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Americans Discover Vacation: We’ve All Got Wheels
Nothing had as profound an impact on how Americans vacationed as when we all got wheels. Continue reading
Posted in Americans Discover Vacation, History, Travel
Tagged automobiles, cars, highways, history, national parks, travel, vacation, Yellowstone
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Creatures of the Bronx (Zoo)
Animals drinking, playing, sleeping and looking like royalty. Continue reading
Americans Discover Vacation: While Disparaging Tourists
Our disdain for tourists turns out to be nothing new. In fact, it is as old as tourism itself. Continue reading
Posted in Americans Discover Vacation, History, Travel
Tagged 19th century, history, tourists, travel, vacation
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Winter Skyline from the West Bank of the Hudson
Views of midtown and lower Manhattan, late afternoon and evening. Continue reading
Americans Discover Vacation: With an Agency Itinerary and a Guidebook in Hand
For more than a century, Americans used travel agencies and guidebooks to plan and book their vacations. Continue reading
10 Most Viewed Off the Leash Blog Posts in 2014
Includes a sculpture park, an iconic stadium and memoirs from Growing Up in the 50’s Continue reading
Americans Discover Vacation: Under the Influence of PR
As more Americans started to go on vacation there were more folks around ready to tell them where they should go. Continue reading
Posted in Americans Discover Vacation, History, Travel
Tagged history, marketing, media relations, national parks, PR, travel, vacation, Yellowstone
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Americans Discover Vacation: As Well As Discrimination and Bigotry
From the very beginning vacationland America was a reflection of the society of which it was a part. And for racial and religious minorities that meant discrimination and bigotry. Continue reading
Posted in Americans Discover Vacation, History, Travel
Tagged Atlantic City, bigotry, discrimination, history, Mohonk Mountain House, national parks, racism, travel, vacations
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Shit We Used to Say
The brown bagger headed for the ice box with a shit-eating grin on his face. Continue reading
Americans Discover Vacation: Finding the Time
The history of American vacationing in the 19th and early 20th century is a story of gradual growth in the number of people who went on vacation and the places they choose to go. But by well into the 20th … Continue reading
Posted in Americans Discover Vacation, History, Travel
Tagged camping, history, labor, travel, unions, vacation, working class
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