vintage pics of downtown America

[D Cluley]

Construction of the Olds Tower in Lansing MI, 1930
"Safety is definitely one of our priorities"

Arbaugh's department store in the right background has been offices & apartments for the last 20 years.

The Olds Tower & Hollister Building on West Allegan St in 1931.

90 years later, now called the Boji tower, it is still the tallest building in Lansing.

 

[Big_John]

Older pic of downtown Syracuse at night. It's nothing like this now...

 

[Big_John]

Sprague, WA 1963

 

[Big_John]

1930 Chrysler Building NYC

 

[67newport]

Provincetown Cape Cod

 

[67newport]

LA 1951

1949 - 7th Ave. & W 45th St. looking south - NYC

 

[D Cluley]

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Based on the streetcar, I believe this is Atlantic City NJ

 

[Big_John]

Grand Bend, Ontario.

Look at the variety of cars! There's a little of everything.

 

[D Cluley]

Grand Bend, Ontario.

Look at the variety of cars! There's a little of everything.

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The yellow '68 or '69 Beaumont jumped out at me first. The one I can't figure out is the red car ahead of the motorcycle and next to the police car? The roof sort of looks like a Beetle, but the lower part is too square.

 

[67newport]

September 9th 1955 - Chicago, Illinois

HOLYOKE

Holyoke, MA 1941

 

[67newport]

Hollywood & Vine, looking south on Vine St. The Brown Derby restaurant is on the left side of the street (note the hat)...

Placerville Ca

Manhattan, NY

At the corner of Vanderbilt Av. and Targee St. Staten Island, New York. 1937

Brooklyn, NY

SW 5th Ave. & SW Washington St. - Portland Oregon

 

[67newport]

 

[Big_John]

Montreal

 

[roadcuda]

Grand Bend, Ontario.

Look at the variety of cars! There's a little of everything.

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And all but 2 or 3 American made!

 

[67newport]

Las Vegas

Main & Jackson St. Holyoke

E. 9th and Euclid, Cleveland, OH

At the corner of Lexington Av. and 125th St. Manhattan, New York. Late-1920

The intersection of W. 32nd St. and Broadway. Manhattan, N.Y. Circa 1956

42nd and 8th. Manhattan, N.Y. 1953

 

[67newport]

Herald Sq. in Manhattan, N.Y. Mid-1950s

Norfolk St. and Delancey St. Manhattan, N.Y. 1949.

10th St. and Bleecker St. Manhattan, N.Y. 1950s

Pittsburgh in the 1940's

 

[67newport]

HOLYOKE

Times Square. Mid+50s

Las Vegas

 

[Big_John]

I believe this is New York City.

 

[Big_John]

Ludington, MI

 

[65CopCar]

Oh my! What memories! Thanks for posting!

Quite certain the Andrews Furniture Store is New Britain, CT. The Strand Theatre is definitely New Britain. Closed in 1972. I went to the last showing, although I don't think it was the final show. Perhaps went a day or two early. My older neighbors Patti and Pre and my 2 sisters took me. I was 10. The movie was Ben (Michael Jackson song).

Such memories.......