Vintage shots from days gone by!

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Misc shows in no particular order....













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A heavily modified Cadillac was needed for this frightening stunt



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Car vs Train








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August 10 1887





"Engine 13 and Mr. Armstrong's private Pullman car"




Head on late 1800's?




Rock Island Suburban Railroad train accident at 47th street





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The Crescent wreck




SSF - Railroads--Disasters--1918




The following are what happens when the bridge washes out





Trying to upright an engine

 

awesome thread,1200 pages.thanks to all

 

This is the 'Wreck of the Old 97' that so many sang about...
("The Wreck of the Old 97" was initially recorded by Virginia musicians G. B. Grayson and Henry Whitter).



The "Danville Bridge also known as the Stillhouse Trestle...




The 500 foot trestle was severely damaged as the locomotive, 2 mail cars, a baggage car and an express car vaulted off the Stillhouse Trestle.

The train plunged 75 feet into the rocky creek bed. Nine people were killed yet 7 survived.

About 100 yellow canaries fluttered in and about the wreckage, They gained freedom from six cages that had been in the baggage car.







The Engineer was trying to make up lost time and was doing an estimated 90 mph when he crested the grade. Approaching the bottom he realized he did not have enough air pressure to slow the train for the upcoming curved trestle, and in vain he reversed the engine to lock the wheels.

The Wreck of The Old 97
by
G. B. Grayson and Henry Whitter​

Well they gave him his orders at Monroe, Virginia,
Said: "Steve, you're way behind time,
"This is not 38, this is Ol' 97,
"Put her into Spencer on time."

Then he turned around and said to his greasy fireman,
"Shovel on a little more coal.
"And when we cross that White Oak mountain,
"Watch Ol' '97 roll."

And then a telegram come from Washington station,
This is how it read:
"Oh that brave engineer that run ol 97,
"Is lyin in old Danville dead."

'Cos he was going down a grade making 90 miles an hour,
The whistle broke into a scream.
He was found in the wreck with his hand on the throttle,
Scalded to death by the steam.



Oh, now all you ladies you'd better take a warning,
From this time on and learn.
Never speak hard words to your true-lovin' husband.
He may leave you and never return.
Poor Boy.
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GB Grayson, who was blinded at an early age, lost his life while riding on the running board of the crowded musicians car. The car was side swiped by a truck and Grayson instantly lost his life without seeing a thing. Grayson and Whittier both coming from very poor families, had just began to taste a little success with the successful release of "Handsome Molly" (1927). Although Grayson was blind, he could now afford a car but could not drive. His life was tragically cut short on August 16th 1930



Henry Whittier and Gilliam Banmon Grayson




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Under the Neon Lights........




10th Avenue











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The Academy Awards in 1956



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Aurora Colorado





The Beverly Hills Hotel













KNX Los Angeles, 1070 on your AM dial -A CBS affiliate






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Denver's Center Theater













Curtis Street


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Fire Dept demonstration at Lindevall





Harvey's 1950



Hollywood Blvd




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The Grand Opening








The Gates Water Tower





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Lakeside Tower at Night



NBC Radio





The 4 Star Theater


Simon's Drive-In






The Pacific Drive-In Theater


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The Orpheum Theater




Republic Drug Company




SanVal Drive-In



Sixteen Street at Night



The State Theater




National Bank Center Fountain




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Capital Records Building, LA




KTLA TV Studios, Los Angeles



1947 logo.



VanDeCamps Drive-In



Victory Theater




Vine Street, Corner of Selma Ave



Vine Street



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Roxy Movie Theater, Northampton PA 1933



Belasco Theater 1920




Denver Colorado



California's First Drive in Theater




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Wendover Will 1947? (Named after William Smith, who founded the Stateline Casino)




Atlanta 1951



New Orleans 1951


Vegas early 60's


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Chicks and Cars....













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