by Gary Hoover | Jul 11, 2019 | Articles, Data
History lovers, Today we present something a little different….an animated chart showing the rise and fall of American cities. If you play (or replay) the graphic linked here, you will see the rise and fall of the thirty most populous metropolitan areas in the...
by Gary Hoover | Sep 27, 2018 | Data
The first Fortune 500 – 1954 Data set Source: Fortune Magazine 1954 The First Fortune 500 1954 Data (XLSX)
by Gary Hoover | Sep 27, 2018 | Data, Data, Transportation
Here are estimates of the largest car makers in the early years of the industry, 1896-1966. Source: The American Car since 1775, 1971, by the Editors of Automobile Quarterly US Auto Production by Make 1896-1966...
by Gary Hoover | Sep 27, 2018 | Data
Here is our first effort to list the companies that were on the Fortune 500 list in 1955 that no longer exist as independent companies. We have more work to do here, going down the entire list. But it should remind us of all the fallen giants! Source: Fortune 500...
by Gary Hoover | Sep 27, 2018 | Data
Largest US companies and their Market Capitalizations in 1964. Market Capitalization Large US Companies 1964 (XLSX)
by Gary Hoover | Sep 27, 2018 | Data, Data, Other Industries
Here is a list of the largest US-based hotel chains in 1969, including the number of hotels and motels (“units”). Source: Institutions Magazine 400 1969 list. 1969 largest hotel chains (XLSX)
