Dr. Quincy Adams Wagstaff
@notgrouchomarx.bsky.social
Jersey-born, California-workin’, heart in the Plains and Mountain West. Son, brother, nephew, uncle. A deep affection for Great Plains small towns, architecture, and business history. Passable professor, pedestrian scholar, decent friend.
Civic Pride:
January 10, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Civic Pride:
Fellsburg, Kansas. Ordinary beauty.
January 7, 2026 at 2:58 AM
Fellsburg, Kansas. Ordinary beauty.
Bucklin, Kansas and what public works can yield. WPA city Auditorium:
January 6, 2026 at 3:14 PM
Bucklin, Kansas and what public works can yield. WPA city Auditorium:
This evening’s suggestion and listing session: Cal Jader’s 1967 MGM Records release “Along Comes Cal.” Note the conga in the background - apropos. The arranger was the impeccable Chico O’Farrill.
January 2, 2026 at 3:19 AM
This evening’s suggestion and listing session: Cal Jader’s 1967 MGM Records release “Along Comes Cal.” Note the conga in the background - apropos. The arranger was the impeccable Chico O’Farrill.
For your New Year’s Eve listening may I suggest the 1964 New Stan Getz Quartet featuring Astrud Gilberto live at the Cafe Au Go Go?
January 1, 2026 at 1:10 AM
For your New Year’s Eve listening may I suggest the 1964 New Stan Getz Quartet featuring Astrud Gilberto live at the Cafe Au Go Go?
This Texas town always brings to mind The [English] Beat.
December 31, 2025 at 9:35 PM
This Texas town always brings to mind The [English] Beat.
Sterling City, Texas in late February 2024:
December 30, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Sterling City, Texas in late February 2024:
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Happy holidays from Heartland History and the Midwestern History Association! To celebrate the season, we are releasing a special bonus episode as our gift to you!
December 24, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Happy holidays from Heartland History and the Midwestern History Association! To celebrate the season, we are releasing a special bonus episode as our gift to you!
Anson, Texas:
December 27, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Anson, Texas:
The Shackleford County Courthouse in Albany, Texas. A Second Empire beauty.
December 23, 2025 at 2:32 AM
The Shackleford County Courthouse in Albany, Texas. A Second Empire beauty.
Former Texas & Pacific Railroad passenger depot and division offices in Baird, Texas.
December 21, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Former Texas & Pacific Railroad passenger depot and division offices in Baird, Texas.
Callahan County Courthouse in Baird, Texas.
December 20, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Callahan County Courthouse in Baird, Texas.
Student white board preparation for a Case Study exam set in 1915:
December 11, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Student white board preparation for a Case Study exam set in 1915:
Los Lobos at Pappy & Harriet’s: great, great show from my all-time favorite band.
December 10, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Los Lobos at Pappy & Harriet’s: great, great show from my all-time favorite band.
Los Lobos at Pappy & Harriett’s. Great show, great venue.
December 8, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Los Lobos at Pappy & Harriett’s. Great show, great venue.
Antler, North Dakota
December 3, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Antler, North Dakota
Today’s board pictures - discussing the 1929 Stock Market crash as a catalyst, not a cause.
December 2, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Today’s board pictures - discussing the 1929 Stock Market crash as a catalyst, not a cause.
Summer hawk in Laramie.
December 1, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Summer hawk in Laramie.
Board notes, attempt at explaining the tumult of 1919 - 1927.
November 25, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Board notes, attempt at explaining the tumult of 1919 - 1927.
Junction, Texas Art Deco delight:
November 23, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Junction, Texas Art Deco delight:
A gloomy day for this but the delights of a solid Art Deco courthouse make up for that. We find ourselves in Junction, Texas (originally Denman, then Junction City) for the Kimble County Courthouse.
November 23, 2025 at 3:50 AM
A gloomy day for this but the delights of a solid Art Deco courthouse make up for that. We find ourselves in Junction, Texas (originally Denman, then Junction City) for the Kimble County Courthouse.
Federal Youth Administration building on the Runnels County courthouse square.
October 29, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Federal Youth Administration building on the Runnels County courthouse square.
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