Studes in Roadside Americana photos

[62champ]

Traces of Texas History facebook group.

[JGK 940]

"In 1953, Frank Lloyd Wright designed this house for his son, Robert Llewellyn Wright (1903–86), who worked at the Justice Department in Washington, DC. Located in Bethesda, Maryland, the 1800 square-foot Usonian house was designed using intersecting and concentric segments of a circle, or "hemicycles." The house is still in good condition and remains in the Wright family to this day. (Photo: Pedro Guerrero, circa 1964, digitally restored by Modernist Collection) - courtesy of FB group MID CENTURY MODERN

[62champ]

Re-post for the Christmas time - Taylor, Texas - holiday spirit in lights - 1954 would be the guess and Taylor looks like they had a great Mopar dealer.

[Skip Lackie]

Agreed. Late 1954 or any time in 55. 1955 Plymouth and Chevy on the right.

[Topper2011]

It's been a hardware store for many years and this corner entrance, until this year, was finally reopened as the main entrance. I go there quite often. I wish that Landcruiser was mine.

[Silver Hawk 59]

Yup, that's a Kaiser... and maybe another one, maroon, 3 cars to the left, almost out of frame...

[62champ]

I love how "old" the black car looks next to the others - might only be @20 years old in that photo. Would you notice a year 2000 car driving through a parking lot today?

[Dwight FitzSimons]

It's a bad day when the Kaisers outnumber the Studebakers.

[62champ]

American Legion building, I believe in Austin, Texas - April 1953. Could call it "orphan's corner" by the cars parked there. Portals of Texas History.

[Silver Hawk 59]

And every one of them is an orphan...

[Topper2011]

I may have posted this one before.

[JGK 940]

Top of the Ocean. Tacoma, Washington - courtesy of Harry Whitmore, posting in FB group Studebaker Addicts (International)

[62champ]

Is this the island of gray cars?

[BRUCESTUDE]

The Top Of The Ocean burned about 20 years after this photo was taken!

[64V19816]

There’s a campy oldblack and white comedy sitcom, “Mack and Meyer for hire”, During the opening and closing theme, these two ride down a city street.....and There ya go, a 1962 Lark TAXI!

[BobWaitz]

10th and Hennepin in Minneapolis in 1956

[Silver Hawk 59]

I remember seeing the GRAIN BELT BEER sign years ago... Looks like the black Merc got a new set of skirts... A Kaiser & oh there's a early 50's Packard in front of the Stude... cool pic!

[62champ]

Presbyterian Church, Austin Texas, April of 1956 - Portals of Texas history webpage.

[JGK 940]

From the Orange County (California) Archives: "Prospect Plaza, Chapman Ave. & Prospect, Orange, May 1966"

[62champ]

Austin, Texas - February, 1948. Portal of Texas History website.

[JGK 940]

Vine Street from Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood, California, July 1948

[Silver Hawk 59]

They have cavernous trunks!

[BRUCESTUDE]

Wow! 2 business coupes, 1 in each of the last 2 photos !