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A Literary Travel Guide To The USA

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From www.shortlist.com - January 12, 2015 4:48 PM

Land of the free. Home of the brave. Kingdom of the Kardashians. Yes, America has given the world much to celebrate in a short space of time.
The nation's roster of top class authors is no exception to that rule. Since splitting from the land of Shakespeare, Orwell and Dickens, writers of the United States have blessed the world with thousands upon thousands of memorable tales themselves.
We've whittled down eight of the very best literary pilgrimages you can take this summer and beyond. 


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I love literary #travel guides like these. 

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Visiting The Past

Travel based on grande ideas, locations, and persons of the past.
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The Detroit River Tunnel Few Have Seen: The Michigan Central Railway Tunnel

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From blog.detroithistorical.org - April 14, 2016 10:58 AM
  The Michigan Central Railway Tunnel connecting Detroit, Michigan and Windsor, Ontario under the Detroit River is over 100 years old, and remains in daily use.
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Abandoned in Virginia

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From abandonedinvirginia.wordpress.com - January 6, 2015 5:02 PM
This site is devoted to the aesthetic appreciation of abandoned and decaying old homes and other buildings and such, and is the official companion web site to the wildly popular Abandoned in Virginia page on Facebook. (by Kipp Teague)

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Sunken City Urban Exploration

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Sunken City Urban Exploration in San Pedro California . 2/5/2016 My Visit to share with YouTube land. The 1920s Sunken City, near San Pedro's Point Fermin ha...
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OK, so who wants to buy a 180,000-square-foot basket?

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From www.mnn.com - March 1, 2016 5:58 PM
Longaberger Company to bid adieu to its iconic corporate HQ in Ohio.

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How the British (literally) Landscaped the World

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From geo-pickmeup.com - September 9, 2013 10:06 PM
Did you hear about the Five Pillars of the British Landscaping Empire during your religion classes? To sort them by order of importance within the Holy Book of Grass: First is grass. Second is past...
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I've written in the past about the aesthetics of the an ideal British landscape (as embodied in the anthem Jerusalem).  The British ideal was to tame nature; the Canadians on the other hand, embraced the wildness of the natural landscape.  Those difference normative views of landscape helped to shape national identity and inform land use decision-making processes.     


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Strange but True: Payphone in Southfield Franklin area still has people talking

Strange but True: Payphone in Southfield Franklin area still has people talking | Visiting The Past | Scoop.it
From www.fox2detroit.com - January 13, 2016 12:58 PM
In the Southfield-Franklin area, FOX 2's Jason Carr found something odd - a payphone.
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Places That Were

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From www.placesthatwere.com - November 24, 2015 12:04 AM
A blog devoted to urban exploration and the appreciation of abandoned places.

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Frida Kahlo and her Casa Azul home – a lifetime in pictures

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From www.theguardian.com - November 9, 2015 1:02 PM
Frida Kahlo left her mark on the city where she was born in 1907 and lived with Diego Rivera until her death in 1954. Her home, the Casa Azul, is now a museum and pilgrimage site for many who consider the artist an early Mexican feminist
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Stunning photos of her home!
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Jim Crow-Era Travel Guides

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From www.dnainfo.com - October 28, 2015 6:59 PM

"From 1936 to 1966, the 'Green Book' was a travel guide that provided black motorists with peace of mind while they drove through a country where racial segregation was the norm and sundown towns — where African-Americans had to leave after dark — were not uncommon."


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The places the world forgot

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From www.bbc.com - November 5, 2015 4:07 PM
Sylvain Margaine has been photographing ‘forbidden places’ since 1998. He tells Fiona Macdonald about his haunting images of prisons, churches and mental asylums.
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Vintage Postcard from The Top Hat in Spokane

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From fair-oaks-antiques.tumblr.com - July 6, 2015 7:11 PM
cardboardamerica: “The Top Hat - Spokane, WashingtonSpokane’s most popular Drive Inn Restaurant, Located on U.S. Highway #10, 2101 E. Sprague. Always Open - Specializing in good food at moderate...
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Collages of Detroit: Then and Now

From www.behance.net - July 6, 2015 12:54 PM
The City of Detroit has gone through a major economic and demographic decline in recent decades. The population of the city has fallen from a high of 1,850,000 in 1950 to 701,000 in 2013. The automobile industry in Detroit has suffered from global competi…
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For those who dream of travel…

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Papa Hemingway's comfortable, easygoing homestead in Cuba

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From www.latimes.com - May 11, 2015 1:03 PM

From the gentle heights behind the house, over the tops of tropical trees, you can see the modest skyline of Havana and the blue sea beyond, fading into sky.


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6 Famous Ghost Towns and Abandoned Cities — HISTORY Lists

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From www.history.com - March 10, 2015 3:02 AM
From the infamous nuclear disaster zone near Chernobyl to Henry Ford’s doomed jungle paradise, learn the stories behind six of the world’s most famous vacant towns and villages.
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Preservationists Fight to Save a Former Asylum in New Jersey

Preservationists Fight to Save a Former Asylum in New Jersey | Visiting The Past | Scoop.it
From www.nytimes.com - April 6, 2015 12:24 PM
New Jersey officials say that Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital, which operated from 1876 to 2008, is beyond repair, but a group is fighting to preserve it.
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A Fun Trip to Port Isabel and South Padre Island, Texas

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From www.travelthruhistory.tv - April 3, 2015 2:51 PM
The small towns of Port Isabel and South Padre Island, Texas are joined by a bridge, but the two also share a fun atmosphere and history.
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Mitch O'Connell: Vanishing Chicago- The Patio Theatre, the Last Movie Palace!

Mitch O'Connell: Vanishing Chicago- The Patio Theatre, the Last Movie Palace! | Visiting The Past | Scoop.it
From mitchoconnell.blogspot.com - March 25, 2015 7:23 PM

Chicago's magnificent and opulent Patio Theatre at 6008 W. Irving Park is one of the last movie palaces left still showing films in Chicago. Even though it's been around since 1927, I first saw a film there only a year ago.

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Free Aspirin & Tender Sympathy

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From fair-oaks-antiques.tumblr.com - March 22, 2015 4:22 PM
vintagelasvegas: “Free Aspirin & Tender Sympathy. Las Vegas Strip c.1970s. We were schooled on the history of the sign the last time it was posted. Taking one last shot at winners and losers as they...
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A Child Of Slavery Who Taught A Generation - West Virginia Public Broadcasting

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From wvpublic.org - March 12, 2015 5:35 AM
Some great teachers change the life of a student, maybe several. Anna Julia Cooper changed America. Cooper was one of the first black women in the country

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Old Barn Holds Secrets to Hollywood's Past

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From abcnews.go.com - March 13, 2015 3:32 PM
Hint: It's one of the most famous Hollywood movie sets of all time.

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The Little House in DC Plays Unique Role in Girl Scout History - Ghosts of DC

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From ghostsofdc.org - March 12, 2015 9:22 PM
This is a guest post by Angela Harrison Eng I was a Girl Scout when I was a kid. Unlike

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Detroit: Photos of the Motown ghost cars

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From www.konbini.com - March 6, 2015 12:10 PM
American photographer Joshua Lott went to capture Detroit's financial misery by documenting loads of snow and abandoned cars.

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The Ghostly WWII Ruins of Europe's Northern Coasts | WIRED

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From www.wired.com - March 12, 2015 8:37 AM
A photographer tracks the vanishing remains of WWII bunkers along Europe's coastline.

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Las Vegas plays itself in a film in 1968

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“Las Vegas plays itself in the movie Where’s It At, 1968. Caesars Palace is seen from a lounge at the Flamingo. Marquee at the Flamingo is under construction in the last photo.
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An opinionated woman obsessed with objects, entertained by ephemera, intrigued by researching, fascinated by culture & addicted to writing. The wind says my name; doesn't put an @ in front of it, so maybe you don't notice. http://www.kitsch-slapped.com
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