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Atomic Redhead

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    • Abandoned
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    • Historic Locations
    • Museum Visits
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    • Disney Parks & Resorts
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  • American Dreaming 250 Years Later
  • Step Into the Hauntingly Beautiful Los Angeles Theatre
  • Behind the Curtain of LA’s Century Old Orpheum Theatre
  • Exploring LA’s 100 Year Old Central Library
  • Step Inside the Googie Masterpiece Johnie’s Coffee Shop Thanks to Artist Gary Baseman
  • Muzeo Reflects on America’s Bicentennial & Anaheim’s Skateboarding History
  • Risen From the Dead: The Victorian Mansion Frankenstein’ed from Bunker Hill Homes and a Catholic Poor House
  • Travel Back to Disneyland in the 90s
  • Idle Hour: Eat Inside a Giant Hidden Dog at California’s Last Barrel Restaurant
  • Griffith Park’s Abandoned 1920s Pool Waits in the Wings for a Second Act
  • Chili John’s: The 80 Year Old Diner Beloved by Food Critics and Hollywood Alike
  • Inside Greystone Mansion: Money, Murder, and the Movies
  • Stagecoach Stop Turned Biker Haven: Cold Spring Tavern
  • Returning to the Scene of the Crime: Visiting the Mob Museum Again
  • Finding out all about Fallout at the Atomic Museum
  • Vintage Valentine’s Day Cards Vol. 5
  • Lions and Tigers and Bears Oh My at the Natural History Museum
  • Send a Little Love
  • A Return to the Kern County Museum: Home to Country Legends and More
  • Revisiting America’s Last Woolworth’s Luncheonette
  • Warmest of Greetings
  • Vintage Christmas Cards Vol. 5
  • Christmastime Once Again
  • October Reflections
  • The Haunting of Stone Oak Manor
  • Pumpkins, Ghosts, Witches and More! Our Home at Halloween Time
  • Beyond the Monster Mash Vol. 2
  • Abandoned Places, Neon Wonders, and More from Our Idaho Road Trip
  • Boom to Bust: A Visit to the Abandoned Mining Town of Bodie
  • The Westside Drive-In: Home of the Bizarre and Delicious Ice Cream Potato
  • All that Glitters – the 49’er Room at the Anniversary Inn
  • Get Your Ass Educated at the Donkey History Museum
  • You will Not Want to be Sedated at the Punk Rock Museum!
  • Mining, Gambling, and More all on Display the Clark County Museum
  • Travel Back in Time to Elvis’ 1969 Las Vegas Show
  • Disneyland at 70
  • No Kings Since 1776
  • TWA Hotel: A Time Capsule of Air Travel on the Eve of the Jet Age
  • From Thomas Paine to Grand Central: Out and About in NYC
  • New York’s Transit History Unfolds in a Literal Underground Museum
  • American Reflections: A Visit to the Statue of Liberty
  • The Bold and Graphic Poster House
  • Fraunces Tavern: The Historic Restaurant Where George Washington Dined
  • Gems of Tennessee
  • Exploring the Country Music Hall of Fame
  • A Peek Inside one of Americas’ Oldest Letterpress Studios: Hatch Show Print
  • 100 Years of Country Music at the Grand Ole Opry
  • Behind the Curtain of the Ryman, the Mother Church of Country Music
  • Saying Farewell to the Patsy Cline Museum
  • Johnny Cash Museum: The Legend of the Man in Black
  • Memphis’ Giant Pyramid hides a Faux Swamp, Shooting Range, and More
  • Inside Sun Studio, the Birthplace of Rock ‘n Roll
  • The Wonder of Graceland: Dazzling Treasures of Elvis
  • A Visit to the National Civil Rights Museum
  • Breakfast at the Oldest Restaurant in Memphis, the Arcade
  • Roller Coasters and Rhinestones: A Visit to Dollywood
  • Graceland Circa 1983
  • Paw Prints of the Stars at the Animal Walk of Fame
  • Travel Town: LA’s Train Playground
  • Guide to Gram Parsons’ Southern California
  • International Women’s Day
  • A Showgirl’s Treasures
  • Vintage Valentine’s Day Cards Vol. 4
  • The Remnants, Remains, and Random Snapshots of 2024
  • Spread a Little Love
  • When Hollywood Went Small: TV History at Hollywood Heritage Museum
  • “Good Morning, Charlie!”
  • Disneyland on Christmas Day
  • Season’s Greetings!
  • Lost Art of Santa Claus Photo Folders
  • Disney Animation, Christmas Cards and More at the Hilbert Museum
  • Anniversary at Disneyland
  • Christmastime at Home
  • Festive Favorites
  • Halloween Night
  • Here we are…again…
  • The Centennial Celebration of the Anaheim Halloween Parade
  • The Wild World of Rolly Crump
  • Bates Nut Farm: The 100 Year Old Farm to Find Your Perfect Pumpkin
  • Halloween at Home
  • 13 Songs From the Depths of Hell!
  • Discovering a Rare Treasure from Anaheim’s Halloween Past
  • From Cars to the Moon to Mini Golf, D23 Weekend!
  • Time Traveling back to 1966 at The Whisky A Go Go with Robby Krieger
  • On Your Mark: How an Olympic Joke Tee became an Icon
  • Backstage at the Lavish El Capitan Theatre
  • Muzeo contrasts Victorian Mourning with Edward Mobley’s Cute Critters
  • Dining with the Stars at the Hollywood Heritage Museum
  • Universal Studios Circa 1997
  • Last of its Kind: 60s Era Arby’s to Meet the Wrecking Ball
  • From Movies to Books: The Studio City Theatre Barnes & Noble
  • Burbank’s Bob’s Big Boy: 75 Years of Burgers
  • The Tiny French “Gnome” Village Hiding in the Citrus Empire
  • Hop Aboard a Glamor Tram for the 60th Anniversary of the Universal Studios Tour
  • Star Wars Nite at Disneyland
  • The Formosa Cafe: Watering Hole for Mobsters and Movie Stars
  • Spending my Birthday the Faux English Village Gram Parsons Once Called Home
  • Farm to Fame: Tales of Glitz, Glamor & Eminent Domain at the Hollywood Heritage Museum
  • A Slice of Boysenberry Festival
  • Revisiting the Huntington

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Janey 🍊 California Blogger 🌵 Cosmic American Fashion, Amusement Parks, Unique Destinations, & Weird History 🗺

BLOGGED! A look at our home all decorated for Chri BLOGGED! A look at our home all decorated for Christmas! 🎄 Link in stories and bio! Are you all decorated?
November things. The boys tried to help decorate f November things. The boys tried to help decorate for Christmas, so things have taken way longer than I thought. Friends are the best. Disneyland surprises. And a new car!
This morning Patrick and I went to Disneyland basi This morning Patrick and I went to Disneyland basically just to eat as much holiday food as we could. It’s been on the chilly for us in California, so I bundled up but wanted to stay comfy, and ended up looking like a David Crosby groupie. Not a bad look for throwing it together at 6 am! From the Holiday Beef Dinner Potato to the gingerbread cookies (the best ones are from Harbor Galley!) to the Cranberry Pomegranate Mint Julep (it’s no Watermelon Julep but it’s still tasty!) we filled our bellies right as it started to sprinkle.
BLOGGED! A look at how Pat and I spent Halloween n BLOGGED! A look at how Pat and I spent Halloween night! Link in stories and bio! 🎃
It took over a week to be able to come up with coh It took over a week to be able to come up with coherent words for how I’m feeling after the election. Over on the blog you can find a list of institutions Patrick and I currently support or have previously supported. They offer aid to various threatened groups, provide resources, teaching tools, and ways you can be active. Link can be found in stories and bio!

Also this isn’t Philly! It’s Knott’s Berry Farm! Need a reminder of democracy, visit Knott’s Berry Farm’s recreation of Independence Hall. It’s free to visit! It was also used in National Treasure! Which came out 20 years ago today!
November so far. I can’t believe November is over November so far. I can’t believe November is over half over. I haven’t been able to blog for several reasons. 1. Both Pat and I caught a cold. Yes, a cold. We tested for COVID multiple times and were negative. 2. The election. Reflections on which will be shared this week on the blog. 3. We have started our office renovation. Well I guess we completed Phase 2. Phase 1 was when we build the wall. Anyway, we painted, laid carpet down, and moved some stuff around. Phase 3 will be making a custom corner wall unit. Meanwhile I finally packed the last Halloween box today. It was the bathroom decor, and began to deep clean. I hope to haul in the Christmas decor this week. How about y’all? How are you holding up? Have you decorated for the holidays?
We need each other more than ever now. We can be s We need each other more than ever now. We can be scared. I am the most scared I’ve ever been in my whole life. We can take today to rest and mourn. My simple advice is look around you. Find those you trust. Build a better community and future with them. And with them we will fight. We must never stop fighting to create a place where everyone is equal. If you learn of protests, groups, programs, anything, that helps others, post it, share it, encourage people to attend, and attend yourself.
So much is at stake. Vote! But don’t stop there. G So much is at stake. Vote! But don’t stop there. Get involved in your community. Create positive change on your own street. Make a space that is welcoming and inclusive. 💙
Houdini is ready to be packed away. 🎃 But in all s Houdini is ready to be packed away. 🎃 But in all seriousness, black cats are some of the best cats around. They are not bad luck and they are NOT to be used as live, temporary Halloween decorations. A very tragic reality, and a contributing factor to why they are often not available for adoption during October. Sadly because of superstition black cats are the least adopted, and make up roughly a third of the cats available for adoption. So please consider adopting one if you’re looking for a furry companion! They are incredibly affectionate and fun loving! 🐈‍⬛
I can’t believe the @anaheimhalloweenparade is ove I can’t believe the @anaheimhalloweenparade is over. We celebrated the centennial of our parade, quite the milestone! @patrickarlt and I took on a lot more responsibilities and it added to our growing sense of community here in Anaheim. While it may be over for another year, many of our volunteers are already hard at work seeking ways to improve our event for next year! 🎃 I dived a little more into all that Pat and I took on over on the blog! You can find a link in my bio! 🖤
Yesterday Patrick and I woke up early to take @ana Yesterday Patrick and I woke up early to take @anaheimhalloweenparade floats back to the warehouse (they need to recharge at the end of the parade route) then we did some post-parade reorganizing and unloaded, then it was off to LA for @orvillepeck ! Which was nothing short of amazing! Then we swung by the old Arby’s for pizza and cheesecake from Prince St.
BLOGGED! I’ve always loved Rolly Crump’s work he d BLOGGED! I’ve always loved Rolly Crump’s work he did while at Disney, but his non-Disney work is a delightful and groovy contrast! So it was wonderful to see some of it last weekend! Major congratulations to @haydenevansart for finishing one of Crump’s lost pieces of art! See and read more over on the blog! Link in bio and stories!
BLOGGED! A visit to @batesnutfarm to find the perf BLOGGED! A visit to @batesnutfarm to find the perfect pumpkin! Over 100 years old, this farm has more than nuts! 🧡 See and read more on the blog! Link in stories and bio!
Look, Ma! I made the LA Times! Months of hard work Look, Ma! I made the LA Times! Months of hard work, many Sundays given up, and countless hours working in social media content all leading up to the centennial celebration of the @anaheimhalloweenparade on October 26! Will I see you there?! 🎃
Take a spin around our home to see how we decorate Take a spin around our home to see how we decorate for Halloween! 🎃 For more visit the blog! Link in bio!
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