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Many of us remember when the annual model change was a big deal. Although it was criticized at the time by industry critics as planned obsolescence, it generated great excitement among both car buyers and young automobile enthusiasts. Big sheets of brown paper or curtains would cover the inside of showroom windows in late September…
Massachusetts Ave in Cambridge located just outside of Boston, MA, has long been the home the of many automotive businesses. Seymour Chevrolet was located at the corner of Blanche St. and the property is now ironically owned by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, who commissioned these photos. The dealership signs offered new Chevrolets for $59.99…
Lake Shore Drive in Chicago was initially laid out in 1875 to connect Oak St. with North Ave. at the south end of Lincoln Park. The push to build a broad thoroughfare along Lake Michigan’s shores came in 1899 after wealthy Chicago merchant and real estate developer Potter Palmer asked the city to improve the…
By Robert D. Cunningham: Designed by Edward C. Wells, chief engineer and one of the main designers of the B-17 Flying Fortress; Donald J. Euler, chief of the special development unit; and Norbert A. Collins, a member of the engineering department. Like the Stout Scarab a decade before, interior seating in the Boeing was of…
Today’s lead image of a Fred Harris Inc. cab-over tow truck contains all of the information to identify its location. Who can tell us more about this dealership? The photo was taken with a type of early color film noted for its reddish hue, which can also be more pronounced when caused by degradation. As…
After a long history of manufacturing quality cars since 1909, the Hudson Motor Company offered the post-World War II seller’s market an updated 1942 model that it sold in 1946 to ’47. In 1948, the automaker introduced its new “Step-Down” models with the passenger compartment of the unitized body lowered and located inside of a…
Update: Bob Naske was the first reader to identify the location of this bridge over the Connecticut River between Hartford and East Hartford, CT. The Library of Congress photo was taken by Marion Post Walcott in June of 1941. The title with the image indicates the traffic was caused by a shift change at Pratt…
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