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dub’s lounge
from tom petty posted in music by prof_improbable
Back in the early 1970s, Mudcrutch was the house band at Dub's Lounge and played six nights a week. Members of Mudcrutch included Tom Petty and several members of the Heartbreakers.
The building was torn down on July 23, 2014 to make room for a Social Security office (source: Gainesville.com)
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from apple, steve jobs, macintosh posted in technology by prof_improbable
Located on the De Anza College campus, the Flint Center was the location of the Apple Annual Shareholder's meeting on January 24, 1984.
Clad in a suit jacket and bow tie (pre-black turtleneck), a young Steve Jobs unveiled the Macintosh for the first time. The computer was in a bag, was plugged in to demonstrate the variety of programs developed, and then talked (early MacSpeak). People went bananas (see video).
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from food history posted in history by prof_improbable
Built in 1915 as a residential hotel, this building was purchased by Vienna immigrant Charles Schimmel in 1920 and turned into the Blackstone Hotel. The luxury hotel served as a point of elegance on the Lincoln Highway, and the restaurants in the building consistently received top awards.
The Reuben sandwich was invented in at the Blackstone Hotel by Reuben Kulakofsky in 1925 (as far as one popular version of the story goes). In addition, butter brickle ice cream was invented and served at the Blackstone as well.
The location is now the Blackstone Center with a number of different shops and restaurants.
view full location details...1400 smith street
from enron: the smartest guys in the room posted in movies by prof_improbable
This 50 floor, 691 ft (211 m) tall skyscraper is the former headquarters of the energy company, Enron.
Before Enron collapsed, they purchased the building across the street, connected to 1400 Smith Street by a circular skywalk, primarily made of the tears of pensioners and retirees who lost their savings to the rat bastards.
view full location details...lincoln tomb
from abraham lincoln posted in history by prof_improbable
On the day that Lincoln died on April 15, 1865, a group of Springfield citizens began plans to build a monument for him in Oak Ridge Cemetery.
After several shifts in location, and a botched attempt by Chicago thieves in 1876 to steal his remains, Lincoln was laid to rest in a concrete vault beneath the monument with Mary Todd and three of his four sons in 1901.
Today, it is considered good luck to rub the nose of the Lincoln bronze sculpture (made by sculptor Gutzon Borglum).
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