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Regional Discussion => Monadnock => Keene => Topic started by: Pat K on November 02, 2011, 02:38 AM NHFT

Title: 1950's Keene
Post by: Pat K on November 02, 2011, 02:38 AM NHFT
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2369/2652944288_cca31746b5_o.jpg)
Title: Re: 1950's Keene
Post by: Kat Kanning on November 02, 2011, 06:08 AM NHFT
cool  8)
Title: Re: 1950's Keene
Post by: AntonLee on November 02, 2011, 06:14 AM NHFT
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?
Title: Re: 1950's Keene
Post by: 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.
Title: Re: 1950's Keene
Post by: KBCraig on November 02, 2011, 03:02 PM NHFT
The '57 Chevy in the left foreground is the newest thing I see. What am I missing?
Title: Re: 1950's Keene
Post by: Tom Sawyer on November 02, 2011, 04:26 PM NHFT
The thing I notice is that people were much wealthier...  I mean they're all driving around in classic cars.
Title: Re: 1950's Keene
Post by: Russell Kanning on November 02, 2011, 05:52 PM NHFT
big gas guzzling classic cars
Title: Re: 1950's Keene
Post by: Lloyd Danforth on November 02, 2011, 11:33 PM NHFT
The Lark or valiant in the lower right corner and, I think the car right in front of the tire place. Could be wrong.
Title: Re: 1950's Keene
Post by: KBCraig on November 03, 2011, 03:02 AM NHFT
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)
Title: Re: 1950's Keene
Post by: Free libertarian on January 25, 2012, 05:55 PM NHFT
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.
Title: Re: 1950's Keene
Post by: Russell Kanning on January 29, 2012, 06:30 AM NHFT
and KB first held her hand just to the south of this picture on main street