(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2369/2652944288_cca31746b5_o.jpg)
cool 8)
seems like a strange place for a goodyear tire store. . . I don't see a garage door. Did people buy the tires there and drive down the street to have them installed at a garage?
Probably a garage on the back of the building. There wasn't a large variety of tires then and only a few common sizes. There are some cars in the image from the 1960's.
The '57 Chevy in the left foreground is the newest thing I see. What am I missing?
The thing I notice is that people were much wealthier... I mean they're all driving around in classic cars.
big gas guzzling classic cars
The Lark or valiant in the lower right corner and, I think the car right in front of the tire place. Could be wrong.
That could be a '61-62 Valiant, but the rear line doesn't look quite right, and the front end isn't right. Definitely not a Lark.
I can't tell about the car right in front of the tire shop.
Going off track a bit here, but the Lark made me think of the 1948 Studebaker dealership in the old hometown.
(http://www.talewins.com/images/travel/images/ark/studebaker.jpg)
To its right is the old Esso station on Main Street.
(http://www.talewins.com/images/travel/images/ark/esso.jpg)
You can see a few other views, the depot where Dad and I both worked, and the spot on Talimena Drive where I proposed to Mary, all here:
http://fleeterlogs.blogspot.com/2007/10/117-talimena-trail-and-wandering-thru.html (http://fleeterlogs.blogspot.com/2007/10/117-talimena-trail-and-wandering-thru.html)
Quote from: Lloyd Danforth on November 02, 2011, 06:28 AM NHFT
Probably a garage on the back of the building. There wasn't a large variety of tires then and only a few common sizes. There are some cars in the image from the 1960's.
I was gonna mention that too (the early '60s cars) but I didn't want to get all gear heady on everybody.
and KB first held her hand just to the south of this picture on main street