Vintage shots from days gone by!

Byrd Field Richmond, VA love those limos!

 

Mercury posed in front of monument to Jefferson Davis, Monument Ave. Richmond, VA 1956

 

Nick's Grill 802 Hull St Richmond VA 1956

 

Inside Nick's, 802 Hull St Richmond, VA

 

'Untitled' from Library Of Congress

 

1959 Moline IL

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photo: LIFE online archives​

 

1956, not sure of the location

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Oakland MD, Garrett Co, Whities Truck Stop


Hilltop Skelly Truck Stop Muskogee Oklahoma

CHAMPLIN Gas Station ~ Highway 71 ~ Missouri

 

1927 Stutz

 

You can get all the details about this photo at theoldmotor.com

 

Yes, I'm pretty sure it was a regional thing with the stamp brands. Here in the northeast, Green Stamps was the thing. I also remember gas stations giving out coffee mugs and plates and stuff with gas purcases. Sheesh, today you barely get any gas with your gas purchase!

 

Cordova Lodge Sacramento

 

I would be somewhat reluctant to go to a place called "Failing Service".....

 

Real Estate office Oakland, CA 1940

 

That LUBY Chevrolet dealership brought back memories of my 1st car. It had one of their advertisement emblems on its rear panel.
The lower part of the Bill Board reads Branches in New York* Miami* Baltimore*Boston and Denver.

 

Auto graveyard in Arkansas 1942

 

Ready for wartime!----Check out the "Camo" siding & roof!!

 

Actual ad from the Lancaster (OH) Eagle-Gazette,
March 4, 1958. "T.V." stamps is how I got my first
baseball glove back in 1963. Damn! Did that
glue taste bad. But, maybe it was good luck,
'cause we won the Little League championship
in 1963! I did lick a lot of stamps to get that glove,
but it helped me play left field, and I still have the
wall plaque that says, "H&S Firestone, 1963
Midget League Champs." Now, if I could just get
the glue taste out of my mouth!

[Funny thing about Dog's thread: Innocuous,
seemingly "little" things can trigger great memories!
Those crazy, meticulous stamps led to one of the
most inspiring experiences of my boyhood.
Playing with an old rag of a glove, I was warming the
bench in early games. When "The Glove" came in
at the service desk of our Super Duper store in Logan,
OH, I went to first string. (NO, it wasn't an EXCALIBUR
but an ANDIA, a brand not made any more.)]

 

Crest Garage Chevron U-Drive San Francisco






Lewistown Pa. Rt. 322 Searer's Sinclair Gas Service

 

Google maps shows it may be a blacktop parking lot at 2332 6th street
http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&s...esult&ct=title&resnum=1&sqi=2&ved=0CB4Q8gEwAA

 

My mom still has a complete set of glasses and pitcher with the tray to hold it all . You got 1 glass with every fill-up at texaco . After you got the whole set they gave you the send off card for the pitcher and tray , of course with a fill up . It's from the late 50's and its got to be worth something because I bet there is not a complete set to be had . Where could you go to get anything out of it .

 

Knew the name but couldn't remember where, it was Denver for me

 

This Caboose is currently sitting in Neahwa Park in Oneonta NY

 

What do you think these kids are doing? My guess is that they are preparing for a Duncan Yo-Yo contest.