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Effort To Save Tesla’s Long Island Lab

September 25th, 2009 admin 2 comments

Historians are working to save this lone existing site of the work of Nikola Tesla. The property is owned by Agfa as part of a larger complex. The laboratory building is still standing. The tower is gone but the foundation still resides on the property. The building shows signs of neglect but still houses the [...]

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Dark Travel: Seelbach Hotel – Louisville, KY

September 18th, 2009 admin No comments

The Seelbach originally opened in 1905. Over the years it had the same fate of many old buildings. Falling into neglect in the 70’s and eventually revived to the original glory in the 90’s.
Many of the original features of the building survived including the lobby, the Oak Room dining room and the Rathskeller rooftop ballroom [...]

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5ft Long Remote Control Nautilus Replica

September 11th, 2009 admin No comments

Bob Martin built this
functioning sub out of a
Disney model kit. He added
lighting, working details and
the mechanics necessary to
propel and dive the sub.
Find out more.
Dvice.com

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Victorian Bowling Lane Restoration

September 4th, 2009 admin No comments

The Victorian era private bowling lanes at Lyndhurst are in the process of being restored.  When completed the lanes will be available to the public for actual use.  The restoration has proven challenging since they are unable to determine the maker of the lanes.
Private bowling lanes were fairly common in the homes of the extremely [...]

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