From the same set of Boston Public Library photos that we featured the other day comes this overhead shot of what appears to be folks waiting to throw rice on a newly wedded couple. Either that or a pending mob Read more
Yes, yes, it inspired the name of the band, but you’d have to be a hardcore fan to buy this 1948 Reo Speedwagon D19XA for sale on Hemmings.com for that reason alone. Instead, it’ll probably go to somebody who appreciates Read more
Awesome, awesome, awesome, awesome, awesome, awesome, awesome, awesome, awesome, awesome. This wood-sided, Ford-nosed 1974 Volkswagen Beetle convertible for sale on Hemmings.com is, simply, awesome, awesome, awesome, awesome, awesome, awesome. From the seller’s description: Rare 1940 Ford front a rare option Read more
It took some guessing, but we finally got an answer to where our last unknown street scene was taken, so let’s try this again and up the ante. As with the previous unknown street scene, this one comes from the Read more
About the same time Charles Cushman took the shot of South Street in New York City that we saw yesterday, Marion Post Wolcott was documenting the flight of New Yorkers out of the city and toward the shore (or, more Read more
Manhattan often seems timeless, but it’s not so timeless that we can figure out where exactly on South Street Charles Cushman stood when he took this photo in June 1941. Wherever he stood, though, we’re certain that FDR Drive overshadows Read more
As with the recent shot of Burlington, Vermont, today’s street scene, a postcard shot of the intersection of Market and Butte streets in Redding, California, shot sometime in the 1950s and found over on Roadsidepictures’s Flickr account, has been replaced Read more
Ah, a perfect street scene. I see no particular reason why Cal Humphrey took this shot of downtown New Richmond, Wisconsin – specifically South Knowles Avenue just south of Third Street, looking north – so we can presume that everybody Read more
Depending on which source you read, Dodge either did or did not build a WC series canopy truck in 1947. However, Dodge definitely built a WC panel truck that year, one of which was converted into this 1947 Dodge WC Read more
With the shuttering of Mr. Toad’s Tours in San Francisco – a sightseeing company that ferried its passengers in vintage and vintage-style touring buses – comes the sale of all five of its vehicles on Hemmings.com. Among them is the Read more