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Was there really ever a time when a kid wanted to dress up like a cowboy, or a mountie...and not just at Halloween? Indeed there was. From the 1940 Sears Christmas Wishbook; click on the photos:

 

--So a friend of ours has been collecting photos of unusual “roadside attraction” buildings; she thinks that these would make a great Christmas putz village! Whether or not this will ever happen is another story. Still there’s bound to be at least one or two items here for inspiration:

There’s the world’s biggest teapot building in West Virginia http://www.flickr.com/photos/picture-perfect-designs-jewelry/7653733384/in/pool-1447681@N21

Not a roadside attraction, but she loved the architecture: Chet’s Barber Shop http://www.flickr.com/photos/fotoedge/7666152338/in/pool-52240840067@N01

From Missouri, Cherry on Top Ice Cream concession---love this one http://www.flickr.com/photos/fotoedge/7666152338/in/pool-52240840067@N01

OK CORRAL gunfight site http://www.flickr.com/photos/leeanndunton/7140534561/in/pool-52240840067@N01/

 

--We have a real treat from Paul Racep of Big Indoor Trains...Chapter 3 is now available – and in case you have forgotten, Racep has a wonderful new series--inspired by Howard Lamey's Spook Hill putz house creations. Intro here: http://halloweentrains.com/spook_hill_chronicles/spook_hill_chronicles_intro.htm and to go to Chapter 1, click here. To go to Chapter 2, click here. To go to Chapter 3, click here. And don't forget to check out http://www.halloweentrains.com/

--Now here’s an inspiring piece of architecture for a possible putz house; from an advent calendar http://www.vintage-ornaments.com/snowy-tower-victorian-advent-calendar-new-for-adv797

--Russian Christmas ornaments: To find the best Russian holiday ornaments, take a trip to Klin and visit the Klinskoye Podvorye Museum. http://indrus.in/articles/2012/01/12/christmas_for_every_day_museum_at_klinsk_14166.html 

-- Christmas on the WWII Home Front: A Collection of Fun Yule-tide Facts http://www.nationalww2museum.org/learn/education/for-students/ww2-history/at-a-glance/christmas-on-the-home-front.html

--TRAIN TIME: VEGAS IS NOT A TRAIN TOWN...what a model train layout this was... http://www.toyconnect.blogspot.com/2012/08/train-time-bandr-railways-layout.html