American Graffitti photos you may not have seen

cool stuff you can never get enough of those kinda neat pictuers!!
Thanks for posting them man!
Tom
dutched32

 

wow! thanks..

 

Jalopy,
Thanks for posting, these are awesome.


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I lived in SF so this SF map is very interesting. In one of the DVD commentaries, Lucas talks about how he was documenting the end of an era. Specifically the end of the early sixties, then soon came 'nam, psychedelics, etc. Well, if I recall correctly, just off the upper left side of that map is Market street. That is where the the Fillmore Auditorium was located. So just two blocks away from that drive in was where the world of Graffitti ended.

 

It is interesting you say it was filmed in June-August because i have seen many interviews with the characters and tey all say how cold it was outside, their breath fogging, etc. Are you sure it was filmed in the summer?
Steve

 

Didn,t GL have a crash in the sixties maybe that plate is from that car. Maybe that is the answer to the mystery of THX 1138 aka THX 138. If so it answers a fundamental sub culture question that has wandered the ether for nearly 40 years, I,m excited..................

 

SPEWING!!!

We drove right through Petaluma on the way up to Tardel's place in Santa Rosa...

If I had've known I would've stopped to check it out, as unrecognisable as it probably is now.

Cool pics. Thanks for sharing.

To everyone asking questions about AG, please USE THE SEARCH feature. There are about 9 million posts on things about the movie.

...yes, that grille is too low and looks goofy. That's probably why the clones have the grille higher.

 

Thanks for sharing!

And the 1T1H3X8 plate??? Does anyone know what it was off of?

 

That pic of Ernest Tubb rocks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! A friend of our club his name is Red owned the vett lot as well as jerrys cherrys. He had the rocking chair until his health made him sell it and close his lot here in Grants Pass.

 

Those are some great photos,, brings back some great meories.....I really like the ones of wolfman jack..you don't see man of him....... When I Grow UP I'm Gonna Be A Wolfman........

 

Its interesting you post pics of Mels, the one on Van Ness in San Fransisco WASN'T the one in the movie, the one they used was in Modesto, and torn down shortly after filming.

GREAT pics tho!!

 

Yea thanks for these pics, going to watch movie again.

 

i never noticed before that the rods were actually curved slightly, i always thought they were arrow straight.

 

THX 138
Lucas owns the movie prop license plate.
Jeff Beck owns the actual california registration and DMV issued license plate

 

Are you sure about that?

 

Nice way to start my day. Thanks

 

I cant personally verify,as I've never been there,but multiple sources on the internet list 140 s. van ness ave as being where the "Mels Burger City" portions of the movie were filmed...and as you say it was torn down after filming,I also read that the day the movie was released in '73 Mels was gone and there was a Burger King standing in its place

 

before and after shots of "lazy me used cars"320 petaluma blvd n.-as of 2006 was still a used car lot

 

more before and after pics... the liquor store is now "petaluma sport and dive" 884 bodega ave....Jerrys Cherrys is still a empty lot

 

Great photos, thanks for sharing!
Does anyone have photos of the Mel's building on the left and back side of the circular drive-up area??? In still photos and in the movie, we only see shots of the front and right side (The extended area with the phone booth). In the survey sketch posted here, it looks as though the circular area continues around to the back when viewed from the front (money) side.

 

more wolfman....the last pic is with producer gary kurtz and co-star bo hopkins circa 1973

 

Thank you for the pictures...Just what I needed something else to add to my American Graffiti shrine. For me, it's a spiritual experience watching the movie. Oh yea, it is Sunday after all.

Little Opie had a pretty good influence on us rebel types, not only on Andy Griffith, but A.G. too.

Mikey
"I'd Rather be Watching the Andy Griffith Show"

Opie: "I never seen one, Pa"
Andy: "What's that?"
Opie: "A half-a-boy"
Andy: "It's not a half-a-boy. It's a-ratio"
Opie: "Poor Horatio"

 

Thanks for the pictures.

 

I dont think its mounted any lower, it's sectioned.....Never the less its still one ugly rad shell

 

As a huge fan, thanks for the pictures....

 

Cool pics.

 

Great pics - thank you very much !

 

Yeah , thanks -btcpbttt (bring the cool pics back to the top)

 

Great pics ,I'll have to get out my AG DVD and watch it today!!