNorth CarolinanostalgiaphotographyretroRoute 441signteepeetepeetipitravelUS 441vintage<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/9c2fbae3e6cea06c7666cbc57204d411/tumblr_mo9flgD8Kb1qa02hoo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://kohoso.tumblr.com/post/52795063218http://kohoso.tumblr.com/post/52795063218Wed, 12 Jun 2013 09:01:02 -0700funnyGrumpy CathumorLOLStar TrekTNG<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/8bf981629128471286c18962b89291e2/tumblr_mo1h78lPvw1qhmkoso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Mail Pouch Tobacco barn advertisement - along <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ohio_State_Route_88" target="_blank" title="Ohio State Route 88 - Wikipedia">Ohio State Route 88</a> near Ravenna, Ohio USA - October 18, 2007</strong><br/> <br/>Copyright © <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wjh220swift/" target="_blank" title="Flickr: wjh220swift's photostream">wjh220swift</a> (Bill Horvath) on Flickr. All rights reserved.<br/><br/>Found via the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/47727553@N00/" target="_blank" title="Flickr: Off the Interstate USA">Off the Interstate USA</a> group pool.</div></p>http://kohoso.tumblr.com/post/52776054615http://kohoso.tumblr.com/post/52776054615Wed, 12 Jun 2013 00:30:22 -0700advertisementadvertisingAmericanaautumnbarnchewingfallfarmMail PouchnostalgiaOhiophotographyRavennaretroruralrustictobaccotractortravelvintage<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/88670a429b6c923575f000f46054e22c/tumblr_mo1g2jYsGX1qhmkoso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Looking back through the flood wall - Paducah, Kentucky USA - May 14, 2007</strong><br/><br/>KoT Road Trip Tuesday Series No. 41 - Photo by <a href="http://kohoso.tumblr.com/" target="_blank" title="KoHoSo on Tumblr">KoHoSo</a><br/><br/><a rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/deed.en_US" target="_blank" title="Creative Commons - Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported - CC BY-NC-SA 3.0"><img alt="Creative Commons License - Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported" style="border-width:0" src="http://i.creativecommons.org/l/by-nc-sa/3.0/80x15.png"/></a></div></p>http://kohoso.tumblr.com/post/52694432238http://kohoso.tumblr.com/post/52694432238Tue, 11 Jun 2013 00:30:14 -0700AmericanafloodKentuckyKoHoSoone wayPaducahphotographyRoad Trip Tuesdaysigntravelwall<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/baa9d0be97bd047506a9538ac3f95693/tumblr_mo1exkkPBD1qhmkoso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Kapu-Kai - Cucamonga, California USA (now the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rancho_Cucamonga,_California" target="_blank" title="Rancho Cucamonga, California - Wikipedia">City of Rancho Cucamonga</a>)</strong><br/> <br/>Credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/devlinthompson/" target="_blank" title="Flickr: Devlin Thompson's photostream">Devlin Thompson</a> on Flickr.<br/><br/>The Kapu-Kai once gloriously sat on the north side of Foothill Boulevard (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Route_66" target="_blank" title="U.S. Route 66 - Wikipedia">U.S. Route 66</a>). It was torn down and its lot now hosts a standard, boring, SoCal-style shopping center anchored by an Albertson’s supermarket.</div></p>http://kohoso.tumblr.com/post/52613263054http://kohoso.tumblr.com/post/52613263054Mon, 10 Jun 2013 00:30:10 -0700architectureCaliforniaCucamongadancingdesigndiningfoodhistoryillustrationInland EmpireKapu KainostalgiaRancho CucamongarestaurantretroRoute 66SoCalSouthern Californiatikivintage<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/4201eff6769fa4e175f3f07d4d4f28d7/tumblr_mo1djk8j081qhmkoso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pep_Comics" target="_blank" title="Pep Comics - Wikipedia"><em>Pep Comics</em></a> - No. 192 - April 1966</strong><br/> <br/>Credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/devlinthompson/" target="_blank" title="Flickr: Devlin Thompson's photostream">Devlin Thompson</a> on Flickr.<br/><br/>I can only hope that the next panel shows Betty kicking Jughead square in the nuts.</div></p>http://kohoso.tumblr.com/post/52527397836http://kohoso.tumblr.com/post/52527397836Sun, 09 Jun 2013 00:30:21 -07001960s196660sArchieBettycartooncomiccomicsfunnyhumorillustrationJugheadLOLmagazinemisogynyPepretroSixtiesvintage<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/09c0431a6c7ae8ba246f764b61822a80/tumblr_mndsegBsIh1qhmkoso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Motel San Bernardino - San Bernardino, California USA</strong> (date unknown)<br/> <br/>Copyright © <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/g_cliser/" target="_blank" title="Flickr: A Box of Pictures' photostream">A Box of Pictures</a> on Flickr. All rights reserved.</div></p>http://kohoso.tumblr.com/post/52445569496http://kohoso.tumblr.com/post/52445569496Sat, 08 Jun 2013 00:30:14 -0700Americanablack and whiteCaliforniamotelphotographyretroSan BernardinosigntravelUnited Motor Courtsvintage<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/a13207d8b6839746babc01282c712b06/tumblr_mn0zlxpaOQ1qhmkoso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Blue Water Resort postcard - Bass River, Massachusetts USA</strong> (date unknown)<br/> <br/>Copyright © <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/94207108@N02/" target="_blank" title="Flickr: SwellMap's photostream">SwellMap</a> on Flickr. All rights reserved.<br/><br/>Judging by a distant look on Google Maps street view, while the carport has been built over, it appears they still kept the neon sign…very nice as the sign on the street is a standard Best Western back-lit plastic design.</div></p>http://kohoso.tumblr.com/post/52366044955http://kohoso.tumblr.com/post/52366044955Fri, 07 Jun 2013 00:30:00 -0700Bass RiverblueMassachusettsmotelneonnostalgiapost cardpostcardresortretrosigntravelvintage<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/127a15e5eaf856eab26abf7e2ab27b47/tumblr_mn0yk648Cl1qhmkoso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>King Koin Launderette postcard - Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada</strong> (date unknown)<br/> <br/>Copyright © <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/94207108@N02/" target="_blank" title="Flickr: SwellMap's photostream">SwellMap</a> on Flickr. All rights reserved.</div></p>http://kohoso.tumblr.com/post/52287176852http://kohoso.tumblr.com/post/52287176852Thu, 06 Jun 2013 00:30:23 -0700blueBritish ColumbiaCanadaemptyKelownaKing Loinlaunderettelaundromatlaundrylonelynightnighttimenostalgiaphotographypost cardpostcardretrosignvintage<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/df19606d90d9a3804672afbf17625033/tumblr_mn0wz86YkS1qhmkoso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Smitty’s Pancake House postcard - Seattle, Washington USA</strong> (date unknown)<br/> <br/>Copyright © <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/94207108@N02/" target="_blank" title="Flickr: SwellMap's photostream">SwellMap</a> on Flickr. All rights reserved.</div></p>http://kohoso.tumblr.com/post/52206686900http://kohoso.tumblr.com/post/52206686900Wed, 05 Jun 2013 00:30:16 -0700diningfoodnightnighttimepancakepancakespost cardpostcardrestaurantretroSeattlesigntravelvintageWashington<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/94dc205e0c517dc540e9fc75dcae7066/tumblr_mn0vxuvpgF1qhmkoso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Possum Trot Quickmart - Possum Trot, Kentucky USA - May 14, 2007</strong><br/><br/>KoT Road Trip Tuesday Series No. 40 - Photo by <a href="http://kohoso.tumblr.com/" target="_blank" title="KoHoSo on Tumblr">KoHoSo</a><br/><br/><a rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/deed.en_US" target="_blank" title="Creative Commons - Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported - CC BY-NC-SA 3.0"><img alt="Creative Commons License - Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported" style="border-width:0" src="http://i.creativecommons.org/l/by-nc-sa/3.0/80x15.png"/></a></div></p>http://kohoso.tumblr.com/post/52126104400http://kohoso.tumblr.com/post/52126104400Tue, 04 Jun 2013 00:30:21 -0700AmericanaconvieniencefunnygroceryHighway 62KentuckyKoHoSoLOLphotographypossumPossum TrotRoad Trip TuesdayRoute 62ruralstoretravelUS 62<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/38558a224b2f948b3925a793a79a8e7a/tumblr_mn0v2tsWMr1qhmkoso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Hamilton Street postcard - Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada</strong> (date unknown)<br/> <br/>Copyright © <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/94207108@N02/" target="_blank" title="Flickr: SwellMap's photostream">SwellMap</a> on Flickr. All rights reserved.</div></p>http://kohoso.tumblr.com/post/52042870910http://kohoso.tumblr.com/post/52042870910Mon, 03 Jun 2013 00:30:14 -0700CanadaMain Streetneonnightnighttimepost cardpostcardReginaretroSaskatchewansignsignsvintage