The Kakala

She is rusting away in a dock in Tacoma now, but once upon a time the Kalakala was renowned as the first aerodynamic art deco ferry in the world. The Washington State Ferry, built on the hull of another ship that burned down, plied the waters of Puget Sound from 1935 until 1967. The Kalakala's five decks had room for 2,000 passengers. The ferry boasted her own eight-piece orchestra, whose music was piped throughout the ship for dancing. About 30 million passengers rode the ship during her lifetime in Seattle. The streamlined design was built for speed. The vessel was powered by a 3,000 horsepower diesel engine and reached a maximum velocity of 18 knots (33 km/h or 21 mph).



Kalakala now

After her retirement the ferry served as a shrimp and crab processing ship in Alaska for more than 30 years. In 1998 it was bought by a group of artists and moved to Seattle. The money to restore her was never found, however, and the vessel - criticised as an eyesore - was auctioned, sold again and moved several times. The present owner said earlier this year that the ship might be converted to a ferry running on wind and solar power.


YouTube - Kalakala Newsreel Clips
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lGA_x31yJU&feature=player_embedded#at=40

par zvlastnych promo autobusov od GM:

The GM Futurliners were a group of stylized buses designed in the 1940s by Harley Earl for General Motors. They were used in GM's Parade of Progress, which traveled the United States exhibiting new cars and technology. The Futurliners were used from 1940 to 1941 and again from 1953 to 1956. A total of 12 were built, and 9 were still known to exist as of 2007.
Each Futurliner displayed modern advances in science and technology such as jet engines, stereophonic sound, microwave ovens, television and many other modern innovations of the time.
The Parade of Progress was halted by World War II. The vehicles were refurbished by GM and the Parade resumed in 1953-only to be discontinued permanently in 1956 as a victim to one of the very technologies the Futurliners had featured: television.

pro pripomenuti jeden velmi znamy cesky film ve stylu art deco
http://www.csfd.cz/film/6677-amerika/

a kdo by shanel sperky, zkuste se podivat take na aukro, napr
http://aukro.cz/secesni-strasova-broz-art-deco-i1447357388.html
http://aukro.cz/retizek-s-priveskem-art-deco-i1448140862.html
atd

a co se šperků týče, jak tu někdo psal... doporučuju koukat se ve starožitnictvích, někdy je možné sehnat kousky za neuvěřitelné ceny, pokud teda netoužíte po diamantech ;)

já mám čerstvě "lidový" stříbrný art deco prstýnek,
docela dost podobný tomuhle z Christies (se safírem a diamanty, vydraženo za 3000 liber):



za pěkných 250 Kč:-)
jen má tu jednu stranu trochu hnutou nebo už možná špatně vyrobenou, ale historie z něj přímo dýchá a akvamarínové sklíčko je bez poskvrny.

a další (nejen) art deco fashion:
1920s Fashion, Styles from the Twenties, Pictures of 1920's Fashion
http://www.1920s-fashions.co.uk/

Flickr: The Art Deco Pool
http://www.flickr.com/groups/art-deco/pool/

mozno uz tu bolo, neviem, nesledujem aktivne, dyztak zmazte

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jenwoolfe/4837572219/in/set-72157624602431830/

1930 Henderson custom
The machine is apparently based on a 1930 Henderson—presumably the 100 mph (160 km/h) Streamline model—and was built in 1936 by a gent called O. Ray Courtney. As a marque, Henderson is unfortunately consigned to the annals of history, despite a short-lived attempt to revive the name in the late 90s. But until its demise in 1931, the Excelsior Motor Mfg. & Supply Co.—the owner of the Henderson brand—was one of the ‘Big Three’ American motorcycle manufacturers, along with Harley-Davidson and Indian.

1938 Phantom Corsair - http://www.flickr.com/photos/uberschnap/184635219/


This very unusual six-passenger coupe was designed by Rust Heinz, a member of the H. J. Heinz (57 Varieties) family. The design was a joint effort of Heinz and Maurice Schwartz of the custom body firm Bohman & Schwartz in Pasadena, California. Heinz' creation, costing approximately $24,000 in 1938, featured aerodynamic engineering, front-wheel-drive, electric gear shift, four speeds forward and a Cord V-8 Lycoming engine which was modified by Andy Granatelli. Built on a modified Cord 810 chassis, the car's lower frame was made of chrome molybdenum steel and the upper frame was constructed of electrically welded aviation steel tubing. The allow steel and aluminum body had no running boards, fenders or door handles. The doors were opened at the touch of buttons located on the outside and on the instrument panel. The interior was padded throughout with cork and rubber for safety, sound proofing, and insulation.

In addition o the normal instruments found in a stock Cord panel there were oil temperature, manifold vacuum and fuel economizer gauges, battery charge level indicator, altimeter, barometer and compass. Four persons sat across the front seat and two in the back seat, facing the rear. Approximate top speed was 115 mph. Heinz planned to put the Phantom Corsair into limited production at an estimated selling price of $12,500. His death, however, shortly after the car was completed, ended those plans.

Repast ze stipacich obrazku...

foťáčki!

jednou si koupím nějaký hezký agfa boxík:
http://www.inspiredphotos.com/vintageinspirations/index.html