From a 1959 newspaper – an ad for the Park Hotel – cool! Highlights: It’s fire-proof! Always a nice feature in a hotel, wouldn’t you agree? Also: “You will be pleased with the TERRACE ROOM.” Eep…sounds almost like a command. “You WILL be pleased with the Terrace Room!”
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Krista found this sweet gem for me – an old map of Great Falls! Don’t know the year – but there’s no Riverview! Any guesses?
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An ad for Sutherland’s Jewelry during the celebration of Great Falls’ 75th birthday. Relevant because I’ve been hearing a commercial on 93.7 FM (KTZZ) the last few weeks promoting Sutherland’s, and Greg Kihn – yes, that Greg Kihn – tells listeners to stop by the store. Family friend?
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From 1961: an ashtray from the Malmstrom Air Force Base Officers Club. For those times when you were having a drink at the bar with your fellow officers, lighting up a smoke, and wondered what day May 26th fell on that year. And 2012 lines up perfectly with 1961, so we can use this...
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Now playing in Great Falls – well, about 61 years ago: The Green Promise! According to IMDB: “A stubborn old farmer won’t listen to any of his neighbors about how to improve the efficiency of his farm with modern methods, as he thinks “the old ways” were just fine. His three daughters live on...
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I love flipping through old magazines – from the 40s, 50s, 60s, especially. So much retro-goodness! Stumbled across this gem recently, circa 1968. It’s always time for news!
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Some retro goodness from 1950: Spike Jones performs in Great Falls! Um…any of you happen to remember that? And for all you young whipper-snappers (via Wikipedia): Lindley Armstrong “Spike” Jones was a popular musician and bandleader specializing in performing satirical arrangements of popular songs. Ballads and classical works receiving the Jones treatment would be...
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After wandering through the Great Falls Farmer’s Market on Saturday, we stopped by the new Once Again “vintage boutique” on 6th Street – chock full of retro goodness! www.flickr.com Definitely worth a visit. My only criticism: modern rock music just doesn’t fit with the style in there – they should be playing some lounge/exotica/Space...
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It has been far too long since I posted some Retro stuff…my apologies. Working on getting some more soon, promise!
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