Vintage shots from days gone by!

The great American summer road trip

 

Rin-Tin-Tin Jr. flying back from Chicago to L.A., via Western Air Express, for film shooting in 1933

 

More skin than these boys have ever seen

 

I spent 20+ years selling our oranges at this place. 100 Alemany Blvd.

 

Z.R. 1 was the USS SHENANDOAH built by the US Zepplin co for the Navy after WWI.



Crashed in a storm.

 

The saddest part was that there was NOTHING wrong with the Shenandoah! The commander didn't want to take his air ship (naval vessel, technically) and crew up in poor weather. But the HIGH BRASS ordered him to. The ship was ripped by sheer winds and crashed. There are wrenching first-hand accounts on the internet of the crash and aftermath.

Thank God for Billy Mitchell (and your aero folk all know him). He called out the high command for foolishly costing the captain and crew their lives. HE WAS COURT MARSHALLED. There's even a famous movie, starring Gary Cooper (who would have known about the incident).

I'm glad you guys brought up the subject (covered in GREAT detail earlier in this thread, if you search it), because those who remember past mistakes are less likely to repeat them, right?

 

Dirty old man Don LOL

 

The first car I owned (At 14) was a 40 Ponch Special Delux

 

I'll just open the radiator cap real fast so it'll cool down faster.

 

More like skin and bones.

 

Been gone for a two week vacation and 40th anniversary celebration. Now that I'm back, I'll continue uploading and sharing.

I don't know who she is but she seems to be happy.


Lest we forget how easy things are for us today, even the farmers.



My Mom would have her hand on her hip whenever she was upset about something, just like she does here when she was a teenager. It carried over into her 90's.

 

"Sorry!----Just couldn't help myself"!!!!!!!!!!---HA!

 

"Whats that HISSING sound"??????

 

yes but no tattoos or "studs" (except for the guys following)

 

The day you posted these pictures, I was at Monarch Pass. This building burned down and there is a newer one now, according to some newspaper clippings they have on the wall. I'll tell you one thing, they have the largest chili dogs I've eaten in a long time.

 

I've got a copy of that movie.

 

My hometown. Great picture of downtown Hermosa Beach, CA. looking west toward the pier. The pier ended at the water line back then, the rest fell into the ocean.


As it looks today;

 

Puerto Rico

Roadside Motel, West Way Lodge, Rawlins Wyoming, U.S. Route 30

Victoria BC



Rock Springs Wyoming

Santa Barbara

Morro Bay CA

Westminster CA

 

Bakersfield



Eureka CA

Twain Harte CA

Monteray

 

Weatherford TX



Salton Sands CA

 

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