@Sky Six Hello, The early teenage sounds were important for the night time movie viewing. But, the varied formats were popularized by the steel two piece speakers with wires attached to the sound source back at the snack bar. The speakers were tiny, but inside of the car, the sound was nice and filling, even for backseat teens. The only problem was for the misadventures of the wired speaker inside of the car(s) some were attached to the window edge, the lowered window edge and sometimes pushed into the back seat area on the floor. But, after going to the snack bar or for a walk, the speaker on the floor behind the seats is forgotten. The sounds still come in after getting in to the seats. So, it worked well in most positions. Now comes the end of the movie and exit from the parking at the high angle. Most folks are worried about the nearness of the pole and the girl next to him, so sometimes the drive away from the spot is cautious and slow, due to the steep grade for each row of cars at an angle. (not shown in the above old photo) But, the speaker in the back floor seat area is still attached to the outside despite the closed door. The rubber coating on the wire is heavy duty and can stand closures. Jnaki So as one pulls away from the parked at an angle spot, the whole scene is a moment in time when the wire on the pole snaps and no sound is heard inside of the rolled up window car as it drives away. After going to the final destination of the drive in parking lot for late night snacks or home, the cord dangles until noticed. In our case, the metal speakers are inside and the cord it the one being damaged. But, the speakers are still in working order. We happened to have two original Pacific Theater metal speakers due to the exact thing happening to my brother first and he showed me his trophy at home. Then a year or so later, I brought home my captured speaker in pristine condition due to it being caught inside the rear foot well area as I drove away. We used those two speakers during out backyard garage build phase. We only had a portable hand held radio and wired it to the speakers hanging from the rafters. Despite the unique system, the sound was not too bad. Not much bass, but functional noise while we gathered stuff for the motor builds, etc. Many years later, the two speakers were cleaned up, again, and used for our office desk top book ends. Finally, one went to Santa Barbara with my brother and we still have one sitting in its place on a bookcase. YRMV
We trace our Irish roots back to 1650 when the first one came to America. Proud to be Irish and wear the green.
Those are likely photos by Vivian Maier, she came to America from France, first settling in New York and then living in Chicago for decades. She served as a housekeeper and kept to herself, but in her free time took tens of thousands of random, unposed pictures. The photos, along with rolls of undeveloped images were discovered by a real estate investor at a garage sale. Maier was an interesting, but very private lady that loved documenting everyday life.
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