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August 23, 2007

T-Rex Goes Turbo

New research is challenging the concept that T-Rex was a sluggard. As recently as 2002 researchers and computer models were estimating a maximum speed of 10 mph – suggesting T-Rex might have been a scavenger. The National Geographic sponsored research re-establishes the king of the dinosaurs as a fearsome fleet-footed predator, whose top speed may have been just under 25 mph.

Posted by hinsdalereference at 5:38 PM

August 19, 2007

Local Lustron Home Lures Another Enthusiast

The Lustron home, one of the many prefabricated solutions to the post-war housing shortage, formed the housing stock of a few neighborhoods in nearby Bedford Park. The enamel-coated metal houses have their fanatics, who strive to preserve surviving examples. To read one story of one convert’s luck strike follow the link to the Sun-Times article. To learn more about the Lustron Homes follow the link to Lustron Home: the History of a Post-War Prefabricated Housing Experiment from our catalog.

Posted by hinsdalereference at 12:02 PM

August 9, 2007

The Wall Street Journal (and others) Declares the Minivan Dead

The vehicle that saved the American auto industry and Chrysler in particular, has seen its finest hour. Manufacter's big rebates and re-styling aren’t strong enough incentives to make them attractive to the 30-somethings who were seat belted into the back of the first generation minivans. Just as the station wagon was labeled as passé upon the minivan’s arrival, the new breed of cross-overs may have put the Caravan on blocks

Posted by hinsdalereference at 8:28 PM