Pann’s - Los Angeles (Inglewood)

Pann's is a diner style restaurant considered an institution in Los Angeles, California, for its history, role in movies, and distinctiv...

Norm’s – Los Angeles (West Hollywood)

Norms Restaurants is a chain of diner-style coffee shops in Southern California. The chain was founded in 1949 by Norman Roybark. The first ...

Bob’s Big Boy – Toluca Lake, California

Big Boy is a restaurant chain started in 1936 by Bob Wian, in partnership with Arnold Peterson in Glendale, California. The chain is best kn...

Small Town 4th of July Parades

Today, my blog is featuring Linda, my wife, as a (guest blogger) describing the 4th of July parade, that we recently saw in Sandpoint, Idaho...

NHL Hockey in the Sunbelt?

A geography conundrum…. The articles below portray an interesting reason why the NHL should not site hockey franchises in places like Phoen...

The end of the line for Kodachrome

Kodak has closed one of its oldest and most famous product lines, in the latest sign of the film business fading away against the onslaught ...

Interactive Unemployment Map of California

According to a number of sources and economists, it is predicted that California will hit a 12% unemployment rate by the end of the year. T...

Say Goodbye to Rest Stops

The state-supported rest stop, an American institution since 1956, is dying off. The rise of roadside retail and shrinking government budget...

National Tartan Day

April 6, 2009, is National Tartan Day, a North American commemoration of Scottish heritage celebrated in Canada and the USA. In the United S...

CSAA Donates 7,000 Maps to Stanford University

Stanford University’s Branner Earth Sciences Library has recently acquired 7,000 old road maps through a generous donation by the California...

MSU scholars spearhead Michigan’s first geography/geology textbook in 25 years

For the first time in more than 25-years, college students in the State of Michigan, now have a new textbook about Michigan's geography ...

Future of San Francisco’s famous Tiki lounge?

The Tonga Room, one of the better known Tiki themed restaurants in the world, faces an uncertain future. Currently the San Francisco Fairmo...

California may create Chief Geographic Officer position

The Chief Information Officer (CIO) for the State of California, is mulling the idea of creating a new state level position called the “Ch...

The "Municipal House of Pancakes"

Since many of my followers enjoy IHOP, I thought I would do another post. Yes, even the “International House of Pancakes,” has been used...

Vancouver, WA - Railroad Facilities

Below is a low horizon oblique photo of the Burlington Northern rail facility in Vancouver , Washington , taken on July 17, 1982 (click ...

Howard Johnson's

Howard Johnson, came into the hospitality industry in the 1930’s, and opened his first motor lodge in 1954; however, he came into the indust...

International House of Pancakes

“International House of Pancakes,” or IHOP, was founded in 1958 by Al and Jerry Lapin. The first restaurant opened on July 7, 19 58 ...