Studes in Roadside Americana photos

[BobPalma]

Gee, BP, I thought that scene with the trolleys looked very like Massachusetts. I could just read the sign on the corner store which reads "Winship Spa". Only in New England do we call small convenience stores a spa. It's still there at 290 Washington St., Brighton , as is the police station. No more trolleys on tracks, but there are buses. Unfortunately, not a Studebaker in sight!

That's pretty cool, Gary; thanks. I learned something new today!
Did you spot the Studebaker? (Hint: It's Gulfstream Blue.) BP

[8E45E]

That's pretty cool, Gary; thanks. I learned something new today!
Did you spot the Studebaker? (Hint: It's Gulfstream Blue

Yes, its parked next to the dark turquoise base '65 Ford Custom with the "silly round tail lights" as per Gary L. (Except I always liked them, and thought the full "round-peg-in-a-square' taillights made the Galaxies look cheap!!)

Craig

[Noxnabaker]

#11066 the way the Lark is parked it could be a police car, right? Who else would reverse his car in in front of a police station? (Exept me who learned to always do it from my mun who said "you never know what's gonna turn up behind your car & you wanna have a good view in the direction you're driving".)

[Bullet]

I received an email from a friend that had old car pictures in the email. Found quite a few Studebaker. Not sure these have been posted so sharing.

Mark

[Bullet]

Here are more

[Bullet]

[62champ]

Redlands Hotel, Palestine, Texas - early 1950s...Texas Historic Commission Facebook page.

[BobPalma]

From the Sunday, April 26 Old Motor:

[BobPalma]

[Buzzard]

Eddie, In your post # 11069, you mention how smart people in general used to look in their everyday endeavours. Somewhere I have a an old book which is a guide to gardening in England. All the men are wearing white shirts and ties and of course fedoras whilst tending to their gardens.
Yes how times have changed.
Bill

[Commander Eddie]

Eddie, In your post # 11069, you mention how smart people in general used to look in their everyday endeavours. Somewhere I have a an old book which is a guide to gardening in England. All the men are wearing white shirts and ties and of course fedoras whilst tending to their gardens.
Yes how times have changed.
Bill

Bill, my wife thinks its quaint that I won't go out in public in sweats or soiled clothing. I put on decent slacks or nice jeans, a button down shirt. . . and my fedora. Call me old fashioned. But then I also arrive at my destination in a 65 year old sedan.

[8E45E]

Somewhere I have a an old book which is a guide to gardening in England.

You can bet it was staged, being as the subjects were being photographed. Even today, "How to" publications still show subjects wearing nice clean clothes working in spotless surroundings.

Craig

[Commander Eddie]

You can bet it was staged, being as the subjects were being photographed. Even today, "How to" publications still show subjects wearing nice clean clothes working in spotless surroundings.

Craig

Craig, you may be correct, however, my first wife was British and I recall visiting her relatives in Hemel Hempsted when I was in the Navy. I remember her uncle doing everything, including the dishes, in a tie and tweed jacket. This was in the mid-seventies. For them it was just a cultural thing. I should try to find some old candid street photos from that era in Briton and see how folks are dressed.

[packard352]

Craig, you may be correct, however, my first wife was British and I recall visiting her relatives in Hemel Hempsted when I was in the Navy. I remember her uncle doing everything, including the dishes, in a tie and tweed jacket. This was in the mid-seventies. For them it was just a cultural thing. I should try to find some old candid street photos from that era in Briton and see how folks are dressed.

My late father died in 1997 (still miss him) and he too would wash up in the kitchen winter months wearing his tread jacket

[kurtruk]

Post #11076 Fremont st. I see the C/K back there, but what kind of pickup is that coming toward the camera?