Studes in Roadside Americana photos

[JRoberts]

[Dwain G.]

[kurtruk]

Business coupe on left, dealership and more cars on right

[kurtruk]

Three year old behind wheel

[kurtruk]

Spot the '53...

[spokejr]

Is that a disguised garage door in front of the Caddy, or had they already converted the garage in to more living space? Two houses down also shows a garage door with some kind of adornment on it. Judging by the size of the trees, seem a little early to already be converting garages to extra rooms.

I remember a number of houses from that era including a family friend's house with a window in the garage door, ranging from the South Bay area to Norwalk to the San Fernando Valley.

[DEEPNHOCK]

And right behind this Ford is the Studebaker, proudly showing off the Climatizer option in action......

[JRoberts]

[62champ]

And right behind this Ford is the Studebaker, proudly showing off the Climatizer option in action......

My grandmother always laughs when she talks about remembering back in the late '50 when AC was seen as a luxury item in cars, people driving around their small Texas town with the windows rolled up. She said if you looked closely you could tell that everyone inside looked pretty miserable - guess wanting people to think you have money has its drawbacks...

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[Sam Ensley]

The Studebaker at the pump is either my dad's or our neighbors. Ours was light green; the other was light blue. This is Young Harris, GA.

[JRoberts]

Is this really a Studebaker? If so can someone identify it for me?

[garyash]

It could be a 1927 EU roadster. Claudia Parsons drove one of those from India back to England via Iran, Iraq, Jerusalem and North Africa in 1938 in order to avoid the war she knew was coming. Her story -and that of the Studebaker EU - is told in her book "Century Story", if you can find a copy.

[Sam Ensley]

My oldest brother, Grandma, and me. c. 1943