That was always such a great sight, and thousands of sailors knew Portland as one of the best shore leave cities in the country!
Olive Oler, the first woman to be seen riding her BSA motorcycle around Casper, WY, 1343 S. McKinley St., 1956.
IIRC, immediately following WW II when new car production started back up, Oldsmobile reserved cars with automatic transmissions for disabled veterans.