NorthIron Church 910 Palms Avenue Ishpeming, Michigan submitted by: Jo, eh   (Travis Ryan, Assistant Pastor, kindly replied to me. “The AT-AT was there for a series titled “At the Movies” we did during the month of July. We are taking the AT-AT down this week!”) Thanks for the update, Travis! Frequent contributor, Jo, recently shared a church in Ishpeming, Michigan that has a …. wait for it … Star Wars AT-AT Walker attached to the front of the building!!! I have reached-out to the NorthIron Church to see if this is a permanent fixture or if it was simply for an event. I’ll update this post as soon...

General William O. Darby Monument Cisterna Park 1001 Garrison Avenue Fort Smith, Arkansas submitted by Debbie Cusic   Wendy, thought you’d enjoy a great Fort Scott, Arkansas view. “Onward we stagger, and if the tanks come – may God help the tanks. Ride On!” Debbie, you were right! This is a fabulous monument and I don’t think I’ve ever seen a sculpted motorcycle!   William O. Darby was the commanding officer of the famous Darby’s Rangers during World War II. If you’re interested in learning more about the man, and the monument, check the links below.   A scene from the 1958 Darby’s...

Kings Gap General Store 1155 Pine Road Carlisle, Pennsylvania originally posted in July of 2011 (sadly, no longer in business)   Though the address for the Kings Gap General Store is Carlisle, don’t let that fool you; it’s actually about 10 miles southwest (near the entrance to the Kings Gap Environmental Center). Whether you’re out for a Sunday drive, hiking, fishing, horseback riding, or visiting one of several nearby state parks … you should definitely add a visit to this great general store to your itinerary! With all of its vintage signage and antiques it may look like a museum, but it is a “living”...

Street Art Various Locations Harrisburg, Pennsylvania   Harrisburg has been cultivating some great public art in the past few years. This is Part One of a series of posts that will share the very best of it! Many of the newer examples are from the 2017 Sprocket Mural Works Project (18 Murals in 10 Days!) in 2017. Plans are in the works for another Harrisburg Mural Project in 2019. I can’t wait to see the new additions next year! First up, is the mural on the side of Underground Bicycle at 1519 North Third Street. This was painted by the duo of Key Detail & Yu-Baba and was part of the the Sprocket Works Project.   One of my...

Ramsay Theater South Main Street Stewartstown, Pennsylvania   I snagged these photos of the former Ramsay Theater quite some time ago. I was hoping to get a bit more information about it before I created a post about it; but I’ve come to a bit of a dead end. This vintage theater with the lively paint job certainly must have some stories to tell, but there are precious few pieces of information about it on the Internet. Cinema Treasures indicates that it opened in 1921 and closed in the early 1960s. A gentleman who stopped to talk to me when I was taking pictures mentioned that the apartments above the theater were inhabited as...

Houston Art Cars 2018 Parade submitted by Bill Miller   Regular contributor and all-around fantastic guy, Bill Miller, recently shared some great photos of the Houston Art Car parade! This parade and the similar event in Baltimore have been on my “to-do” list for a long time! Which art car is your favorite? Let us know in the comments below! From Bill: This year was the 31st anniversary of the Houston Art Car Parade. It’s my favorite Houston event. I can’t can’t say that I’ve been to all thirty, but I have been to a majority of them. We usually like to go a few hours before the parade actually starts and...

8th Annual Sled Fest 2018 Old Sled Works Duncannon, Pennsylvania   Sled Fest is an annual hot rod and kustom car show (yes, with a “k”) for vehicles 1964 and older. Hosted by the Hooligans Car Club of Central PA at the Old Sled Works market, the show is in its eighth year and continues to get bigger and better every year! I have featured Sled Fest before; but I thought I’d give you a small peek at this year’s event. The show typically takes place the last Saturday in April. Make sure to follow Sled Fest and Hooligans Car Club on Facebook and make plans to attend Sled Fest 2019! Contestants lined-up for the Pin-Up...

Civil War Tails – Diorama Museum 785 Baltimore Street Gettysburg, Pennsylvania   Have an interest in Civil War history? Do you love cats? Civil War Tails has you covered either way! As crazy as it sounds, this is the place where you can see THOUSANDS of tiny clay cats in Union and Confederate uniforms. Twin sisters, Ruth and Rebecca Brown, have created an amazingly creative museum which features dioramas of The Battle of the Ironclads, Pickett’s Charge, Andersonville Prison at Fort Sumpter,  and Little Round Top – as well as some amazing supplemental displays with their handmade clay cats portraying the soldiers and...

Sayford Market Mural 1307 North 3rd Street Harrisburg, Pennsylvania   Harrisburg has a great many new murals, thanks in part to the Sprocket Mural Works’ Harrisburg Mural Festival last September. There are also some great new murals popping-up by artists who weren’t part of the project. I intended to post one big “round-up” post of them; but time and weather keep conspiring against me. So, I’ll just begin with this fabulous mural on the southern wall of the Sayford Market in Midtown. This was created by talented stencil artist Ralphie Seguinot (a.k.a. SR81). I even hesitated posting my image because of the...