Vintage shots from days gone by!

Those interiors sure are Fugly.

 

Junior Thompson’s long tow rewarded the SoCal gasser star with dual success in the B/Gas class (shown) and a brand-new eliminator category, only NHRA’s second. Trophy winners in the top three Gas Coupe/Sedan trophy classes squared off to determine a Little Eliminator. A supercharged Chevy pushed Junior’s ’41 Studebaker to low-13s at 104-plus.

 

Looks to be a deluxe '26ish Dodge Brothers touring car.

 

Broadway,Portland

 

Somewhere in Portland

 

Broadway in the 50's? Look at all that beautiful neon!

 

New Mexico, 1941.Photograph by B. Anthony Stewart

 

Eugene?

 

Eugene ? 1940's

 

1950's

 

The Oriental Theater, Portland. One of several magnificent, grand old theaters torn down to make room for crappy ugly modern buildings.

 

… And Sky King with Penny


… 1950 Roadmaster Flyers



…. 1964 Hemi 426 Launch with Chryslers William Weertemen

 

The Broadway theater, also torn down.

 

The Fox Theater, also torn down .
These theaters dated back to vaudeville, all the greats played here, including the Marx Brothers.
This one was razed to build a Nordstroms.

 

Hey Gary, remember "cruz'n Broadway".

 

Late 50's GM's Alex Tremulis Advance Design Dept. Class



…. Canada's version of Oldsmobile getting lacquer ….

…. Coca Cola workers on strike ….


…. and what do we have here but the very first "Pick n Pull" parts yard ….

…. and who would of guessed on my posts, but used Buicks ! ….

…. So-Cal on a So Cool Day ….

 

More old Portland. The Lotus, seen on the right, was just demolished. The building shown center went from a fruit market, to the plumbing supply shown, to a used tool store to a porno (70's) , then ? It's long gone/ I bought an electric drill at the tool store for ONE DOLLAR, still have it, still works!