UPDATE: It's 2020 and with Covid, we are all stuck at home. Here's a fond look back at our 2016 Christmas card from New York City, including windows from the late and lamented Lord & Taylor.
Madge got a last-minute opportunity to join gal pal Mary in New York City. You may remember h...
Here’s some fun newspaper advertisements from the 1950s and 60s to celebrate the day. Enjoy!
Well, the new year can't come fast enough for us here at Madge Central so we are toasting 2024 with some fun publicity stills from Classic Hollywood. If you are home cooling your heels this New Year's Eve, check out these fun publicity stills from the 1930s through the 1970s.This hat is the ultima...
Happy St. Patricks Day
Wear your vintage green and settle in for some Irish cheer as your enjoy these ads from the 1950s - 1960s.
Corn Beef circa 1964. Don't forget the Piquant Sauce!
I wish I had a green car for this sweet deal.
Ireland, Indiana is an unincorporated communi...
Cut the clutter. I just finished the book The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo, a Japanese home organization expert. As an American, the idea that the Japanese have a problem with clutter is oddly reassuring. If the Japanese with their orderly culture and teensy-weensy homes have th...
Livin’ La Vita Vintage – Chicago Style
The Weather Channel reported It was 8° in Chicago with record amounts of ice on Lake Michigan. Of course that meant it was an excellent time to visit.
It had been over a year since Madge's 24-hour Chicago whirlwind for National Hat Day last winter. Now...
