Friday 14 August 2015 at 09:21 am
There will be a RIOT at the Gilmore Museum!!!
Stop out & check out the 300-400 traditional rods, kustoms, & Tin Can Tourists. The party starts tonight & goes thru Sat evening with live bands, pinups & lots of cool people to hang out with.
Don't forget to get your 1st ever event shirt (art by Hiser) in the gift shop or our display!
Seeya there!
Wednesday 05 August 2015 at 8:19 pm
The predecessor to today's traffic lights was a sketchy gas operated unit (invented in the UK) but it was proven to be ineffective & disposed to spontaneously explode at the most inopportune times.
The device that we are familiar with these days, got its start in Cleveland, Ohio, on Aug. 5, 1914, where it was installed @ the corner of 105th and Euclid.
These new fangled lights offered a much needed respite to policemen, who had been forced into the middle of the crowded streets to direct cars and horse-drawn wagons, even in the throes of a lousy midwestern winter.
Happy Birthday to the policeman's best friend.