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Bizarre & Unique

Creepy sculptures? Giant painted rocks? Yeah, I’m into it.

Full exterior view of Idle Hour, in the center is a large barrel with smaller buildings attached at either side.

Idle Hour: Eat Inside a Giant Hidden Dog at California’s Last Barrel Restaurant

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As many of you know I’m an architecture junkie, and one of my favorite forms of architecture is programmatic, or fondly known as “California Crazy” that is to say, buildings that are constructed to look like something, which California was wildly known for. Sadly, there are very few examples left, but at Idle Hour you…

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A small red and white neon sign that reads "Hatch Show Print"

A Peek Inside one of Americas’ Oldest Letterpress Studios: Hatch Show Print

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Promoting a concert is important, it’s part of how you get people in the door. As Nashville emerged as “Music City” artists flocked to perform at the variety of venues, and for many of them, they turned to Hatch Show Print to make their posters. Reverend William T. Hatch moved to Nashville with his two…

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