Chances are that we will see a renewed interest in Chicago history with the 2013 cinematic release of Erik Larson’s The Devil in the White City with Leonardo DiCaprio as the murderous H.H. Holmes. After all, it should combine the …
Posts Tagged ‘Old-Timey’
The Chicago Steampunk Apartment Gets Featured
Apr
28
As the steampunk aesthetic continues to grow beyond fashion, music, conventions and modded gadgets and computers. A passion for antiques, clocks, taxidermy and oddities can quickly grow to encompass ones surroundings as well.
True, the above photo is not a …
Universal’s 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea: The First Submarine Photoplay
Mar
07
In my endless search for out of print films or “lost” films now available via the internet, I often scour www.archive.org and other sites for things I may have overlooked. Recently, I came across two Fritz Lang films from 1919 …
Steampunk: A Present-Day Way of Life, Not Solely Anachronistic Fashion
Apr
04
I’d like to discuss the idea of what one might call chronological acclimatization, or better put, “what year you think you’re in” and how it relates to Steampunk. To the uninitiated, those who dedicate themselves to the Steampunk movement, fashion …
Plans, Imagery and Resources for the Intrepid Airship Builder
Mar
04
I’ve become a great fan of airship history and lore. As captain and creator of the USAS C.E. Rosendahl, accuracy, plausibility and function are all very important to me when creating my floating gas bag based transport. My research has …
