Destination: Time Capsule
Part 1: An Overview of the Road Trip()
June 11, 2007 Exactly 50 years ago, citizens in Tulsa, Okla., buried a 1957 Plymouth Belvedere as a time capsule. This weekend, the time capsule will be unearthed at a ceremony. Charles Phoenix and Steve Proffitt are road-tripping there this week, and will deliver a series of reports.
Part 2: Vegas, and a Wedding()
June 12, 2007 As Charles Phoenix and Steve Proffitt hit the road for their journey from Los Angeles toward the unearthing of a time capsule in Tulsa, Okla., they hit a slight snag — and stop at the wedding of a friend in Las Vegas.
Part 3: Heating Up Car-becue on the Road()
June 13, 2007 They have surmounted mechanical difficulties and performed one marriage. Now, NPR's Steven Proffitt and mid-century Americana expert Charles Phoenix are going to try out a classic 1950s road activity: the car-becue.
Part 4: Journey to the Land of Sprouting Cadillacs()
June 14, 2007 On Wednesday, our "Destination: Time Capsule" travelers have left the Wigwam motel in Holbrook, Ariz. They are headed for Amarillo, Texas, and a folk art installation known as the Cadillac Ranch. There, Charles Phoenix offers NPR's Steve Proffitt a brief history of the fin in mid-century automotive design.
Part 5: A Half-Century Underground in Tulsa()
June 15, 2007 Fifty years ago, the citizens of Tulsa, Okla., buried a 1957 Plymouth Belvedere in a vault, in what has to be one of the most interesting time capsules ever. On Friday, the '57 Plymouth is finally unearthed. Its unveiling coincides with "Tulsarama," the city's celebration of 100 years of Oklahoma statehood.
