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| + | * He was the fastest artist in the world, producing hundreds of thousands of paintings during his 60-year career. The man behind the sloppily-expressionistic landscapes? [[Burnette_G_Pletan%2C_World%27s_Fastest_Artist|Burnette Pletan.]][[Image:Burnette-Pletan-1988.jpg|right|120px|thumb|Burnette Pletan.]] | ||
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* [[Image:Idelkope-Cornice.jpg|right|140px]]It was one of my favorite downtown buildings, until its focus changed from reading to jogging: The [[Idelkope_Building%2C_Fargo_ND|Idelkope Building]], diagonal from the Great Northern Railstation, was once food-focused, so I guess I'd have called it my favorite place in the 1950s, too. | * [[Image:Idelkope-Cornice.jpg|right|140px]]It was one of my favorite downtown buildings, until its focus changed from reading to jogging: The [[Idelkope_Building%2C_Fargo_ND|Idelkope Building]], diagonal from the Great Northern Railstation, was once food-focused, so I guess I'd have called it my favorite place in the 1950s, too. | ||
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* One day, on a [[:Category:Walkabout|walkabout]], we ran across a classy steel shed that looked like it was built out of recycled tin ceiling tiles. The construction was so fine, including neat finials, that we figured it must've been a kit garage. A little research, and we discover we met a [[The_Rusk_Auto-House|Rusk Auto-House]], manufactured right here in [[:Category:Fargophilia|Fargo]]. (''article in progress'') | * One day, on a [[:Category:Walkabout|walkabout]], we ran across a classy steel shed that looked like it was built out of recycled tin ceiling tiles. The construction was so fine, including neat finials, that we figured it must've been a kit garage. A little research, and we discover we met a [[The_Rusk_Auto-House|Rusk Auto-House]], manufactured right here in [[:Category:Fargophilia|Fargo]]. (''article in progress'') | ||
| − | *[[Image:Everyday Science and Mechanics, November 1934 - Cover.jpg|right|80px]][[:Category:Everyday_Science_and_Mechanics%2C_November_1934|Everyday Science and Mechanics, November 1934]]: one of those excellent magazines that mix sci-fi with hard science. Modern magazines avoid this, but back in the day it seemed like nothing was going to keep us from our flying cars. <br/>[ [[:Image:Everyday_Science_and_Mechanics%2C_November_1934_-_Cover.jpg|Start of slideshow]] ] - [ [[:Image:Everyday_Science_and_Mechanics%2C_November_1934_- | + | *[[Image:Everyday Science and Mechanics, November 1934 - Cover.jpg|right|80px]][[:Category:Everyday_Science_and_Mechanics%2C_November_1934|Everyday Science and Mechanics, November 1934]]: one of those excellent magazines that mix sci-fi with hard science. Modern magazines avoid this, but back in the day it seemed like nothing was going to keep us from our flying cars. <br/>[ [[:Image:Everyday_Science_and_Mechanics%2C_November_1934_-_Cover.jpg|Start of slideshow]] ] - [ [[:Image:Everyday_Science_and_Mechanics%2C_November_1934_-_008.jpg|Most Recent]] ]<br style="clear: right;"> |
*[[John Till, the Somerset Doctor]] arrived in my life as a crushed-corner postcard bought at a Wisconsin antique shoppe. Who was this doctor, famous enough to get a postcard? To have extraordinary P.R. you need to do extraordinary things, and Till promised such magic. | *[[John Till, the Somerset Doctor]] arrived in my life as a crushed-corner postcard bought at a Wisconsin antique shoppe. Who was this doctor, famous enough to get a postcard? To have extraordinary P.R. you need to do extraordinary things, and Till promised such magic. | ||
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* Has a well-wishing friend forwarded you a warning about unsolicited parking-lot perfume sales? Most of them mention Fargo at the very top -- [[Dean_Krogen_and_the_Ether-Perfume_Email|here's why]]. | * Has a well-wishing friend forwarded you a warning about unsolicited parking-lot perfume sales? Most of them mention Fargo at the very top -- [[Dean_Krogen_and_the_Ether-Perfume_Email|here's why]]. | ||
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* A place I didn't know existed, even though I probably passed it a million times when I was a kid: [[New_Palace_Hotel%2C_Fargo%2C_ND|The New Palace Hotel]]. Like oh-so-many 'second floor' flophouse hotels that existed in Fargo through the 1970s and 1980s, it lived hidden-away above retail storefronts. in 1990, it burned down; arson is the prime suspect. I found a number of clippings about it in a box of ephemera from The Rage, one of the stores destroyed in the fire. | * A place I didn't know existed, even though I probably passed it a million times when I was a kid: [[New_Palace_Hotel%2C_Fargo%2C_ND|The New Palace Hotel]]. Like oh-so-many 'second floor' flophouse hotels that existed in Fargo through the 1970s and 1980s, it lived hidden-away above retail storefronts. in 1990, it burned down; arson is the prime suspect. I found a number of clippings about it in a box of ephemera from The Rage, one of the stores destroyed in the fire. | ||
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* A new category, given the number of such objects I'm interested in scanning: '''[[:Category:Maps|Maps]]'''. Most are extremely large 300-dpi files, so that their information can remain useful. | * A new category, given the number of such objects I'm interested in scanning: '''[[:Category:Maps|Maps]]'''. Most are extremely large 300-dpi files, so that their information can remain useful. | ||
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- He was the fastest artist in the world, producing hundreds of thousands of paintings during his 60-year career. The man behind the sloppily-expressionistic landscapes? Burnette Pletan.
- It was one of my favorite downtown buildings, until its focus changed from reading to jogging: The Idelkope Building, diagonal from the Great Northern Railstation, was once food-focused, so I guess I'd have called it my favorite place in the 1950s, too.
- One day, on a walkabout, we ran across a classy steel shed that looked like it was built out of recycled tin ceiling tiles. The construction was so fine, including neat finials, that we figured it must've been a kit garage. A little research, and we discover we met a Rusk Auto-House, manufactured right here in Fargo. (article in progress)
- Everyday Science and Mechanics, November 1934: one of those excellent magazines that mix sci-fi with hard science. Modern magazines avoid this, but back in the day it seemed like nothing was going to keep us from our flying cars.
[ Start of slideshow ] - [ Most Recent ]
- John Till, the Somerset Doctor arrived in my life as a crushed-corner postcard bought at a Wisconsin antique shoppe. Who was this doctor, famous enough to get a postcard? To have extraordinary P.R. you need to do extraordinary things, and Till promised such magic.
- Has a well-wishing friend forwarded you a warning about unsolicited parking-lot perfume sales? Most of them mention Fargo at the very top -- here's why.
- A place I didn't know existed, even though I probably passed it a million times when I was a kid: The New Palace Hotel. Like oh-so-many 'second floor' flophouse hotels that existed in Fargo through the 1970s and 1980s, it lived hidden-away above retail storefronts. in 1990, it burned down; arson is the prime suspect. I found a number of clippings about it in a box of ephemera from The Rage, one of the stores destroyed in the fire.
- A new category, given the number of such objects I'm interested in scanning: Maps. Most are extremely large 300-dpi files, so that their information can remain useful.
- A variety of local print media: Forum, Howard Binford's Guide, Valley Midweek Marketplace, The FM Extra.
- The Category List allows you to view most/all content, and browse topically.
