Photo of The Day

[W.P. Rayner]

Good pics Marc. I know that place, been by there many times but never stopped. The last time I was by (in the late 90s) I thought they were trying to fix the place up... maybe they did and this is the result, I don't remember it being quite as colorful...

Paul

[Ray Dunakin]

Too cool!! I hope that someday, someone will preserve that building rather than tearing it down or letting it rot.

[marc_reusser]

Paul,

I think you are correct on the colors, if I recall correctly the building and the cars used to be completely white ...or the house was white and the cars were a creamy yellow-white with white trim. (the cars may have had a red roof)....I think the structure is currently inhabited by what looks to be...to paraphrase CW. McCall...."a bunch of crispy critters and a space cadet". 

There is a handwritten sign in one of the streetcar windows noting "streetcars for sale"...with a tel. no.

Marc

[W.P. Rayner]

I think the structure is currently inhabited by what looks to be...to paraphrase CW. McCall...."a bunch of crispy critters and a space cadet". 

Perhaps it's a former west coast franchise of the Old Home Café...    At least they've resisted covering all of the windows with aluminum foil...

Paul

[marc_reusser]

Foiled windows are old school....nowadays it's all in the hat!





Marc

[Malachi Constant]

Those foil hats worked great back in the days of analog radio and TV ... but they don't pick up many useful signals these days ...

[Mobilgas]

The number of Reply post's was 666 so i had to post to change the number

[marc_reusser]

No joke...and all coincidence....my mother's mailing address is PO Box 666 and she had a cat named Lucifer.....growing up, I knew she wasn't Beelzebub...but at times I thought she definitely qualified as one of his minions! 

M

[W.P. Rayner]

  Great pic Marc... now could you move your chair a little to the left, you're interfering with the reception... 

Paul -->tuning in in the corner-->

[marc_reusser]

On a clear day I can get Mexico City.....(just like Stan Ridgeway/Wall of Voodo)  


On a more usual type of post for here..






Marc

[marc_reusser]

M

[marc_reusser]

At Last!....the flying car they promised us back in the 50's.

[W.P. Rayner]

Excellent sign photos Marc. Especially like the "More Skinny" sign... thanks for posting.

Here's a wonderful example of weathered brick and wood textures: F. B. Johnston photo of Edgar Allan Poe's mother's house in Richmond, VA, ca. 1930. Photo from Shorpy.



Paul

[finescalerr]

I really like that photo. I really need to do something with bricks and that provides some genuine inspiration. Thanks, Paul. -- Russ

[Frederic Testard]

That picture is very attractive, Paul. It would certainly make a great scene to model.