Thrift Shop Tourism

In cars, on buses or while sailing the seas, Patti Clark, Florida’s Happy Thrifter, treats her guests like Resale Queens. By Wayne Jordan When Patti Clark stepped into an elevator aboard the Royal Caribbean cruise ship, she was dressed “to the nines” in her thrift shop cocktail dress. A woman behind her leaned forward and […]

On the Road — Let’s Stop at the Big Muskie for Lunch!

While driving along American roadways in the mid-20th century, it was common to see restaurants masquerading as a massive 65-foot-long muskie, gas stations in the shape of a teapot, and motels that looked like wigwams and railroad cars. Before the arrival of corporate advertising, franchise branding, and building conformity, the architectural environment in the U.S. […]

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