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Today’s image, taken in the early-1950s from City Hall in Philadelphia, is a view of Reyburn Plaza while it was serving as a temporary parking lot. The roadway in the foreground is Filbert Street, and visible at the rear of the plaza is a music shell. The vast majority of the automobiles parked in the…
Today’s featured “Philadelphia Evening Bulletin” press image was taken by Joseph Wasko on April 18, 1957, near the scene of an accident on Wissahickon Drive to document “Traffic Congestion” in the City. What appears to be the Wissahickon Creek is visible on the left side of the photo. The newest vehicle visible is a 1957…
This image of the Texas Club, the El Tored Cafe, and an “Auto Park” dated to 1949 by the source was taken when structures were photo documented in the area before demolition to make way for the Hollywood Freeway. The two-story building housing the Texas Club and El Toreo Cafe was constructed in 1882 and…
Today’s featured image contains a view of the Minneapolis Auditorium after the set up for the 1956 Auto Show. Apparently, the regional Studebaker distributor and or the local dealers paid extra to display the Automaker’s offerings up front and center on the stage where more attention would be garnered for the vehicles. The “Big Three,”…
To finish out the week today, we have a human interest image dated to September 26, 1947, by the source. In the photo Minneapolis Traffic Patrolman, Ralph Stirratt, appears to be holding a ball while directing traffic at the intersection of Seventh Street and Marquette Avenue. His Harley-Davidson Servi-car is parked next to the traffic…
The Mountain Inn was located on the Lincoln Highway, and PA Route 3o four miles east of Greensburg, which is situated in southwestern Pennsylvania. This facility was about thirty-five miles east of Pittsburgh which made it an ideal overnight stop for City residents on a weekend motoring trip to the mountains. The automobile in the foreground of the…
The Rotary Club, first formed in 1905, is a humanitarian organization that works to spread peace and goodwill around the world; in 1922 the club name was changed to the Rotary International. In 1912 the Rotary National Convention was held in Duluth, Minnesota, and today’s feature image contains club members taking a motor tour around…
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