For the fun and enjoyment of our readers being able to join in and solve mysteries, in this weekly series, we ask you to tell us the year, make, and model of all of these vehicles. You can look back on over three hundred of the earlier posts in this series here. The images are via This Was…
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In light of today’s national average cost of $4.153 for a gallon (AAA) of regular gasoline, we thought it might be interesting to compare the price to those in the image. In the circa 1950 lead photo, the Texaco gas station was operated by George E. McDonald and located at 320 North Hudson Ave in…
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Today’s image of Big Bear Store number twenty was taken in the mid-1950s at the Town & Country Shopping Center at 3970 E. Broad St. in Whitehall, OH, six miles east of the center of Columbus on its opening day. The Big Bear chain of grocery stores began in 1934 in Columbus, OH, by Big…
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Courtland St. runs north and south in Atlanta, GA, and is located a couple of blocks east of the center of the City. In this view, you can almost hear the sound of the rush hour traffic as it travels up the street, and some of it slows down to take the left-hand turn in…
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Today’s circa 1961 lead image and the enlargeable version below are views of the Weseloh Chevrolet – Oldsmobile OK Used Car Lot located in Oceanside, CA, at the corner of West and Hill. The facility is filled with a wide variety of used cars and trucks, including a Packard and a Volvo. Weseloh Chevrolet –…
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For the fun and enjoyment of our readers being able to join in and solve mysteries, in this weekly series, we ask you to tell us the year, make, and model of all of these vehicles. You can look back on over three hundred of the earlier posts in this series here. The images are via This Was…
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Today’s featured image takes us to Oklahoma City, OK, were the Teamsters where ready to head out with the City’s daily supply of Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer. The date was January 16, 1945, and two teams of horses pulling trailers and three tired-looking pre-war trucks were loaded up at the warehouse and ready to go…
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