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

The Detroit River Tunnel Few Have Seen:  The Michigan Central Railway Tunnel | Visiting The Past | Scoop.it
  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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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

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?

OK, so who wants to buy a 180,000-square-foot basket? | Visiting The Past | Scoop.it
Longaberger Company to bid adieu to its iconic corporate HQ in Ohio.

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Seriously, these funky buildings are rather short-sighted

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Seriously, these funky buildings are rather short-sighted

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Seriously, these funky buildings are rather short-sighted

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How the British (literally) Landscaped the World

How the British (literally) Landscaped the World | Visiting The Past | Scoop.it
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
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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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

Frida Kahlo and her Casa Azul home – a lifetime in pictures | Visiting The Past | Scoop.it
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 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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All I have to say is....wow. 

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The places the world forgot

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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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If you love the history of abandoned places...

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Vintage Postcard from The Top Hat in Spokane

Vintage Postcard from The Top Hat in Spokane | Visiting The Past | Scoop.it
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

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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For those who dream of travel…
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Papa Hemingway's comfortable, easygoing homestead in Cuba

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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

6 Famous Ghost Towns and Abandoned Cities — HISTORY Lists | Visiting The Past | Scoop.it
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
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

A Fun Trip to Port Isabel and South Padre Island, Texas | Visiting The Past | Scoop.it
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

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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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

A Child Of Slavery Who Taught A Generation - West Virginia Public Broadcasting | Visiting The Past | Scoop.it
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

Old Barn Holds Secrets to Hollywood's Past | Visiting The Past | Scoop.it
Hint: It's one of the most famous Hollywood movie sets of all time.

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Did someone say "tours"??!

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

The Little House in DC Plays Unique Role in Girl Scout History - Ghosts of DC | Visiting The Past | Scoop.it
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

Detroit: Photos of the Motown ghost cars | Visiting The Past | Scoop.it
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

The Ghostly WWII Ruins of Europe's Northern Coasts | WIRED | Visiting The Past | Scoop.it
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

Las Vegas plays itself in a film in 1968 | Visiting The Past | Scoop.it
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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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