Something else I could do for this pretzel project besides reviews is kind of a spin-off of what Phillyskyline.com, a site which follows local architecture and goings-on, is doing in a section called Penny Postcards vs Philly Skyline. They take old postcards from the 20's-40's, usually a view of the skyline or an old building, and compare the view to how it looks today.
Here's one postcard example.
And here's another postcard.
Now, what I want to is this. Yesterday on fabulous PhillyHistory.org I found a bunch of images from the 30's of pretzel vendors.
Like this one:
...this sounded a lot cooler in my head.
But maybe!
I think it sounds like a pretty cool idea. I always love to see what places looked like years ago as opposed to today.
ReplyDeleteThat's a really great idea. I bought a book a few years ago called Philadelphia: Then and Now (or something to that affect) that I always thought was facsinating.
ReplyDeleteOne of my favorite sites for historical photos is Shorpy (www.shorpy.com). I did a search on pretzels and it only came up with this photo from Cincinatti. But nonetheless, it's a fascinating site.
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