CITRUS COOL

An orange was an orange was. . . So California growers turned their labels into art.

ART-ISHThe AtticSeptember 29, 2022Oranges, Orange industry, orange crate art, orange county, southern california, Southern California history Comments

JACKIE SAVES GRAND CENTRAL

The old station was a tomb, slated for demolition. Then the former First Lady stepped up.

DREAMERSThe AtticSeptember 21, 2022Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Jackie Kennedy, Grand Central Station, Historic preservation, Jackie O Comments

THE ATTIC READS: NOT TOO LATE

Think it’s too late to do anything about global warming? Think again.

BOOK-ISH, HEROESThe AtticSeptember 21, 2022Rebecca Solnit, Global warming, Not too Late, Optimism, Environmental Movement, Environmental movement, Greenhouse gases, Global activism Comment

BOB AND RAY AND WALLY AND KOMODO DRAGONS

From radio’s heyday to SNL and beyond, audiences loved the gentle mockery of Bob and Ray.

WITSThe AtticSeptember 15, 2022BOB AND RAY, Bob Elliott, Ray Goulding, American humor, American satire, American radio Comments

ROGER MILLER -- COUNTRY'S WACKY WORDSMITH

Nashville had plenty of Hanks and Patsys, but there was only one Roger Miller.

WITSThe AtticSeptember 8, 2022Roger Miller, Dang Me, King of the Road, Nashville, Country Music, Big River Comment

WHERE THE HEROES LIVE

Think there are few heroes in our cynical age? The Carnegie Hero Fund knows thousands.

HEROESThe AtticSeptember 1, 2022Carnegie Hero Fund, Andrew Carnegie, Heroes, American heroes Comment

HARPER'S FERRY -- HISTORY'S PERFECT FRAME

Two rivers and three states converge to make Harpers Ferry astonishing. But John Brown also made it historic.

American PlacesThe AtticAugust 25, 2022Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, Civil War, John Brown, American history Comment

WHERE TOM AND HUCK WERE BORN

Mark Twain roamed the world, but came home to an astonishing house. “There ought to be a room in this house to swear in.”

American Places, Arts &, BOOK-ISHThe AtticAugust 24, 2022Mark Twain, Mark Twain Homestead, Huckleberry Finn, Writers' homes in America, Hartford, Hartford Connecticut, Samuel Clemens Comments

THE STEAMER, "THE SHINING," AND THE STANLEY HOTEL

F.O. Stanley needed a place to die. Stephen King needed a plot. Together they haunt the Stanley Hotel. (As seen in “The Shining.”)

American Places, ATTIC AT THE MOVIESThe AtticAugust 18, 2022Stanley Hotel, Steven King, Stephen King, The Shining, Colorado Comments

DARK SKIES OVER DRIPPIN’

As Texas grows and glows, Hill Country towns are dimming the lights and saving the night sky.

American PlacesThe AtticAugust 16, 2022Dark Skies, Dripping Springs Comments

RIDING THE MIRACLE RAILS -- "NOTHING LIKE IT IN THE WORLD"

The Attic journeys over the Sierras on the trackbeds of America’s epic Transcontinental Railroad.

American Places, BUILDERSThe AtticAugust 11, 2022Transcontinental Railroad, Amtrak, Trains, Train rides, Sierra Nevadas Comments

ART + INDUSTRY + INNOVATION = MASS MOCA

Turning an old factory into a cutting-edge art museum was just the start of Mass MoCA’s magic.

American Places, ART-ISHThe AtticAugust 5, 2022Mass MoCA, Contemporary Art, Art museums Comment

THE GREAT AMERICAN ROAD TRIP -- AND MINE

The Great American Road Trip is barely a century old.

American PlacesThe AtticAugust 1, 2022Comment

FROM AMERICA'S EMPTY QUARTER

Somewhere just outside of Wolf Point, Montana, I step into the prairie wilderness.

American PlacesThe AtticJuly 29, 2022Montana, Eastern Montana, Wolf Point Montana, Wilderness Ideal Comment

DOWN AT THE CADILLAC RANCH

The artists of Ant Farm planted their car craziness on the Texas Panhandle. The world came. So did The Attic.

American Places, ART-ISHThe AtticJuly 29, 2022Cadillac Ranch, Ant Farm, Pop art, Amarillo, Texas, Springsteen Comments

CATCH A WAVE -- IN SURF CITY

Surfing is worldwide but it took a California beach town to make it a craze. And to keep it current.

American PlacesThe AtticJuly 28, 2022Surfing, Surf music, Surf culture, Huntington Beach, Beach BoysComment

KINDER, COOLER, SMARTER

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