Vintage shots from days gone by!

A place my Dad worked for awhile before I was born.
Love this old Dodge Power Wagon.

 

The building is still there!
https://www.google.com/maps/place/8...0x80c2b885d852ec8d:0x896c13507630296b!6m1!1e1

 

I suspect that is an 8-year old me in the backseat of my mother's red and black '53 Lincoln Capri hardtop near my dad's office on Wilshire.

 

I think those that love to look at old pictures can appreciate this guys work. Awesome talent this guy is.
http://themetapicture.com/photographing-a-town-that-never-was/

 

Tudorp, So sorry! No skid marks. I hope she was asleep.

 

There were no skid marks. She never saw the truck. The road was open one day, the next they had that truck parked crossways in it. At night, no flairs, she never saw it, no stop or yeild sign, so she was traveling full speed right into it. Killed instantly. Was horrible.

 

I have bee posting many photos on my Flicker album.

If anyone wishes to take a look, the link is below the photo.




https://www.flickr.com/photos/117891934@N07/with/13498714463/

 

And here is my Grand Father. Awesome man. He was sort of a circus freak back in the day. Very tall man, especially back then seeing the average man only stood 5'9". My Grand Father was 6'8" tall. Very rare height back then. He and I am the only in the family that was considered tall, and he dwarfed me. I am only 6'5". Everyone else in my family including my Father were under 6'. Anyway. It's about cars of the day, and this was his pride.

 

The car is a 1936 Chevrolet Master Sedan...

 

I believe the other two gentlemen in the photo are Bill Mitchell, head of design and Ed Cole, president of GM.

 

not 36 it is a 35 master,look at the suicide doors . btw 35 was the first year for the round top (turret top)

 

I'm sticking to 1936. The '36 had suicide doors on the rear of four door sedans, and regular doors on the front. 1935 had all four doors as suicide doors. On this car pictured the front door is open, and if it were a suicide door you would not be able to see into the car. To see a '35 Master, look at Tudorp's other post above. The two door sedan is a '35 Master

 

Eugene Oregon pimp

 

A heard of sheep and a Model A, I think I've heard that joke before.

 

film of Portland, Oregon 1938, some pretty cool cars driving by....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DiqSaTslPoc

 

Constantine Michigan. This is a neighboring town of our current home. Very cool little town and all these building are still standing and in use today and in the Historical district of the town. This was taken sometime in the 1920's.

 

A lot of historical homes and buildings are still standing in Constantine. Last building pictured to the far right is/was an old hotel, now a restaurant and bar, with music, dancing and all. Reminds me that I have to stop in to Pipers Subs and get a sandwich next time I'm in the area. Used to be in town weekly when I was doing sales calls. Gonna have to stop by and see Jimmy Hummel and Willie Harder (Willies Willys, an old drag racer) when I'm there too.

 

Willamette Falls, Oregon City, Oregon - circa 1940's



Today

 

SE 82nd looking west to Foster Road, Portland, Oregon

 

Rodeo Drive, Los Angeles