The Umbrella Service Station, on La Brea Ave. By 1946, the gas station was gone and a retail strip center was built on the site.
Intersection of Sullivan Place and Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn USA, c. 1940 The Mobilgas station, known as "Dodger's Service," operated by one Adolph Friedel, was a popular spot for Brooklyn players to park their cars during games. Long hits over the right field screen, visible in the background, could place windshields at risk, so the status of any individual player, coupled with the occasional bribe of cash or tickets to Mr. Friedel, determined the security of his parking space.
Great article by Pat Ganahl just click the link: https://patganahl.com/2021/12/13/best-preserved/ New pics of old car.
Fortunately nobody was injured in the collapse of Galloping Gertie. VIDEO: Galloping Gertie’s collapse is an enduring Tacoma narrative - Bing video
Good for her, you know she now is someone's mom and grandma. I would have to say, "she would be my kind of a women".
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