Vintage shots from days gone by!

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‘The Ford Gyron was a two-wheeled gyrocar first shown in 1961 as a concept car.

The car was stabilized by gyroscopes. When the vehicle was stationary, two small legs appeared from the sides to support it.’

 

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Original vs reproduction....
































Of all the models I think she looks the closest to her pinup shot.

 

I've seen far more risqué photos posted then this one, and i know someone will shurely whine about it... but I'm posting it anyway... maybe this is someone Grandmother!

 

stars n cars 3

 

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Mascots and buddies...

 

Looks Like Venice Beach????

 

ok, i was going to say something derogatory about this person,
but i know someone will chime in with her name and then proceed to say they went to high school with her,,,

 

All Early Southern California.....



Los Angeles





Pasadena, California







Santa Monica Beach







San Fernando Valley





Wilshire Blvd







The Venice Beach “Bathing Beauties"






Venice Beach – 1920









Bellevue Terrace Hotel, at 6th & Figueroa






7th at broadway






East L.A. in 1921

 

The California Incline in the late 19th century was an unpaved grade leading down to the beach (and to the original Port of Los Angeles), where the railroad terminated on a long pier just north of the incline

 

The first roller coaster ever built on the West Coast reached toward the sky in the city of Venice, California.

The ride was called Race Thru The Clouds and when it opened on July 4, 1911, even with only half of its cars
on line over 25,000 people rode it in one day.

Roller coasters soon became such a popular attraction in Venice that fourteen were built in between 1904 and 1925.


In the early 1920′s, visitors to Venice had a choice of six different rides – three on the Venice Pier,

one on the inland lagoon, and two on the Ocean Park/Lick Piers.



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A view of the Santa Monica Bay, looking north, circa 1930, showing The Sunset Pier in the foreground,
followed by the Venice Pier, the Ocean Park Pier, the Crystal Pier and ending with the Santa Monica Pier on top.



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The Dragon Slide was one of the highlight attractions on the Venice Pier. It consisted of a structure about 5 stories high, with a circular bamboo slide around its perimeter.

The participants would wrap themselves in a burlap bag, like a potato sack and slide down.



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Tillie’s Punctured Romance was filmed in the Venice Beach area. The last few scenes were shoot at the end of Sunset Pier. It is the first feature-length comedy film from Keystone Film Company and the Christie Film Company, produced in 1914. A silent film directed by Mack Sennett, the film stars Marie Dressler, Mabel Normand, Charlie Chaplin, and the Keystone Cops.

 

Competition amongst the 'piers' was tremendous in the day.
Counteracting Venice Beach Giant Dipper roller coaster was Ocean Park’s Hi-Boy coaster.



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When Abbot Kinney was building Venice in 1905, he decided that his new resort should have an internal transportation system to shuttle visitors and residents around town.
He turned to John J. Coit who operated a successful eighteen inch gauge (1/3rd scale) miniature steam railroad at Eastlake Park (now Lincoln Park) in Los Angeles.

Abbott Kinney persuaded Coit to oversee the construction and management of a mile and three quarter long railroad that would take passengers from the Windward Avenue business district, on a loop across canal bridges and through the canalled residential district, then return via a loop up Washington Boulevard, past its Lake Avenue maintenance yard and back to the Windward station along Mildred Avenue.



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"Madam , you have the worst case of crabs I have ever seen "

 

I'm gonna guess it's a Dodge Bros truck, mid/late teens? Not sure about the car though.

 

Lots of nice cars except for this thing.
WTF were they thinking?

 

REALLY !!!!!!

 

Did you guys see the speedster on the right? Crazy. Gary

 

Great escape plan #6. Worth a try, eh? Gary

 

do yall realize how talented the sign painters were back then ?

 

Rt 42 in PA.
I hear the rock is still there, must have moved the railroad closer to the river.

 

The truck is definitely a REO.