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Today’s lead image literally takes us underground to the Union Square Garage which is located underneath Union Square, a public plaza the size of a city block located in downtown San Francisco; the space is enclosed by Geary, Powell, Post, and Stockton Streets. The idea to construct an underground facility of this type was first purposed in 1910 by W.P….
Number One-Hundred and Ten of the Kodachrome Image Series begins this week with a photo of a woman standing by a Cadillac convertible in front of the Stardust Resort and Casino. The parking lot is full of 1950s cars and a some that date to the early-1960s which indicates that this image was taken only about two or three…
Today, owners of new cars need not be concerned about much in the way of lubrication services for their vehicles other than an extended oil change that can reach as long as fifteen-thousand miles with some synthetic oils; that and occasional transmission, driveline, and rear axle lube checks. In the mid-1930s, the mileage recommended between…
This mid-1950s Sumner Tunnel Service Station image certainly rates as one of the top ten of more than 225-vintage gasoline station photos posted here on The Old Motor over the years. The Tunnel which passes under the Boston Harbor from the City was first opened to two-way traffic on June 30, 1934. It handled traffic traveling…
Today’s image takes us to a ranch or farm situated outside of Payson, Utah, and a view of officials and workers posing in and around a circa 1913 Case Model “O” 40 h.p. touring car with a torpedo-style of a cowl. Many of the laborers appear to be transfixed like a deer in caught in…
Today’s feature image, taken on February 7, 1938, is the first in a series of photos showing Sunset Boulevard and vehicles on it dating all the way back to 1904. This photograph shows the Boulevard traveling left-to-right at the intersection with Highland Avenue in Hollywood, California. The 22-mile long thoroughfare travels west from Little Armenia located near the Hollywood Palladium and…
A little over two years ago on May 28, 2014, we posted a photo of this exceptional Model “T” Ford racing car with Clarence “Norske” Larson behind the wheel. Following the enlargeable photo below is an Update by James Taggart and a “National Auto Racing News” article by Aut Swenson in the publication titled “SPEED SMOKE – Then –…
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