Vintage shots from days gone by!

They don't have the ability to do something like that for a 1945 photo. Only in the movies.

 

Paul Goldsmith Smokey Yunick #10 Indy 1961Smokey's experiment, Driver ? Braver than **** Tracey IMO

 

Everrett E. Sterling filling station and tire shop, Burbank, CA 1939

 

Exposition Park, 1938

 

485790 to Art Lacey of Milwaukee, OR 1947 and ferried from Altus AFB, OK to Portland, OR Mar 8-10, 1947. By Sept 1947 was on display above Lacy's Bomber Gas Station in Milwaukie, Oregon. Reported still there in 1980. Moved to Lacey's Bomber Restaurant in 1990. 44-85790 nose section was removed in 1996, restored and now at the Wings of Freedom Showcase, Milwaukie, Oregon. Rest of aircraft still at the gas station. The gas station is now closed but The Bomber Restaurant at the same site is still open. Engines removed 2012. Airframe removed 2014 by B-17 Alliance Group of Aurora for rebuild to flying condition.

 

Pico Street at end of car line, Los Angeles, 1927

 

Looking east on Manchester Avenue, 1935

 

Construction work on Cahuenga P***, 1939

 

Figueroa Street, from Auto Club tower, 1927

 

Street showing old type buildings that would have to be moved for street widening, Los Angeles, 1941

 

Interchange construction: Harbor and Santa Monica fwys, 1960

 

Zora Arkus-Duntov's Talbot Indy 47.

 

Enacting street hazards-Wilshire & McCadden Place, 1931

 

Arroyo Seco parkway, Pasadena, 1942

 

Harbor and Long Beach fwys, 1958

 

L.A srteet traffic, 1941

 

The driver of Yunicks side car in that shot is Duane Carter, as Director of Compe***ion he was giving it a test drive prior to approval by USAC. The ***igned driver was Bobby Johns.

 

Great Backstop or umpire protector.

 

Mom...A big,ugly monster is eating dad

 

The reason I chose cremation

 

If I were pulled over by THAT...I`d expect to be probed by aliens.

 

I thought I started smoking early!
Bob

 

Last pix before he fell, making his voice raise 5 octives!!!----OUCH!

 

eye blurring lettering from another view