LIFE & TIMES
In this section I share with you, intimate looks into the lives, culture & technology of those who built our neighborhoods, our towns, & lived in our bungalows.
ERIC LAVELLE, MASTER HISTORIC PRESERVATIONIST, Part 5
PLAYING "BE RIGHT OR DIE" To understand the challenges of removing the machines mentioned in this article, you need to read about line shafts. They are monster pieces of equipment that back in the day, cost people their fingers, their hearing & probably some...
ERIC LAVELLE, MASTER HISTORIC PRESERVATIONIST, Part 6
LUNATICS OR HEROES? This is another thrilling episode of Eric LaVelle's gallant rescues of old woodworking machines from crumbling buildings. The links take you to a GLOSSARY or to a page of videos of the old machines in action. Take advantage! HERE'S ERIC! It was...
OLD HOUSE RESTORATION VIDEOS-The Women of the Arts & Crafts Movement
As muses & artisans of the Arts & Crafts Movement, women inspired & changed the course of history through their works, both in the early years in England & later here in America. Had there been no Industrial Revolution, the Movement quite likely would...
CHILDHOOD PETS IN MY BUNGALOW NEIGHBORHOOD
by Barbara Farrar (October 6, 1926 - March 29, 2011) As I recall the years of my childhood spent in “Tampa Town,” I am always cognizant of the changes that have accompanied our metamorphosis into a much larger city. One of them has impacted the daily lives of today’s...
