Vintage shots from days gone by!

THANKS, NoboD. I generally confine my comments to American-made stuff, since that's what I've followed all my life. I always appreciate it when somebody (or, NoboD!) weighs in to fill in the French, German, British, Ausie, etc., side of things! Gotta love the HAMB. 'nough jaw-boning for now; I'm off to find some cool pix to post!

 

Maybe off to church, seeking forgiveness for the accident?

 

HORSELESS AGE, May 18, 1904, including ads for now-rare Premier,
Buckmobile, Studebaker Electric and Olds, THANKS to Chuck Test!

 

HARPER'S, June 1903, including Peerless (did we mention it climbs
HILLS???), Buffalo and National, THANKS to Chuck Test.



HARPER'S, May 1902, ad for Waverly Electric

 

A few pics of dad and his cars for Fathers day

 

This place is still here, although a little run down.

 

Yo, McVictim! Cool pix! Hey, how far back does Tad's/Mearle's go? Does it go back to the '50s when they still sent carhops out to take people's orders so they could eat in the car?

 

Love the pics Jim I read this every mornig and night. Have not missed any of them.Thank you for your diligence. I am 62 and a lot of this stuff is from my life time.

 

I do believe it was built around 1940, my Dad worked at a little radio staion (KTKC) outside of town after the war and would go eat there after work. Mearles and the radio station building are in the middle of town now. Sad note about the station building it stood for a long time unmolested, glass brick art deco, then was remodeled a few years back to look like every other ugly building in town.

 

Man, dig those skinny ties.

 

More.


2005


This was this week.

June 29, 1940. . . . . . . . . . Building permit pulled for TAD’s (Mearle’s building)
September, 1940. . . . . . . TAD’s opened for business (Ted-Abe-Dick Beshwate)
1951. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nielsen Family took over
January, 1961. . . . . . . . . Mearle Heitzman purchased Nielsen’s
1962. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nielsen sign came down—Mearle’s sign went up
October 1, 1995. . . . . . . Melissa Hulsey Ward and her sister Barbara bought Mearle’s
September, 2003. . . . . . Fire at Mearle’s closed business for several months
2004. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mearle’s opened for business again
2006. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eviction at Mearle’s
2007. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mearle’s building placed on local historical register
February, 2008. . . . . . . . Mearle’s sold in auction to Kazarian’s

 

Fantastic info, McVictim! AND, through thick & thin, it SURVIVED and scored a spot on the historical-places register! LIVING history! WOW. Who's the lady in the top photo, BTW?

 

Sorry, I don't know. Just a photo I found.

 

Random beach girl photo I found online.

 

Since it is on the Historical Registry does that mean they are restoring it in the bottom pictures? Hope so. Don't know anything about it but I hate it when they tear down a neat old building to put in another drive thru Starbucks that matches the one across the street.


This was this week.

June 29, 1940. . . . . . . . . . Building permit pulled for TAD’s (Mearle’s building)
September, 1940. . . . . . . TAD’s opened for business (Ted-Abe-Dick Beshwate)
1951. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nielsen Family took over
January, 1961. . . . . . . . . Mearle Heitzman purchased Nielsen’s
1962. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nielsen sign came down—Mearle’s sign went up
October 1, 1995. . . . . . . Melissa Hulsey Ward and her sister Barbara bought Mearle’s
September, 2003. . . . . . Fire at Mearle’s closed business for several months
2004. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mearle’s opened for business again
2006. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eviction at Mearle’s
2007. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mearle’s building placed on local historical register
February, 2008. . . . . . . . Mearle’s sold in auction to Kazarian’s[/QUOTE]

 

can anyone help i.d. photo. labeled as 1962 , new Brighton. But have some doubts.

 

Dunno but a kool photo. Love to have that Ford vert

 

Not surfers...

 

Honeymooners

 

wow...i love looking at all of these! thanks for sharing!

 

Definately early 60s Brown car is 60 Olds

 

I'm thinking Pontiac but I could be wrong.....