Studes in Roadside Americana photos

[Skip Lackie]

Yes, cannery row has changed a bit since that photo was taken. As I recall, one of those cross-street bridges is still there, mostly for nostalgia reasons. The street itself is now lined with high-end restaurants, boutique clothing stores, and scented candle shops. The car shows are held elsewhere in town anyway.

[BobPalma]

Finally, a Studebaker (at least two; maybe three!) in one of the Hemmings Daily Blog Las Vegas photos!

[StudeNorm]

2R in St. John's, Newfoundland early 1949


Screenshot of a CBC documentary. According to the documentary this should be St. John's, Newfoundland when it was NOT part of Canada.

[Greenstude]

This is a 2R series truck, which was introduced as a 1949 model. If this is a pre-Confederation picture, it must be early 1949.

[studegary]

This is a 2R series truck, which was introduced as a 1949 model. If this is a pre-Confederation picture, it must be early 1949.

The 2R model was introduced as a 1949 model, but keep in mind that 49,000 were assembled in the 1948 calendar year, starting in the Spring of 1948.

[StudeNorm]

The 2R model was introduced as a 1949 model, but keep in mind that 49,000 were assembled in the 1948 calendar year, starting in the Spring of 1948.

This looks like early fall 1948 or mid spring 1949 judging by the lack of snow and the pedestrians with the medium weight coats. Nfld joined Canada at midnight, March 31, 1949... The truck has a load of Canada Dry on the back. You can watch the show on CBC Docs. The time stamp is 1:21:29, near the end.

[8E45E]

I always wondered if there ever was a 'Studebaker of Newfoundland' head office there before 1949; something which RQ has been unable to answer.

Craig

[StudeNorm]

Unfortunately another screen shot. Original screen date March 14, 1963. The Twilight Zone, episode name "The Parallel". Approximately 36 minutes in.

[r1lark]

Estes Park Colorado circa 1970

[8E45E]

1941 Wrecking yard: http://www.shorpy.com/node/23793

Craig

[52-fan]

1941 Wrecking yard: http://www.shorpy.com/node/23793

Craig

It's hard from our view of those cars to think of them as discards.

[Blue 15G]

Spitz Auto is still in business in Irwin, PA today. I would guess their inventory has turned quite a few times since the 1941 photo though.

[jclary]

Spitz Auto is still in business in Irwin, PA today. I would guess their inventory has turned quite a few times since the 1941 photo though.

I suspect that many of us growing up through the 1950's and '60's walked by (or even visited) similar scenes in our youth taking for granted what a treasure we were witnessing. I even took part in helping a friend and his dad cut up similar vehicles for scrap. Many times, starters, generators, wiring harnesses, etc., were piled up and set on fire. After a day or so, when the pile had cooled down, we would set up 55-gallon barrels and begin to separate the copper, aluminum, steel, brass, lead, etc., for hauling off to the recycler. Pre-sorted metals brought a higher price over mixed junk. It was dirty nasty work.

For the junkyard in this pic (post# 10226) I suspect much of these vehicles fell victim to the huge war effort scrap drive that ramped up into overdrive after the Pearl Harbor attack.

[Buzzard]

Craig,
Thanks for the very entertaining and interesting look back into the past when times were so much simpler. I particularly liked the "Vital Fluids" picture summing up our requirements: Beer, Whisky, Wines, Cold Drinks and Gas doesn't leave much out.
Cheers, Bill

[52-fan]

With the hood up, I almost missed this one.