Vintage shots from days gone by!

A&P on State Street in the Woodlawn Section of the city. June of 1960

 

State Street - 1950's?

 

Drive-ins of the Capital District

 

Grand Canyon

 

Camping in Yosemite Valley, California, circa 1936

 

Snapshots of Kannapolis, NC

 

These young racers posing behind the wheels of their Soap Box Derby cars are from Boy Scout Troop 35 at Second Presbyterian Church in Kannapolis. Undated photo from the 1950s at the Kannapolis History Association. Some of the car sponsors were Kannapolis-Landis Airport, F.L. Smith Drug, Mobile Gas, Mulinax Insurance, Melton & Moore Grocery and Firestone.

 

Women on an Italian street, 1951

 

Thanks!----------Good job!

 

I grew up in Downey and your four part series brought back some fond memories. It was great to see some things I vaguely remember in the late 60's and 70's that hadn't changed from what you posted much until maybe in the later 70's but had clouded over by more recent memories. I moved from there in 1998 and it's changed even more since then.
I went to Downey HS but a bit later than those you posted and I've probably looked through some of those same year books since one of my teachers was involved with editing the year books.

 

I would have liked to have seen this car run.....

 

That, Sir, is one hell of a cold air intake! Gary

 

Hi Seb

I think that Jacks first all steel white Comet was the best one, it had the engine farther forward and ran hi-gear only and blazed the tires like a fueler

Plus he ran the exhaust pipes straight back under the rear end, and boy did they sound great with a big load of nitro

Like seeing a more modern ' 554 Fuel coupe ' as those two were my all time favorite match racers

Don

 

Days of the early Ford cammers and just before the floppers. Set-back was a little much.

 

Portland SW Jefferson in the 60's

 

Sarasota, FL

















Winter Quarters, Ringling Circus

 

The Charles D. Thomas Special, built in Batavia NY. 1939
Thomas later became part of the Playboy Motor Car Company in Buffalo NY

 

Greenville, North Carolina:







Post Office Christmas rush, 1950.


1954 Towing a school bus