Real Reason for Raised Beds, Ocean City, MD

Posted by on June 30, 2011 · Leave a Comment 

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Real Reason for Raised Beds, Ocean City, MD
1926 View of Raised Gardens and Lawns Along the Boardwalk in Ocean City, Maryland
 While “raised beds” have their reasons, here and there, they are largely a fashion trend among the those of the “Green” trend in today’s morally correct environmentally concious… Yet there was a time when such [...]

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Could Architectural Blueprints Be Hidden In Antique Office Furniture???

Posted by on June 2, 2011 · 4 Comments 

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Architectural Blueprints Hidden In Antique Office Furniture???
A Vertical Plan File (Circa 1914), Yawman & Erbe Mfg. Co., Main Factories & Ex. Office, Rochester, N.Y.
While the architectural and engineering plans today are generally stored digitally or in large, antiquated metal cabinets, there were earlier devices that cleverly disguised the plan/blue print file cabinet in an attractive [...]

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Money Or Not It’s A Rich House…Wood or Vinyl Siding,York, Penna.

Posted by on April 4, 2011 · 10 Comments 

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Money Or Not It’s A Rich House…Wood or Vinyl Siding in York, Penna.
Victorian House, 956 Linden Avenue, York, Pennsylvania
DARE WE SAY IT…
…Peeling Paint Looks Better Than Dirty Plastic…
We prefer the spooky, withered wood Victorian-era dwelling at No. 956 Linden Avenue any-day as opposed to its neighboring and formerly twin-ish residence at No. 936 Linden Avenue.
It is our understanding [...]

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