Studes in Roadside Americana photos

[JGK 940]

Cherry Street at Washington Avenue, Los Angeles, 1954 - news wire photo including original editor's crop marks - courtesy FB group Lost Angeles.

[Champ51]

That might be my car! Plaza grey convertible with a black top. My grandfather had the car in '54 and was living in North Hollywood. Dad had raised the seat 3 inches so Mom could see over the steering wheel.
Wish I could read the license plate.

[StudeNewby]

Yep, Patrick, looks like a two-tone fer sher.

[Silver Hawk 59]

Studebakers in the lead!!

[JGK 940]

Sunset Boulevard at Vine Street, Hollywood, 1950 - Courtesy of bizarrela.com

[JGK 940]

San Fernando Valley (exact location not listed, but appears to be Ventura Boulevard looking west at about Wilbur Avenue) January, 1950 - courtesy of yesterdaysprint.tumblr.com

[skyway]

Two-fer!!!!

[62champ]

R-series 3/4 ton all dressed up for a parade. Portals of Texas history website.

[JGK 940]

Burbank High School parking lot, 1966 - courtesy of So Cal / San Fernando Valley Baby Boomers 1950-70s group on FB

[JGK 940]

Another super colorization job from Patty at Imbued With Hues: Great Neck Shopping Center, Great Neck, Long Island, 1952 - courtesy of her FB page.

[JGK 940]

Rodeo Drive, Beverly Hills, ca 1956, via LIFE Magazine

[62champ]

Proctor Street, Port Arthur, Texas - Portals of Texas history website.

[BobWaitz]

1956, Minneapolis

[62champ]

Portals of Texas History website - but I guess someone went to New Orleans on vacation - this is right in front of the cathedral in the French Quarter.

[BobWaitz]

Academy Road, east of Grant Avenue. October 10, 1951.

[62champ]

Texas City, Texas - 1947. Portals of Texas history group

[kurtruk]

Yosemite Falls, Yosemite National Park.

[gjamesk]

Tempe, AZ. At least a two-fer, might be three. Maybe a dealership display of the new '57s?

[StudeRich]

'57's Yes; Left to Right: a Pelham, Parkview, Provincial or Broadmoor Wagon, a rare SOLID White Golden Hawk, and one of the Top Sellers, a '57 Scotsman Wagon !

[StudeRich]

Over the rear door of the Desoto Wagon may be a '57 2 or 4 door Sedan, Champion, Commander or "W" Body President !

[Silver Hawk 59]

Ha-haa... I learned to drive @ 11 yrs. old in a DeSoto wagon just like that one! Grampa would take me to a big cemetery (where Al Capone is buried) at dawn on Sundays to practice. He said I couldn't hurt anyone there!