The motel was owned by the parents of Paula Pierce in 1960. Her father had written the note as a joke and had thrown it into the Atlantic Ocean. Buffington flew to New Hampshire to deliver the message to Paula Pierce. She held up to her father’s promise giving Buffington that ...
But before it was treated as an unassailable right, parking in cities started out as an amenity—a service for the very rich. At the beginning of the 1910s, horses still outnumbered cars in many American cities. But cars were gaining fast. The first version of the Model T went on ...
That two of the hottest cars in the United States is a 55,000-dollar giant car, big enough to hold a Mini in its trunk. People are paying full price for both, and the only thing they have in common is that they don't have anything in common. Every week, the number one best-...
By the 1870s, rides had begun opening on this stretch of seaside in Brooklyn, New York. There were restaurants and hotels. It became the people's playground in 1923, said Zigun, when people could get there via the subway for five cents. A view of Coney Island c. 1910.Library of Congr...
John North Willys was right, in a way. Four wheels, driver on the left holding a steering wheel, pedals for going and stopping on the floor, internal combustion gasoline engine, two headlights...cars are recognizably the same today as they were a century ago, even more so after the intro...
By 1931, Plymouth took third place among all cars and would remain a top-selling brand for decades, but it began losing its identity in the late '70s when model features and pricing overlapped with other car brands. Only four models were sold under the Plymouth name by the end of the ...
“Most of the people who buy the franchises never have been in business before,” Campbell said. “We even had to teach some to operate acash register, and one of them how to make out a bank deposit slip.” The deposit incident happened after the opening of what is the chain’s larg...
Hunt's Pier is currently owned by Morey's Piers and is used to house maintenance equipment and the boardwalk tram cars. A grill, beach shop, and Adventure Maze are now on the front of the pier. Hunts Pier - Golden Nugget YouTube screenshot ...
One way to understand modern jet engines is to compare them with the piston engines used in early airplanes, which are very similar to the ones still used in cars.A piston engine (also called a reciprocating engine, because the pistons move back and forth or "reciprocate") makes its power...
The first Cheez-Its were made by the Green & Green Co. in 1921 in Dayton, Ohio, and the brand today is owned by Kellogg’s. The modern variations include Extra Toasty and Hot & Spicy along with the original style. #71. Orville Redenbachers Popcorn ...