Postcard - Moses Lake, Washington

 

"Moses Lake, Washington"

Charles M. Hatfield, the rainmaker, failed to produce his product near this spot after a much publicized visit in 1920.

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Centralia, Washington

Morty Comix # 2542

 

Morty Comix # 2542 joined a rapidly growing number of documents posted on the door of an abandoned house right here in little old McCleary, Washington

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Centralia, Washington

Favorite Movie Quotes: Nails

"If you're going to plow the field, you better be smarter than the mule, huh?"

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Buster the Heat Hog soaks up the warmth at the natural gas register in these late days of winter. I notice he does not appear to exhibit any sense of guilt over this action.

Oh.

Wait.

He's a cat.

Of course.

Postcard - Morton, Washington

"Morton, Washington. Morton, home of the Morton Loggers Jubilee each August, boasts national recognition because of the event. Here is seen a 'Blue Ribbon' load of logs."

Birthplace of Prohibition Party Presidential candidate (2004 & 2008) Gene Amondson (born in 1943).

This postcard is probably from the 1970s.

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Charlie and Hettie

Morty Comix # 2541

Morty Comix # 2541 was left in a place that is quickly becoming a vanishing site these days, a phone booth with a real telephone that still has a dial tone. This booth is in the historic town of Castle Rock, Washington.

Castle Rock is nice little town worth visiting. I like the walk they built along the Cowlitz River with the historical signs.

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Favorite Movie Quotes: Lost Horizon

"Age is a limit we impose upon ourselves. You know, each time you Westerners celebrate your birthday, you build another fence around your minds."

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Favorite Movie Quotes: Escape from Fort Bravo

"Why don't you take a nice nap, and I'll wake you when you're dead?"

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Ferry dock, Puget Sound, Washington

Postcard - Mercer Island, Washington

"Mercer Island, convenient to both downtown Seattle and Bellevue is the largest island situated in a lake on the west coast. It is connected to Seattle by the Mercer Island Floating Bridge and to Bellevue by the east Channel Bridge. It is five miles long and from one to three miles wide."

1970s or early 1980s. Also includes Mount Rainier and Lake Washington.

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Vashon Island, Washington

Favorite Movie Quotes: The Barkleys of Broadway

"Wait a minute, Bert. We're caught with our understudy showing."

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Vashon Island, Washington

Postcard - McCleary, Washington

"Al Niemela and his bear SCRATCH have been together since 1971. The two, based at Olympic Game Farm in Sequim, Washington, give public performances during the summer months. Scratch, the star of such movies as, 'The Bears and I' with Patrick Wayne and 'Joy Ride' with Desi Arnez Jr., began appearing at the McCleary Bear Festival in 1983. Scratch is the first live bear to appear and perform at the festival held in McCleary, Washington."

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Vashon Island, Washington

Favorite Movie Quotes: They Might Be Giants

"I don't believe in accidents. Take Mr. Small, for instance. How did I bring that off? Because there are two laws in life. All things are logical, they must make sense. And no things are ever exactly what they seem. Each 'accident' is part of a design. But every object has its secret side."

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Zombiez

Vashon Island, Washington

Postcard - McCleary, Washington

Early 1950s?

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Vashon Island, Washington

Postcard - McChord Air Force Base, Washington

"McChord Air Force Base, Washington. Located between Tacoma and Olympia, adjacent to Interstate 5, this premier defense facility serves the entire Pacific Northwest and Alaska. The strategic location provides excellent facilities for communication with all Pacific Rim Countries as well as Western U.S. and Hawaii."

From the late 1970s probably. Mt. Rainier is in the background. This base was merged with neighboring U.S. Army Fort Lewis in 2010 to form Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM).

My Dad was in the Air Force. He served in Europe during the Truman era.

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Vashon Island, Washington

Favorite Movie Quotes: Targets

"... You oughtta do my movie. You don't play some phoney Victorian heavy, you play a human being and you could play the Hell out of it. If I were your age I'd play it myself. I'm going to offer it to Vincent Price."

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M/V Chetzemoka

Favorite Movie Quotes: The Italian Job (1969)

"Everybody in the world is bent."

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Norman Bates Motel, Fife, Washington

The sign is all that is left. Some time in the last few years the structure has been torn down-- no doubt by an angry and frightened mob of local villagers.