Antique Archaeology Blog
The Journal of Antique Archaeology and Mike Wolfe
THREE GENERATIONS OF PASSION — ONE HISTORIC BUILDING
Filming American Pickers keeps Mike pretty busy these days, but it’s collaborating with guys like Timothy and AC that allow him to still share his passion for bicycles and old...
THE BISON BRIDGE: THE WORLD’S LONGEST MAN-MADE WILDLIFE CROSSING
Chad Pregrake, the founder of the Mississippi River clean-up organization, Living Lands & Waters, is heading for dry land to show you his plan on how to reintroduce Bison back...
THE LANGUAGE OF LOVE: ITALIAN VESPAS RESTORED IN AN IOWA ALLEY
Down a back alley two blocks from the Mississippi River in Davenport, Iowa, Dean Wright is busy welding an exhaust pipe onto a ’79 Vespa P200E. Working in site of a...
MOTOR CITY: DINE AT ONE OF THE OLDEST GARAGES IN AMERICA
Vinsetta Garage – serving up classic American comfort food on America’s first paved road In 2010, the oil and grease were wiped up and the jacks and drill bits were put...
ABANDONED ANTOINETTE HALL: THE SECRET STAGE
The papers were signed and the deal was done. STAAR Theatre, a community theatre group that had outgrown its old space to the point of even breaking fire codes, had just found a property into...
PURPLE HEARTS REUNITED: PRECIOUS METAL
Vermont Army Major unites with fellow veterans to reunite Purple Hearts to military families across the nation Imagine for a second that you’re seeing your brother, son, dad, or uncle...
ABANDONED AMERICA: DISMANTLING THE DREAM
“What leads us to leave places behind and what are the consequences of doing so?” Matthew Christopher, a 39-year-old internationally acclaimed photographer, has spent the last decade documenting the forgotten...
5 UNIQUE NEW YEAR’S BALL DROPS IN AMERICA
Did you know the first New Year’s ball drop was actually intended to help sailors? It’s true. Originally called a “time ball” in England back in 1829, sailors set their...