Vintage shots from days gone by!

Muller Bros Car Wash, 1951

 

Arlington Virginia

 

Dunno...but it looks cold!

 

I miss cool automotive art like this.
Remember when you could visit dealers and take one of each of all the models they sold?
Replaced by trendy photos.

 

Cut off your Slausen.

Hubba hubba. These girls look pretty bored.

 

Gary
Of course you remember Nicks Famous Coney Island right?

 

Yes and no! I know the name, but I don't think I ever ate there, I was POOR then!
I know it's a Puddletown institution!
Later had a girlfriend whose Mom owned the Sunnyside Tavern on Belmont ( I think), it was a very long time ago! I think the Sunnyside is long gone!
Went to the Belmont Inn, can't recall much else besides Fred Meyer and the Bagdad Theater and Denny's music down 39th.
My idea of fine food then was plastic wrapped sandwiches at the 7-11! Jeeeeez!

 

Portland ice...

 

The WORST, the ice storms! I remember one year you couldn't even walk outside, and inch OR TWO of ice! A huge mess! THE WORST!

 

Maggie and Denny, I love your posts! Brings back Oregon , it's been 30 years!
THANKS GUYS!

 

What's it look like on your side of town Maggie?

 

Remember this guy?
Back in the day almost every neighborhood had one, the local gas station. Whatever brand.
In my neighborhood it was John of John's Chevron. Helped patch up bike tires, fixed stuff ( was an actual mechanic ), ran a business but HELPED people too!
My Grandfather ran a Chevron station in Scapoose for many years.

What a concept!
The station is long, long gone. Those days were so cool!

 

Real zoots here! :

 

Wow, you've got to be kidding! One of 48 made?

 

I was just there a couple months ago before a concert at the Hawthorne Theater. It's an institute

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SW 4th and Sherman (pre I-405)




Silver thaw, Portland, 1921




Michigan and Killingsworth Ave.


Killingsworth Ave. and Borthwick

 

21st and Pacific Hwy (99W/Barbur Blvd), 1946

 

Yes, it's been shown here before. A NASCAR Tucker.
Made one lap, broke an axle.

More:


HEMMINGS SEZ:
According to the blog post, a Tucker Torpedo raced in only one race, and it was at the Canfield Speedway in Youngstown, OH over Memorial Day in 1951. The photos you see to the right was dated 1951, but the NASCAR encyclopedias of Greg Fielden lead Hemmings to believe that it was actually the 1950 Memorial Day race that the Tucker was entered in.

During that weekend Canfield hosted the NASCAR Grand National Series, and the race itself was called the “Poor Man’s 500,” which was actually 200 laps, or 100 miles. A Joe Merola did indeed enter the Tucker in the race, but records show he finished in last place with no laps completed, meaning he entered but did not compete.

So, long story short, a Tucker Torpoedo did enter a NASCAR Grand National race back in the day, but it apparently never raced!

 

Speaking of Tuckers!

 

Tillamook, OR

 

Portland, SW 6th, looking South. 1967-ish

 

c-119 with a bunch of 50's carscars.
Used to see these behemoths all the time as a kid. We had a 50 Plymouth, neighbor a 55 pontiac! GREAT TIMES, I was a small child.

Those big radials sounded so cool!

 

I can't place this. Looks like an ex Tastee Freeze.
This would have been after the big urban renewal demos of whole blocks. What's the big high rise? Part of PSU ? Just can't see it?