Vintage shots from days gone by!

model.A.keith · May 25, 2011

model.A.keith · May 25, 2011

mart3406 · May 25, 2011

model.A.keith said: ↑

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A Moped L.S.R. racer??? Anybody know
what the current world land speed record for
a Moped is??? Does the S.C.T.A. or the F.I.A.
even recognize such a class???

Mart3406
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Foul · May 25, 2011

To answer your questions:

http://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/...cooter-land-speed-records-established-anyway/

dan

Ghostcruiser · May 25, 2011

moefuzz said: ↑

Not much is left of Bodie as about %95 of the town was destroyed by fire in 1892
and a small boy playing with matches burned down most of mainstreet in 1932.

Bodie's remote location provided it with a degree of protection from vandals and treasure hunters
and as far back as the 1930's, The Cain Family hired caretakers to insure that what was left
after the fire, would remain.

At it's peak, Bodies main street was a mile long and there were 65 Saloons.
The population was said to be as much as 12,000 people and rumors have
it that in 1878 it was California's 3rd largest city.
But that was in 1878, by 1880, Bodie was in decline.

Bodie mainstreet after the decline, 1917 (declared a Ghost Town in 1915)

Mainstreet today

"Put in 8 Gallons Please"
"Sure, That'll be 45 cents Mr Cain"

The Bodie Bank was destroyed by the fire of 1932 but the Vault
and it's Grand Door still remain.

The Cain Family still owns much of Bodie and as far back as
1950 they were working on getting it declared a National Historic site.
The State stepped in and Declared it a State Historic Park in '62 with emphasis on
keeping the town in a state of "Arrested Decay".

During it's heyday, the Chinatown section ran at a 90 degree angle to mainstreet.
There was even a Taoist temple and Opium dens were plentiful.
The last commercial business, the 'Boone Store' remained open into the 1930's.

This was originally the local Photographers shop but with shootings and deaths a regular occurrence,
It soon became the office of the Mortician.

There are buildings as old as the 1870's still standing in the town.

The old School House

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Great stuff about Bodie...a true American ghost town.
I wonder what's in that vault?

Rob

cool57 · May 25, 2011

Ghostcruiser said: ↑

I wonder what's in that vault?

Rob
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Likker.

Y-Blockhead · May 25, 2011

moefuzz said: ↑

This pic makes me think it is a classic shot of Bodie California
And Judging by the cars, it looks to be late 30's or early 40's.

-I don't know if that photo is or isnt Bodie but the look and feel of the pic is familiar.

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Not much is left of Bodie as about %95 of the town was destroyed by fire in 1892
and a small boy playing with matches burned down most of mainstreet in 1932.
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It makes me wonder with all the fantastic places to see in the USA why Americans travel to other countries before exploring our own. Thank You very much for the History lesson on Bodie, I for one really enjoyed this post.

jimi'shemi291 · May 25, 2011

Double-triple-ditto! (Shortest post I ever made! lol)

raceron1120 · May 25, 2011

I'm likin' old ads! Here's a few from 1957 & '59:

Oh, for Doc Brown's Delorean - and his flux capicator!:

Y-Blockhead · May 25, 2011

raceron1120 said: ↑

I'm likin' old ads! Here's a few from 1957 & '59:

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Can you imagine, a Halibrand Quikchange center section with gears for $180.00!!!

model.A.keith · May 26, 2011

model.A.keith · May 26, 2011

model.A.keith · May 26, 2011

model.A.keith · May 26, 2011

model.A.keith · May 26, 2011

Neglected Legacies · May 26, 2011

<The State stepped in and Declared it a State Historic Park in '62 with emphasis on
keeping the town in a state of "Arrested Decay".>

I keep my car in a state of Arrested Decay...

Bullet Nose · May 26, 2011

Y-Blockhead said: ↑

Can you imagine, a Halibrand Quikchange center section with gears for $180.00!!!
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That would be $182.00 with the 8 bolts that are needed.

Ghostcruiser · May 26, 2011

Neglected Legacies said: ↑

<the state="" stepped="" in="" and="" declared="" it="" a="" historic="" park="" '62="" with="" emphasis="" on
keeping the town in a state of "Arrested Decay".>

I keep my car in a state of Arrested Decay...
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Good one!

Rob
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