A description of the program from the History Channel website follows
(sounds interesting, even if there are no A/S):
The History Channel
Airs: Friday, June 9 at 9 pm ET/PT
Repeats: Saturday, June 10 at 12 pm ET/PT
Narrator: Matthew Broderick
Length: 2 hours
The family vacation as we think of it is a
twentieth century phenomenon. Up until then,
travel was the exclusive province of the rich.
But the inventions of Henry Ford and Thomas
Edison, combined with the success of social
reformers, who won more leisure time for
regular workers, opened the world of travel to
the common man.
ARE WE THERE YET? takes to the road to
trace the evolution of the family vacation.
From "tin can tourists" in Model Ts to the rise
of destinations like Disney World, we'll see
how the travel landscape has been
transformed--and how it has changed the very
face of the nation. Get a hilarious "mule-cam"
view of a ride into Grand Canyon in the 1950s
and find out how a desire to live like Civil War
soldiers spawned the first summer camp for
kids. And criss-cross the country on a
whirlwind visit to some of the most popular
tourist attractions.
Matthew Broderick narrates this feature-length
journey that travels from dude ranches to
boardwalks in search of the heart of the
American family vacation.
Judy White
Airstream wannabe
Toby Folwick wrote:
> AHA! If it's true, that trailer appears on an episode
> where Chris in the Morning and his brother Bernard are
> going to fight the "good ol' boys" from North Carolina
> - They filmed a LONG scene in front of it.
>
> Also for you t.v. watchers - The History Channel is
> airing a show called "Are we there yet?" a show about
> 20th century road travel - implies (by the commercial)
> that there'll be a bit about airstreams in there!
>
> Toby 2029
>
> > > Dear Kathy,
> > >
> > > My wife Jackie and I have recently purchased a
> > 1961 18ft AirStream
> > trailer.
> > > It was formerly owned by an old AirStream dealer
> > in Fife Washington by the
> > > name of Larry Tveten. The club number is 155 and
> > the trailer was
> > reportedly
> > > used as a prop on the TV show Northern Exposure.
> > Our intent is to have
> > the
> > > trailer somewhat restored this summer with the
> > hope of using it a couple
> > of
> > > times before the weather turns bad. Our problem
> > is that we lack
> > information
> > > about Who to take it to? Where to buy parts? and
> > What should we NOT do?
> > > We, of course do not want to devalue or deface
> > such a treasure of American
> > > design and ingenuity. I am a designer and my wife
> > is a homemaker with a
> > > lust for hitting the road after our kids are in
> > all in college (three more
> > > years). I have been told that you are a wealth of
> > information and
> > > enthusiasm on the subject. When you it is
> > convenient for you I would love
> > > to hear back!
> > >
> > > Sincerely,
> > > Tinker Hatfield
> > >
> >
>
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