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National Drive In Revival Begins Here?

July 26th, 2009 · No Comments

Heidels of Goochland Drive In

GOOCHLAND, VA – There aren’t too many drive-ins left, but some thrive. We can think specifically of Hull’s Drive In of Lexington, Virginia, where a community comes together summer nights to watch movies in their car. Hull’s almost closed, but the community rallied round, and saved the theater. There are many cases like this around [...]

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BOAC Offices, Glasgow in 1970

July 26th, 2009 · 2 Comments

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GLASGOW, SCOTLAND – In the 1970s, BOAC used firms like the architecture firm Gillespie Kidd and Coia to do its regional work. Here, an office in Glasgow. The city ticket office is almost forgotten these days, but were ubiquitous for all carriers until the mid-1980s. If you recall, BOAC was renamed British Airways in the [...]

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