Vintage shots from days gone by!

With all this damage I would guess it would cost less then 200 dollars to repair it back then.

 

Very kool thread, so much history - o so many stories.

 

1958 - Locust St. Des Moines, Iowa

 

1939 - South Bay Shore Drive, Miami

 

1952 - 200 block, South Main St. Los Angeles

 

Tucson 1940

 

hahaha... you can say that again!

 

Where did that digital clock come from ? (2:27 )

 

This is the way it should be now days. The ACLU LOSERS would be throwing a fit!

 

I think I had a nightmare about this once.

 

1949

 

1957 - San Francisco

 

My 8 year old son went through this page yesterday, he averted his eyes when he saw the junked and crashed cars.

 

1952 Illinois farm auction

 

They weren't really digital. Just a board with a series of light bulbs. Early scoreboards were the same principle.

 

I assume that was Harold's club in Reno. They had some pretty neat western displays as well as a museum in their casino.

I dated a cocktail waitress that worked at Harold's club...I never will forget what's her name.

 

More old street scenes of Harold's Club:
http://renoscasinos.com/pictures/harolds.html

~Jason