The Admiral Tele-Bar. This cost $895 in 1951.
$10,074.09 in today's money. The bartender is not included!
Dracunculus Vulgaris are tuberous deciduous perennials with attractive leaves divided into several narrow, finger-like segments, and dramatic, foul-smelling, arum-type flowers in spring or summer.
The flowers—consisting of a spathe, maroon-purple hued on top and dull green underneath, 12-24 inches long and 6 inches wide, which surrounds a deep red to almost black spadix—release a foul-smelling odor to attract pollinators. Following the flowers, scarlet berries appear in late summer.
In England you sometimes see these "wavy" brick fences. And curious as it may seem, this shape uses FEWER bricks than a straight wall. A straight wall needs at least two layers of bricks to make is sturdy, but the wavy wall is fine thanks to the arch support provided by the waves.
Here is a photo of "Jerry's Garage Service Station" on Route 66 in Albuquerque, New Mexico taken in 1939. If you are into auto racing history this nondescript-looking building might mean something to you. It is the original Unser Garage site and is just east of Unser Blvd. on Central Avenue SW. In the early 1940s, the Unser's ran a wrecking service here and later added a gas station. The Unser family is one of the most famous names in Indianapolis 500 racing history. Jerry Unser, Sr., (father of race car drivers Jerry Jr., Louie, Bobby, and Al Unser) owned this auto repair garage in Albuquerque, NM. By 1955 Unser's shop was unusual -- he offered repair services for foreign cars. At one time or another, all the Unser brothers worked in their father's auto repair shop.
This photo comes from the Bobby Unser collection. There is, also, the Unser Racing Museum that is well worth seeing:
