The Old-fashioned “Homepage”

Posted by Miss Cellania in History on May 25, 2011 at 3:31 am

In the days before the internet (actually 1912-1963), Bostonians could get news headlines at a glance by dropping by the storefront office of The Boston Globe. Handwritten signs and blackboards had the top stories, breaking news, and even sports stats in big print as fast as they were available. And of course, if you wanted to read more, you could buy a paper. Shown here is the big map of Europe installed for the D-Day invasion in 1944. See more pictures of the hand-lettered “homepage” at The Boston Globe. Link -via Metafilter

 
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Guitar Store

Posted by Miss Cellania in Pictures on February 12, 2009 at 10:43 am


Flickr user hey mr glen found this awesome storefront that advertises what’s inside. Bonus: the dials go to eleven! Link -via reddit

 
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