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Retro Rockets: May 2015
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When the world had a brighter tomorrow. Saturday, May 16, 2015. 1955 Los Angeles Auto Show Part Twelve: Dodge. Sunday, May 10, 2015. 1955 Los Angeles Auto Show Part Eleven: DeSoto. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). 1955 Los Angeles Auto Show Part Twelve: Dodge. 1955 Los Angeles Auto Show Part Eleven: DeSoto. About ten years ago I bought this Magnavox sale catalog on ebay. One particular model led to a bit of an obsession, as revealed below. But. Remco Movieland Drive-In Theater, 1959. Here it is - the toy I co...
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Retro Rockets: September 2014
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When the world had a brighter tomorrow. Monday, September 1, 2014. Beryl Berry Lincoln Mercury, 3700 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, 1951. A few years later, this agency would be selling the fabulous Continental Mark IIs. The same corner today. At least it's greenery and not a parking lot. In the next block is the Wiltern Theater. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Beryl Berry Lincoln Mercury, 3700 Wilshire Blvd, L. Remco Movieland Drive-In Theater, 1959. Modern architecture cartoons by Alan Dunn. According to this...
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Retro Rockets: July 2015
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When the world had a brighter tomorrow. Thursday, July 16, 2015. 1955 Los Angeles Auto Show Part Eighteen: Austin-Healey, Jaguar, Mercedes and Volkswagen. I'll conclude this lengthy series with all the ads for the foreign cars which appeared at the 1955 Los Angeles auto show. 1955 Los Angeles Auto Show Part Seventeen: Willys. Willys has one of the strangest stories in the annals of American car companies. This was the last year for the passenger cars. You can read more about it here. During the Space Rac...
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Retro Rockets: November 2014
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When the world had a brighter tomorrow. Friday, November 28, 2014. The 1950s car mugs that never were by Fifties Co. LTD. They took this picture of me with my 1969 Toronado in the parking lot of their hotel. Wednesday, November 26, 2014. Those rascals from Bonanza. I'd heard since I was a kid that the cast of Bonanza. The synopsis on IMDB reads: A mix-up in his request for mail-order Chinese fireworks brings Hoss instead a feisty mail-order bride whose militant ideas ignite a workers' rebellion and threa...
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Retro Rockets: July 2014
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When the world had a brighter tomorrow. Thursday, July 24, 2014. 2014 Woodley Park All-GM show: Chevrolet Division. Tuesday, July 22, 2014. 2014 Woodley Park All-GM show: Cadillac Division. Monday, July 21, 2014. 2014 Woodley Park All-GM show: Pontiac Division. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). 2014 Woodley Park All-GM show: Chevrolet Division. 2014 Woodley Park All-GM show: Cadillac Division. 2014 Woodley Park All-GM show: Pontiac Division. 2014 Woodley Park All-GM show: Oldsmobile Division. Alan Dunn (1900 -...
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Retro Rockets: 1955 Los Angeles Auto Show Part Sixteen: Hudson
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When the world had a brighter tomorrow. Wednesday, July 8, 2015. 1955 Los Angeles Auto Show Part Sixteen: Hudson. Hudson, which had been around since 1909, was acquired by Nash - and obviously no effort was made to make it distinctive in appearance. The name would disappear entirely by 1957. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). 1955 Los Angeles Auto Show Part Eighteen: Austin-H. 1955 Los Angeles Auto Show Part Seventeen: Willys. 1955 Los Angeles Auto Show Part Sixteen: Hudson. Marilyn Monroe and a 1962 Ch...
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Retro Rockets: 1955 Los Angeles Auto Show Part Fourteen: Plymouth
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When the world had a brighter tomorrow. Wednesday, June 10, 2015. 1955 Los Angeles Auto Show Part Fourteen: Plymouth. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). 1955 Los Angeles Auto Show Part Fifteen: Nash (and. 1955 Los Angeles Auto Show Part Fourteen: Plymouth. 1955 Los Angeles Auto Show Part Thirteen: Chrysler. About ten years ago I bought this Magnavox sale catalog on ebay. One particular model led to a bit of an obsession, as revealed below. But. Remco Movieland Drive-In Theater, 1959. Book of Homes, An I...
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Retro Rockets: August 2014
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When the world had a brighter tomorrow. Sunday, August 3, 2014. Westchester Shopping Center, Los Angeles, then and now. Westchester Shopping Center, just north of the Los Angeles Airport at 8765-8799 South Sepulveda Boulevard, was one of many suburban shopping centers profiled in the 1951 book Shopping Centers - Design and Operation. While the ramps to the roof were removed, someone was careful enough to leave the unusual, soaring roofline alone. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). About ten years ago I bought t...
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Retro Rockets: June 2015
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When the world had a brighter tomorrow. Tuesday, June 16, 2015. 1955 Los Angeles Auto Show Part Fifteen: Nash (and presented by Walt Disney). Disney was very busy doing commercials for Nash in 1955. Wednesday, June 10, 2015. 1955 Los Angeles Auto Show Part Fourteen: Plymouth. Sunday, June 7, 2015. 1955 Los Angeles Auto Show Part Thirteen: Chrysler. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). 1955 Los Angeles Auto Show Part Fifteen: Nash (and. 1955 Los Angeles Auto Show Part Fourteen: Plymouth. During the Space Race 60s,...
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Retro Rockets: February 2015
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When the world had a brighter tomorrow. Saturday, February 14, 2015. 1955 Los Angeles Auto Show Part Five: Oldsmobile. There were lots of Oldsmobile dealerships in Southern California in 1955 - sadly, not many of the buildings still exist. This was Harvey Smith Oldsmobile in Inglewood. This was Paola Oldsmobile in La Crescenta. Half of it is still being used as an automotive shop. This was Roland Oldsmobile on South Vermont in Los Angeles. Here are some vintage shots of Los Angeles Oldsmobile dealerships.