tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58840877515595791542024-03-02T12:29:24.394-05:00Ken Bausert's Nostalgic MuseumA trip back to my "good ol' days" through stories and photos; please click on most photos to enlarge them. Be sure to check out my current activities at the Ken Bausert Chronicles: http://thekenbausertchronicles.blogspot.com/Ken Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01076085465480327792noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5884087751559579154.post-34495801114373700282023-09-24T18:29:00.001-04:002023-09-24T18:32:09.550-04:00My Search For the Location of an Old Photo<p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I love old photographs; they are such an indisputable record of the past. I often buy old photos that have subjects that interest me... like cars. When I found this old picture at a flea market for only a dollar, I snatched it up.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ6njOUkD7qBU2WvJn7lGIDf94ZRJ3fQV0jirnop736HPPiON7ePqPMOoGmOsYOxV_Im38ZEif4Cui5QnEltueEfM8D2Sov-tXOyyuGMa0X3chAIiKIyVCgX2p6uJgTLbs4v5j5_oyfaGDHM2B5EGs9XIsA_bSjRsEtJ20PFxTun2pDveFK5jGrYsxa0z_/s1028/Warrington%20Drive%201949%20closer.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="765" data-original-width="1028" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ6njOUkD7qBU2WvJn7lGIDf94ZRJ3fQV0jirnop736HPPiON7ePqPMOoGmOsYOxV_Im38ZEif4Cui5QnEltueEfM8D2Sov-tXOyyuGMa0X3chAIiKIyVCgX2p6uJgTLbs4v5j5_oyfaGDHM2B5EGs9XIsA_bSjRsEtJ20PFxTun2pDveFK5jGrYsxa0z_/w400-h297/Warrington%20Drive%201949%20closer.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> What was particularly fascinating was the writing on the back: August 7. 49.<br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5ynu1qZcnF1K0qpo4Os-5XoONaa13iwBHMqtftrobYxsyec9zUiD-N7i079sKTQN95TI7YBa73F4WrmUHgpXrRtfmMQagGzoA2KlLMZ9yKnf94jTUdhIjfe2kXDAJsYPIe25hGEN4NYKiJCvtKlqK5Jl6oNxkphuiDBXCi6OQ-q_BKbtPZr5b4LOZp9kg/s564/Aug%207%2049.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="564" data-original-width="524" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5ynu1qZcnF1K0qpo4Os-5XoONaa13iwBHMqtftrobYxsyec9zUiD-N7i079sKTQN95TI7YBa73F4WrmUHgpXrRtfmMQagGzoA2KlLMZ9yKnf94jTUdhIjfe2kXDAJsYPIe25hGEN4NYKiJCvtKlqK5Jl6oNxkphuiDBXCi6OQ-q_BKbtPZr5b4LOZp9kg/s320/Aug%207%2049.png" width="297" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;">Of course I knew the car was an Oldsmobile 88 Convertible (if you didn’t know, you could read that on the lower part of the front fender). The fact that the month and year is listed tells us it’s a ‘49 Olds because a 1950 model wouldn’t have come out until later in the year and 1948 or earlier models had totally different body styles. </span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">But... Warrington Drive. Wouldn’t you like to know where that is... or was? And how could I find out? Well, I love a good challenge so I set out to try and solve the mystery of where this image was made.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJv2fzaSHW3r5Lxjkpw_FdaNx36CIwaANalk6mh_DgQ1q3t9GaW8J4mXXVkLMZW9gRcLKpdlMZ_6taGECpqIvHfNt_yE6BWbbDRQFx3QIlzYmmqm2jEmibLZBlKRQOmJZa1tMJQ5m-TEDHVEPTJFp_OfruFXd_lrX20iv7bJVjUhXbYzdgGw7fpfc8TFYh/s1028/Warrington%20St%201949%20closer%20copy.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="765" data-original-width="1028" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJv2fzaSHW3r5Lxjkpw_FdaNx36CIwaANalk6mh_DgQ1q3t9GaW8J4mXXVkLMZW9gRcLKpdlMZ_6taGECpqIvHfNt_yE6BWbbDRQFx3QIlzYmmqm2jEmibLZBlKRQOmJZa1tMJQ5m-TEDHVEPTJFp_OfruFXd_lrX20iv7bJVjUhXbYzdgGw7fpfc8TFYh/w400-h297/Warrington%20St%201949%20closer%20copy.jpeg" width="400" /> </a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>(Click on photo to enlarge)</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i> </i></span><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> The photo looks like it was taken on a wooded residential street; because the woman has a new car she’s probably got some money and lives in an upscale part of the city. She’s obviously posing for the camera, in a driveway, next to another driveway; the sun is full on the right side of the car so that’s probably facing south. Using a magnifying glass I could see part of a two-story brick house, with a curved protrusion (like for a bay window), with a wide white/light-colored band above it, and a small side window, on the right edge of the photo <i>(<span style="color: red;">see the red oval on the right side of photo</span>)</i>. On the left edge of the photo (across the street) is another two-story brick house with a second-story side window that’s about four-feet to the left of a ground-floor side window; there looks to be a fancy wide frame around the front door <i>(<span style="color: red;">see the red oval on the left side of the photo</span>)</i>. </span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The first thing I did was Google Warrington Drive. Thank God it wasn’t “Main Street” or “4th Street,” or some other more common name, or I would have never even tried. Luckily, I came up with only nine possibilities (there may be more that did not show up in my search). Each time I found one I’d pull up a Google map of the street in question, put the “little man” on Warrington Drive, and move him along the street, checking to see if anything looked like a match to my old photo. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">There’s a Warrington Dr. in New Orleans but it’s a fairly short street, with very few trees around, and most of the homes are ranches or small two-stories; not a brick two-story house in sight. There’s another Warrington Dr. in Granada Hills, California; it’s very hilly, with lots of curves, and lots of Spanish-style homes. Katy, Texas, is a short street with mostly low and high-ranches; no solid brick here either. I looked at Grand Prairie, Texas; Indianapolis, Indiana; Mobile, Alabama; Lake Bluff, Illinois... nothing even came close to my old photo. There’s even a Warrington Drive in Henderson, Nevada, overlooking downtown Las Vegas, but it’s a brand new gated community so that’s definitely not it. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">And then I looked at Warrington Drive in Detroit, Michigan. The first thing that popped up was this view – pretty much typical for the entire length of the street: </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLAtwIvQpXXein--GV8UNL0xTUfzr-ea9k4xfK97bmL3SSHic7Xqn8RcwtQuyceHQ0FYCW8SYMQXqt6LMwhG1KSCh1DNEl6NsNZA4WZnS9apeKfvYO-qhliHZadbs7S1rxdLrN54XFHODujTalLkTybnEbuiY5oQT4XJ4JszK3TfPqKUltTBka6VKU7P6q/s1278/Overall%20Street.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="458" data-original-width="1278" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLAtwIvQpXXein--GV8UNL0xTUfzr-ea9k4xfK97bmL3SSHic7Xqn8RcwtQuyceHQ0FYCW8SYMQXqt6LMwhG1KSCh1DNEl6NsNZA4WZnS9apeKfvYO-qhliHZadbs7S1rxdLrN54XFHODujTalLkTybnEbuiY5oQT4XJ4JszK3TfPqKUltTBka6VKU7P6q/w400-h144/Overall%20Street.png" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> Hummm... two-story brick homes in an obviously upscale part of the city, eh? It looks like we might have hit pay dirt! </span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This Warrington Drive is quite long, with three distinct segments, but the area between W 7-Mile Road and Santa Clara Street had the most two-story brick houses, set back quite a bit from the street, with driveways and relatively generous space between the homes. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">And there, two houses south of W 7-Mile Road, on the east side of Warrington Drive, was a two-story, solid brick house, with a curved extension in the front, a wide white/light-colored band above those windows, and a small window set back about five or six feet from the front corner of the building.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGe5HWRRJead2oVk2p0jAO_28Vl0MoRdJbB0W3m5z_80GqqILqgjtCCgjekSig5SSFBb5RsDfPB3-VmqwlGylfdUll2T5BRrBI4o6n490zOb4rnPtEdh91YLUC3o7frwKsGC1DsUss1tOg-UvKliZpRsw4z38gcsJl-U8jUk2lSZPwb65Y4HLrgOduB2Ou/s1276/House%20next%20door.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1276" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGe5HWRRJead2oVk2p0jAO_28Vl0MoRdJbB0W3m5z_80GqqILqgjtCCgjekSig5SSFBb5RsDfPB3-VmqwlGylfdUll2T5BRrBI4o6n490zOb4rnPtEdh91YLUC3o7frwKsGC1DsUss1tOg-UvKliZpRsw4z38gcsJl-U8jUk2lSZPwb65Y4HLrgOduB2Ou/w400-h241/House%20next%20door.png" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> There’s a large amount of space between this house and the one to the right of it – with side-by-side driveways – which all seems to perfectly match the details of the old photo. </span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">On the opposite side of the street, exactly where you would expect it, is another house that appears to be the one on the left edge of the old photo. Of course, most of the older trees in the original photo are no longer standing after 75 years.<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVczpW8nt4Jqm91Odoz1rEYV991zG2Gxz0GXaDH777CjuyiUPwWGSppYRVqhUQq_TBOrmC3_6q0-lmHGyLYWKcGE9bP7ojA4C9d6VdZnKh_r3NnBtsOuvXjHW0OoSAdgQuBjjduguSrdYtkJunJ6BduMCfrIMamCWhpuFVF7yM8D1DRkzEJcqzNEQHJQzQ/s690/House%20across%20street%201.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="486" data-original-width="690" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVczpW8nt4Jqm91Odoz1rEYV991zG2Gxz0GXaDH777CjuyiUPwWGSppYRVqhUQq_TBOrmC3_6q0-lmHGyLYWKcGE9bP7ojA4C9d6VdZnKh_r3NnBtsOuvXjHW0OoSAdgQuBjjduguSrdYtkJunJ6BduMCfrIMamCWhpuFVF7yM8D1DRkzEJcqzNEQHJQzQ/w400-h281/House%20across%20street%201.png" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6LlrfLrzFZuornhQnDfZrXc9VYDU7aQ2QDSKvHw6uwXAKRlRWAH6DchR9sKp2YqwM_z8IjsiU4bz8rQNWmYZ2H2Ba81lp2e3MvCT93A934LhRBatR5A3z04Foxsl46lE8LUU5UdIOB8xOiDdFn4lrcvFe8R-Q4V_PYN7LXWzyjzeqNLWXKjklka76qfNB/s696/House%20across%20street%202.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="696" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6LlrfLrzFZuornhQnDfZrXc9VYDU7aQ2QDSKvHw6uwXAKRlRWAH6DchR9sKp2YqwM_z8IjsiU4bz8rQNWmYZ2H2Ba81lp2e3MvCT93A934LhRBatR5A3z04Foxsl46lE8LUU5UdIOB8xOiDdFn4lrcvFe8R-Q4V_PYN7LXWzyjzeqNLWXKjklka76qfNB/w400-h310/House%20across%20street%202.png" width="400" /></a></div> There’s a ground floor side window near the front of the house and an upstairs side window to the left of it, as seen in the photo. Of course, there are other side windows but – because of all the tree foliage in the original photo from 1949 – </span><span style="font-size: medium;">I couldn’t see those before</span><span style="font-size: medium;">. There’s even a fancy frame around the front door <i>(seen better in the upper photo)</i> . </span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">So, do you think I located the spot where the old photo was taken? I think I did!</span><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p>Ken Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01076085465480327792noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5884087751559579154.post-28886262345608308572021-06-09T16:04:00.004-04:002021-06-09T16:16:11.504-04:00Family Connections to Bushwick, Brooklyn, USA<div style="text-align: center;"><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>Before my mother died in 1980, she asked me to take her back to Brooklyn to see the home she lived in from the time she was about 13 to 23 years-old. When we got to the location she was sad to see that the entire block of buildings had been torn down; in the years that followed new homes were built on that block – a scene that has played out all across Brooklyn. While doing my genealogy research I was actually able to find a photo online of her old childhood home but, by then, she had already been gone for many years so I couldn’t share it with her.<i> </i></span></span></span></p></div><p style="text-align: center;"><i>(Click on any photo to enlarge it.)</i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i> </i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBehDDCvJ3JotfbTBIZhfqkv-g3d0hgVedGNgXe9oMAx67dW_pbaQYNlYWxDl9e_DiylbjglcWAJw-RdI9W1qK2del7Eaqw9erKGfks3bhADsN8Zja3Cp2bcZ8JY12luJBQw76tONn-dKN/s2048/***516%2BCentral%2BAve.%2B1940%2B%2528best%2529%2Bcopy.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1794" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBehDDCvJ3JotfbTBIZhfqkv-g3d0hgVedGNgXe9oMAx67dW_pbaQYNlYWxDl9e_DiylbjglcWAJw-RdI9W1qK2del7Eaqw9erKGfks3bhADsN8Zja3Cp2bcZ8JY12luJBQw76tONn-dKN/w350-h400/***516%2BCentral%2BAve.%2B1940%2B%2528best%2529%2Bcopy.jpeg" width="350" /></a></div> <i> </i><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i>516 Central Avenue (above, from about 1940.)</i></p><div style="text-align: center;"><p><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Four families lived in the apartments above the drug store on the corner
of Central & Jefferson Avenues, in Bushwick, including my mom with
her parents, as well as my grandfather’s nephew with his wife and
daughter, Elvira, who would later become my Godmother.</span></span></p></div><p style="text-align: center;"><i><i>516 Central Avenue (below, from about 2020.)</i> <br /></i></p><p><i></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghwNgT9lpiezOQug0CQSaUM5VZcO7Mieww4Xyf5GzNFK9pO6yZlD8h7oaVvk3lobMsWCUiYrCr45vXv5xGP6ltOe4SdrJcuHgJnpnFzSqqEm6GZrl1HMPLEUf5NX7aY8KQHgzzZUrlk35n/s1500/new+516+Central.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1434" data-original-width="1500" height="383" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghwNgT9lpiezOQug0CQSaUM5VZcO7Mieww4Xyf5GzNFK9pO6yZlD8h7oaVvk3lobMsWCUiYrCr45vXv5xGP6ltOe4SdrJcuHgJnpnFzSqqEm6GZrl1HMPLEUf5NX7aY8KQHgzzZUrlk35n/w400-h383/new+516+Central.png" width="400" /></a></i></div> <p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><p><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Several blocks away from her home, at the southwest corner of Central Avenue and Schaeffer Street, was the church my mom attended: 14 Holy Martyrs Roman Catholic Church, organized in 1887. And, while I knew of that church, I had never seen it because it had been torn down as well and replaced by a modern church of a different denomination when 14 Holy Martyrs merged with another Catholic church.<br /></span></span></p></div><div style="text-align: center;"><p><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Imagine my surprise when I recently browsed an online mapping program that shows vintage photos of various locations throughout New York City. And there on the corner of Central and Schaeffer were old, faded, sepia toned images from 1925 of 14 Holy Martyrs church.</span></span></p></div><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijK_ZTmDHEi1CuItKqYlfheHqZFNGcsievTx3vGF0HsSrc-1EV936kkcjyFCt7ODYocPqAtl_zFnMiRJg8XdE630T4f69lns9ln06TnHh8WgMMJyFc92Mxbo9A20AZNGadyClBOmXs4EHx/s1500/14+Holy+copy+2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1085" data-original-width="1500" height="289" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijK_ZTmDHEi1CuItKqYlfheHqZFNGcsievTx3vGF0HsSrc-1EV936kkcjyFCt7ODYocPqAtl_zFnMiRJg8XdE630T4f69lns9ln06TnHh8WgMMJyFc92Mxbo9A20AZNGadyClBOmXs4EHx/w400-h289/14+Holy+copy+2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><p><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I subsequently went onto another site that contains images of nearly
every NYC structure for property tax purposes, from 1939 to 1941, and
there was the church after the area had been built up a bit.<br /> </span></span></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0cEhsgTGTz7pj8qzEl7ZsF7FKSqUskdwfqvNbCrTu356YfJ8frT0az9sRMIZJ9IcSUGofszlWlMGaRhnvbjWcJTO0XtdzqRyO73B3IiU8txTFZBweELplCVk9nSbQ8U8B6kVt0ZfTclzb/s1852/*14%2BHoly%2BMartyres%2B1940%2Bcopy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1852" data-original-width="1500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0cEhsgTGTz7pj8qzEl7ZsF7FKSqUskdwfqvNbCrTu356YfJ8frT0az9sRMIZJ9IcSUGofszlWlMGaRhnvbjWcJTO0XtdzqRyO73B3IiU8txTFZBweELplCVk9nSbQ8U8B6kVt0ZfTclzb/w324-h400/*14%2BHoly%2BMartyres%2B1940%2Bcopy.jpg" width="324" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A new church currently occupies the site of the original 14 Holy Martyrs. </span></span><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDUgYLr1ro9FtQ7HuBcinFFwPIqGVxaTfCRXk18xESONtbEOrZ8g4cJtg5vYgtHkAZulrINLgVevLGSKkllcAAU4ir5MzAJtzUjIDgj-Ca19vhM0c-CZJTvInSM1vv3PfpedVyknEYz1sK/s1500/*14%2BHoly%2B%2528today%2529%2Bcopy.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="928" data-original-width="1500" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDUgYLr1ro9FtQ7HuBcinFFwPIqGVxaTfCRXk18xESONtbEOrZ8g4cJtg5vYgtHkAZulrINLgVevLGSKkllcAAU4ir5MzAJtzUjIDgj-Ca19vhM0c-CZJTvInSM1vv3PfpedVyknEYz1sK/w400-h248/*14%2BHoly%2B%2528today%2529%2Bcopy.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p>Ken Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01076085465480327792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5884087751559579154.post-13492007382798916942020-03-30T12:14:00.000-04:002020-03-30T12:19:30.013-04:001959: US Car Companies Go Radical<br />
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I don’t know if the automotive designers in 1959 were nibbling on magic mushrooms or just tired of conventional designs because that year, they seemed determined to outdo each other in terms of visual effects. My point is easily observed by examining samples from the Top Three American car companies of the day: Plymouth, Chevrolet, and Ford.</div>
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Plymouth was the least radical, at least in comparison to their previous year’s model, and looked very similar to the following year as well. They boasted the “Forward Look” in their ads, and fins were perhaps at their tallest in 1959.</div>
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The large, tall, vertical fins created a “blind spot” in the rear.</div>
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Chevy made a radical change from the 1958 model, which was also a major deviation from their 1957 cars, by offering the widest fins in the industry for 1959. The changes to the front were not so drastic but everyone knew a ‘59 Chevy from the rear - that’s for sure!</div>
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My 1958 Chevy, my photo from 1964.</div>
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Rear of 1959 Chevy with radical fins.</div>
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Front of ‘59 Chevy; not an extreme statement.</div>
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1960 Chevy; rear fins tamed down considerably.</div>
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1958 Ford; not too different from 1957 model year.</div>
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<span style="text-align: start;">Ford made major changes from their 1958 model, the most notable being these huge round tail lights set so low that the bumper had been cut away to accommodate them. They also boasted the *fattest* fins in the industry, made more obvious by putting the back-up lights in them and mounting them outward of the quarter panels - adding to the wide appearance of the rear end. Having the trunk lid extend slightly further than the metalwork beneath it created an even more bloated look. As you might have surmised from my comments, I think this is one of the most hideous rear end treatments ever created on any factory-made automobile!</span></div>
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1959 Ford with fat fins and bulbous rear end.</div>
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Of course, the 1950’s were a great decade for US car sales, partly because gas prices were relatively cheap and no one seemed to care if the cars got terrible mileage and rusted out before their time. As soon as the Japanese car companies started showing us what they could do in terms of quality, fuel economy, and - eventually - smart styling, the American companies had to rethink their strategies and began trying to make cars as well as Honda, Toyota, and - these days - even Hyundai!</div>
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I’ve always thought that the first concerts I ever attended were for Joe Cocker and Leon Russell. I remember seeing them a short time apart at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, Long Island. Trying to determine which was first, I did a little research recently and found that Joe Cocker was at the Coliseum in May of 1972, and then again in early September. Leon was there from September 23rd to the 25th, so Cocker’s show would have definitely been the first.<br />
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Around that same time period, I went to Max’s Kansas City, in lower Manhattan, to see a folk-rock band called White Cloud. Max’s became legendary for the clientele that used to hang out there: people like William S, Burroughs, Allen Ginsberg, and Andy Warhol (to name just a few). Anyway, I now see that White Cloud’s only gigs there were for a week in June of 1972. The band broke up in 1974.<br />
To hear White Cloud’s debut (and only) album: <span style="font-family: "uictfonttextstyletallbody"; font-size: 19px;">https://youtu.be/tK80tKa2GpI</span><br />
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So, if I saw Cocker at the Coliseum during his May appearances, then his show was my first. If I saw him in September, then White Cloud was first. What does all this mean? Only that I’m trying to keep busy while the world is self-quarantining themselves during the current Coronavirus crisis.Ken Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01076085465480327792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5884087751559579154.post-41401777033031590252019-08-01T11:25:00.002-04:002019-09-15T23:29:08.312-04:00Revisiting the Vanderbilt/Motor Parkway<br />
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What is it about the old Vanderbilt/Motor Parkway that intrigues so many folks today? Maybe it’s the fact that very few roads – especially highways or parkways – are built in this country and then allowed to deteriorate or be closed and dismantled. Although the Vanderbilt parkway was a private undertaking it was a public road and its fate somewhat unique.</div>
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William K. Vanderbilt, great grandson of the railroad magnate Cornelius Vanderbilt, had raced cars in Europe. He was determined to bring auto racing to the U.S. to spur the fledgling automotive industry in America so he sponsored a Vanderbilt Cup race, the first in 1904. He laid out a course using public roads but, after several years and some deaths of spectators straying too close to the speeding cars, he presented his idea for a separate Long Island Motor Parkway. It was begun in 1908 and completed in 1909. Ordinary motorists could drive the toll road when it wasn’t being used for racing.</div>
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After only a couple of years of auto races, the state legislature passed a law forbidding racing on public roads. As more free roads were built on Long Island, the Vanderbilt – a toll road – became less-traveled and ceased to earn its keep. Much of the parkway was sold to the State Park Commission in 1938 to use as they saw fit; some sections are currently used as the right-of-way for tall towers holding electrical power lines. </div>
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When I was growing up in central Queens County during the ‘50s and ‘60s, I often heard people speak of the Motor Parkway or Vanderbilt Parkway. I remember seeing some remnants of the old road when I rode my bike to nearby Cunningham and Alley Pond Parks as a teenager. My friend, Bill, who I worked with for several years, tells me he would get on it with his bike during the ‘50s, at about 73rd Avenue and Francis Lewis Blvd., in what is now the Fresh Meadows area. “There was a steep downhill grade from Springfield Blvd., east through Alley Pond Park, that was great for coasting, ending around what is now the Cross Island Parkway near Creedmore State Hospital,” Bill remembers.</div>
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I have found, using several old and new maps (including this one above), the Vanderbilt Motor Parkway had its start in the vicinity of Nassau Road, (Horace Harding Blvd. – today’s Long Island Expressway), in between a spur of the North Hempstead Turnpike (today’s Booth Memorial Avenue) and Queens Avenue (today’s 46th Avenue/ Hollis Court Blvd.) It then followed, pretty closely, the west side of Francis Lewis Boulevard, curved east through Cunningham and Alley Pond Parks (north of today’s Union Turnpike), then ran closely parallel to today’s Grand Central/Northern State Parkway through western Nassau County before it dipped further south and east.</div>
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In Suffolk County today, major portions of the Motor Parkway (widened
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There are some less-obvious but noteworthy items to check out on these maps. North Hempstead Turnpike was originally North Country Road, an old Indian path, much-used by early settlers on the north shore of the Island. Today we know it as Northern Boulevard or route 25A; but look at it’s number designation in 1927 – it’s route 25! Today that number is given to Jericho Turnpike – but on this map, Jericho is designated 25A! On the south shore, there’s a familiar route number: 27, which many of today’s drivers recognize as Sunrise Highway. But the route 27 on this map is actually Merrick Road; today, Merrick Road/Montauk Highway is 27A and Sunrise Highway is 27.</div>
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<i>(On this black and white version of the map, below,</i><br />
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<i>(Newer roads have been drawn into this old map, below:</i></div>
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Walking or biking on the western section today feels eerie; almost like finding an ancient, medieval trail lost in the forest. In the area between what is today the Cross Island Parkway and Clearview Expressway, the Motor Parkway rode the crest of one of the highest plateaus on Long Island, affording a great view toward the south shore; drivers on the Grand Central Parkway can catch that view today if they’re careful.</div>
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One interesting fact for me is that the first stretch of the Motor Parkway was reportedly built from Westbury to Bethpage, just a half-mile north of where I currently live in East Meadow. At the time, it began around today’s Merrick Avenue, near the entrance to Eisenhower Park, exited that piece of land and ran south-east on what is today Salisbury Park Drive, bordering the park’s golf course, before crossing what is today Carman Avenue and what was then Newbridge Avenue (today, Newbridge Road/route 106), before continuing east.<br />
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Much has been written about the Vanderbilt Parkway by now but, on a balmy Tuesday, March 12, 1996, I set out to look for some remnants of the old road (some newer photos have been added since that initial trip). Armed with my old maps and a Pentax camera, I photographed the areas closest to my immediate vicinity of East Meadow. Driving west, the next stop was Garden City.</div>
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One of the original Vanderbilt Parkway toll houses had been moved to a spot on 7th Street to be used as the Garden City Chamber of Commerce headquarters in 1989. The toll house originally stood on a spot just north of Stewart Avenue and east of Clinton Road (just west of today's Roosevelt Field Shopping Mall); on the same site was the parkway’s headquarters building which no longer exists. </div>
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Near where the toll house once stood a little dead-end street called Vanderbilt Place now holds a few homes. Just to its north, you can still find the concrete embankment of a bridge that once crossed over Clinton Road, one of 65 such structures along the Vanderbilt Parkway’s 48 miles. The surface of the road was innovative for its time: two layers of crushed stone held a wire mesh between them, thin concrete was poured throughout and a final layer floated on top and brushed to provide a rough surface. Part of this original pavement can be found at the Clinton Road site.</div>
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After the parkway crossed Clinton Road, traveling west, it curved north and ran a couple of miles before entering what is today the Wheatly Hills Golf Course. This entire section is now the cleared greenbelt of power lines and their giant mesh frame towers. At many of the places that local roads now cross or traverse this stretch, you can find traces of the old road.</div>
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As the parkway continued west, it meandered through central Nassau County, a densely populated area which, today, hides most traces of the former road. One obvious exception is an old stone bridge on Old Court House Road, built in 1909 over what was once Motor Parkway beneath it – accessible off Executive Drive in the Manhasset Hills area.</div>
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I next decided to drive to the western-most end of the old parkway for I knew that some of the road still existed in the area of Cunningham Park. I was surprised to find much more than I’d expected. Traveling north on 199th Street, just to the west of Francis Lewis Boulevard, I saw a large grassy area on the right, used as a recreation area by the local residents. And then...there it was! My first encounter with a part of the old parkway still in use. An embankment of earth held a ten-foot wide piece of pavement as it curved around and over Francis Lewis Blvd. on a new bridge that obviously replaces an older one from the early days.</div>
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<i>The bridge, now carrying the hiking/biking trail,</i></div>
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Just a short distance further north, the bike trail crossed over 73rd Avenue on what looks to be an original parkway overpass. Continuing north I found the western terminus of the bike trail, as it exited the narrow forested area along side Peck Street, by Francis Lewis High School. At the north side of the high school property stands a pedestrian overpass crossing the Long Island Expressway – the approximate beginning of what was once Long Island’s race course for the rich and famous: the Vanderbilt Motor Parkway.</div>
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<i>Pedestrian bridge over the Long Island Expressway;</i></div>
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<i>the start of the hiking/biking trail and approximate</i></div>
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<i>western terminus of the old Vanderbilt/Motor Parkway.</i></div>
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Now that I had found the source, so to speak, I backtracked and drove around the streets bordering and traversing the current Cunningham Park. I found that after the bike path crosses Francis Lewis and enters the park, it runs along the park’s southern edge with private homes only several yards away.</div>
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It then dips north to cross under the Clearview Expressway before riding along the southern edge of the park again. The path exits the east side of the park with homes and apartment buildings lining the sides of the road where drivers in their racing cars, wearing goggles and long scarfs, raced for a chance at the Vanderbilt Cup. After crossing over Bell and Springfield Boulevards, the path ends at Winchester Boulevard, at the southeast edge of Alley Pond Park, across the road from Creedmore State Hospital, just as my friend Bill had told me.</div>
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<i>An original bridge that carried the Motor Parkway over</i></div>
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<i>The hiking/biking trail crosses over</i></div>
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<i>Springfield Boulevard on another vintage bridge</i><br />
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<i>The original bridge over Bell Boulevard has been replaced</i></div>
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<i>Another ancient bridge from the early days can be found</i><br />
<i>over a walkway into Alley Pond Park, just north of Union Turnpike,</i><br />
<i>near 234th Street, in the northern Queens Village.</i></div>
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<i>The current hiking/biking trail ends underneath</i></div>
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<i>the Grand Central Parkway/Cross Island Parkway interchange.</i></div>
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You can also drive on the Eastern section of the Vanderbilt/Motor
Parkway these days, from where it begins at Half Hollow Road in the Dix
Hills area, north of the Long Island Expressway. Along its route, there
are many quiet, tree-lined strips that conjure up the images of 1910
race cars speeding along past the numerous farms that used to sustain
many Long Islanders.<br />
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<i> The western terminus of the current Motor Parkway</i><br />
<i>in Suffolk County, at Half Hollow Road, just north of the</i><br />
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<i>Parts of the original Motor Parkway can still be found</i><br />
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<i>The current Motor Parkway passes through many bucolic</i><br />
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<i>The eastern terminus of the current Motor Parkway</i><br />
<i>is at Lake Ronkonkoma, just like the original.</i><br />
<i>Technically, it ends at the intersection of Rosevale Avenue;</i><br />
<i>continuing across that road will bring you to the lake.</i><br />
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<br />Ken Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01076085465480327792noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5884087751559579154.post-85455030491876538892018-10-13T16:14:00.002-04:002020-08-18T21:27:00.485-04:00People & Cars From Richmond Hill in the 1960s<div style="text-align: center;">
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I thought it might be time to add some more photos from my old scrap book; people and cars from Richmond Hill in the 1960s.<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i> </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Eddie Talerine, on left, and Tony D'Amato, look over some parts for a car Tony was building at the time: a '48 Ford convertible.</span></div>
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The original photo that was given me was a bit blurry so I tried to sharpen it up. Tony is installing a late '50s De Soto Hemi engine in his '48 Ford convert. The four-carb manifold on the engine can be seen in the photo on top. </div>
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After painting the car in yellow primer, Tony sold the car to Al Banome; these shots are from in front of the116th Street garages, just off Atlantic Avenue.</div>
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(Note my '55 Chevy convert in the background, obviously shot in 1963.) </div>
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When Al owned the car, it still had the De Soto engine in it (but, running with a single four-barrel carb).</div>
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Al sold the car to friend Richie Paretta, who promptly removed the hemi and installed a '54 Buick engine, Ford floor-shift trans ('39 ?), and a full-floating rear axle assembly.</div>
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The car is seen here on Sunrise Highway, on the way to Westhampton Drag Strip, one Sunday morning.</div>
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Another guy who hung out at the 116th Street garages was Bob McCowski, who was in the process of building this '36 Ford convert, with an early '60s 'Vette engine.</div>
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A '40 Ford rear with late Merc brakes were utilized.</div>
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The engine had Fuelie pistons and cam, and a single four-barrel. </div>
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Still another '36 Ford convertible that grew in the 116th Street garages was this one being built by Andy Turano. </div>
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According to my notes, the engine in Andy's '36 was a '56 Olds, running a Mallory Ignition, Isky high-lift cam, high-rev kit, and three carbs.</div>
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We were visiting our granddaughter, who recently moved to Tacoma for a new job, and taking in all the sights of the area. About half-way between Tacoma, Washington, and Mt. Rainier National Park, we came upon a car show on Cole Street, in the small town of Enumclaw, this past Saturday, September 8th. It was the perfect spot to get out, stretch our legs, and take a break from driving.</div>
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There were plenty of vintage rods and customs, which I'm primarily interested in, and some "newer" cars like this hairy '68 Chevy Nova below. <span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>(Click on any photo to enlarge.)</i></span></div>
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Here's a nice old-school street rod for you.<br />
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A really clean '53 Buick 2-door sedan, looking stock-bodied. </div>
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I was talking to the owner of this amazing '51 Ford convert (the highlight of the show for me); sorry I can't recall his name. If I remember correctly, he said he owned this car when he was in high school, back in the '50s or '60s, and took his (now) wife out on dates in it. Beautiful workmanship and attention to detail all around. </div>
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Oddly enough, I (and some friends) had a car club called the Piston Pushers when I was in high school; this guy was on the west coast, we were on the east. </div>
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More excellent, although subtle, bodywork was done on this '53 Chevy: I don't remember seeing many 2-door hardtops for this year car. </div>
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This '49 Ford 2-door sedan looks mildly customized on the outside but, if you enlarge the photo and check out the data on the framed poster to the left, you'll see much more has been done that doesn't show from the outside.</div>
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When you're driving down the road in this 1960 Crown Imperial convertible, you'll need every inch of the lane you're in. This boat is in mint condition, judging from the outside. </div>
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And, as nice as the cars were at the street show in town, my favorite of the day was this unbelievable 1953 Studebaker Starliner 2-door hardtop parked a block away. </div>
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The front fenders were modified to accept updated headlight assemblies, and the small vertical vents on the sides of the front fenders are gone, but the rest of the body looks original. The paint is awesome!</div>
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Robert E. Bourke, head of Raymond Loewy Associates Studebaker design operation, created one of the most beautiful cars of its era with this model (in my opinion) – way ahead of its time! </div>
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I grew up in a section of the borough of Queens, New York City, that was made up of mostly single-family homes built fairly close together. There would be a small front and back yard, usually a driveway between most homes, and very little additional space. Scattered about, mostly on corners, might be a candy store or deli, and several blocks away an avenue lined with bigger stores and shops. Even though there were occasional vacant lots (which were eventually built on), there weren’t any farms around... except for the Oberglock Farm.</div>
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Back in the 1854, Herman Oberglock came to America from Germany and in subsequent years bought several huge parcels of land on which his family farmed. By the time he died, on February 1st, 1908, most of his land had been sold to developers and, according to a 1909 map, there was only one sizeable Oberglock farm still remaining – on 127th Street, between Broadway (later renamed Jerome Avenue, then 101st Avenue) and Liberty Avenue – only two blocks from where I was born and raised more than thirty years later. </div>
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By the time I was a child, playing in the streets of the neighborhood, that large Oberglock farm was gone and rows of houses like my parents’ had been built in its place. But, right around the corner from where I lived was an old house with a sizable garden along side, and a large chicken coop in the yard. Growing up, I heard the roosters crowing in the morning and, occasionally, my mother would ask me to go around to the Oberglock Farm and get some eggs or fresh vegetables. It seems that this old house – on 129th Street, between 95th & 97th Avenues – had a Mrs. Oberglock living there with her son, Michael, and was the last vestige of the great Oberglock Farms in my section of Queens. </div>
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A few years before I got married and moved out of the neighborhood, Mrs. Oberglock died and Mike lived alone in the house with his dog after that. Sometime when I wasn’t paying attention, the chickens disappeared and there was no more garden. The farm was officially closed. My brother, Richie, had been good friends with Mike and often visited with him until Mike passed away sometime in the 1990s.</div>
Ken Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01076085465480327792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5884087751559579154.post-15171271690331939012018-06-25T09:16:00.001-04:002019-09-03T01:13:49.102-04:00Remembering The Elmhurst Gas Tanks<div style="text-align: center;">
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When you think of NYC landmarks, the first things that pop into your head might be the Empire State Building, the Statue of Liberty, or even the Brooklyn Bridge. But if you were commuting into the city from Long Island each day by car, during the 1970s, ‘80s or ‘90s, you would have been very much aware of another important landmark: the Elmhurst Gas Tanks.</div>
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Built between 1910 and 1921, the 200-foot tall cylinders contained natural gas and occupied a six-acre tract of land just north of the Long Island Expressway at 80th Street in – you guessed it – Elmhurst, Queens. Officially, they were called the Newtown Holders, each with a capacity to hold 10 million cubic feet of natural gas – the vapor that wafts through underground pipes into feeder lines for thousands of homes. Because of their proximity to one of the most heavily-traveled roads in the country, traffic reports each morning during rush hour inevitably included warnings such as, “expect a fifteen-minute delay passing the Elmhurst Gas Tanks.” If you were lucky, you might have heard, “traffic is moving well past the gas tanks.”</div>
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Ken Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01076085465480327792noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5884087751559579154.post-18752534334458597062018-06-25T09:07:00.000-04:002019-09-03T01:16:37.784-04:00Remembering The Coffin Factory<div style="text-align: center;">
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Yes, you read that correctly! Only a few blocks from where I lived while growing up was a large, three-story building on Atlantic Avenue, at 124th Street, in which they made coffins. We actually had quite a lot of light manufacturing in our part of Queens, during the ‘50s and ‘60s, but the coffin factory was probably the most unusual. It’s main entrance was on 94th Avenue where a large side yard bordered the big brick building. </div>
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The things that I remember most about this place were the smells of various types of fresh wood that they would mill themselves to actually build the boxes; the aromas greeted you anytime you walked by and, in their yard, was a big dumpster where they threw their discards. My friends and I would always check the trash bin for scraps that we could use to make bird houses or feeders, or – if we were really ambitious – tables and chairs that we would use in our clubhouses (which sprang up in someone’s yard or a vacant lot, from time to time).</div>
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I think it was sometime in the 1970s, after I had moved away, that the coffin factory closed its doors and the entire block (gas station/auto repair shop on one half and the old factory on the other) was bought by the South Shore Tire & Rubber Company, a Goodyear tire distributor. They bricked up all the windows in the old factory and – to this day – continue to use the building as a warehouse to store tires which they can then deliver to numerous repair shops in the surrounding areas.</div>
Ken Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01076085465480327792noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5884087751559579154.post-50903563778528326542017-11-10T18:55:00.000-05:002018-10-14T00:31:37.836-04:00The Rest Of Ken Szekretar's Cars (from the '60s)<br />
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he had several other notable drives back in the day.</div>
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Of particular interest was this 1958 Chevy Impala 2-door hardtop.</div>
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Ken Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01076085465480327792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5884087751559579154.post-55159828328987943842017-11-10T17:46:00.001-05:002018-10-14T00:33:09.868-04:00Doug's Wheels in the 1960s<div style="text-align: center;">
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While in high school, one of the other gear heads I met</div>
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He had been building a '32 Ford coupe during the same time</div>
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I had been working on my '50 Merc <i>(see the first post on this blog)</i>.</div>
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Around the time we graduated, I stopped over to his</div>
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house to see his car and grabbed some photos.</div>
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Still a work-in-progress when I visited,</div>
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the five-window coupe had been channeled 11-inches;</div>
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juice brakes and a '56 Ford steering box were installed,</div>
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along with a dago-ed front axle.</div>
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The engine was a completely rebuilt '56 Olds,</div>
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running nearly stock, with lots of chrome;</div>
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I was with Doug the first night he took the car out on the road;<br />
among the first destinations was the White Castle on<br />
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After selling the '32, Doug bought a '41 Ford coupe<br />
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he blew the clutch, sold the car, and bought a '57 Chevy convertible.</div>
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<i>(All photos were shot in front of my old Richmond Hill home.) </i></div>
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The Chevy ran a stock six (in spite of a "V"</div>
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this one was equipped with the 283 V8 "Power Pack"</div>
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<br />Ken Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01076085465480327792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5884087751559579154.post-87325524875534222562017-11-09T23:35:00.001-05:002018-10-14T00:34:14.098-04:00More of Alley Oop's Friend's Cars (Bob Minutello)<div style="text-align: center;">
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who owned this stock-looking '59 Chevy convertible.</div>
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My previous blog post remembers cars owned by Frank Gesuldo,</div>
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otherwise know as Alley Oop. I'd often meet some</div>
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that's where I met Jim Mongelli, from Glendale, Queens</div>
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Jim owned and built this '55 Chevy Corvette</div>
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featuring some novel bodywork over the headlights,</div>
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a modified grille and housing, and '59 Caddy</div>
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It was painted candy-apple red;</div>
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I'm sorry I couldn't afford color film at the time. </div>
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<br />Ken Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01076085465480327792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5884087751559579154.post-14229037551564453722017-11-09T22:51:00.000-05:002018-10-14T00:37:43.513-04:00The Legend of Alley Oop<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: small;">One of my friends from the 1960s was Frank Gesualdo but,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">because he was a big burly-looking guy, everybody called him Alley Oop</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">(after the comic strip character of the same name).</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">He lived on 125th Street, near Idlewild Airport</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">(today JFK International) and was totally into cars. Although</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">I've never gotten around to showcasing Frankie's cars</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">(all of which, by the way, are named "Alley Oop").</span></div>
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The only photos I have of Alley Oop I ("the first")<br />
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'54 Olds with slight body modifications and a De Soto grille.</div>
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Under the hood, the engine was bored out to 4-inches, with<br />
two quads feeding the fuel, mated to a Caddy La Salle gearbox.</div>
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Alley Oop II was a 1951 Olds bubble coupe</div>
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with trips and an automatic;</div>
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unfortunately, I never got photos of that car.</div>
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A 1958 'Vette became Alley Oop III;</div>
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when Frankie bought it, it had only slight body modifications</div>
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but was destined to become one of the mean<span style="font-size: small;">est</span> cars around.</div>
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Extensive bodywork included dechroming,</div>
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rolled front and rear pans, a big hood scoop and</div>
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a bolt-on tow-bar (for trips to Westhampton Drag Strip).</div>
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The engine was a 283 cubic-incher, bored out to 297;</div>
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it used dual quads, a dual-point centrifugal advance distributor,</div>
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and an Isky track grind cam, running through a</div>
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four-speed trans and a 4.88 posi rear.</div>
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This combination netted Frankie over twenty trophies at the strip,</div>
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some of those runs captured on 8 mm movie film</div>
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currently in my archives.</div>
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Next in this family tree was Alley Oop V,</div>
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a '61 Chevy hardtop with a functional hood scoop,</div>
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partial dechroming, and a rolled & pleated blue & white interior.</div>
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The engine was a 348 cubic-incher with three carbs,</div>
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an Isky cam and solid lifters, and a Mallory ignition.</div>
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At that time, he owned a black '65 Chevy Impala.</div>
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Ken Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01076085465480327792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5884087751559579154.post-70910647343024071682017-08-06T21:54:00.000-04:002018-10-14T00:38:10.415-04:00That Pond in Forest ParkHow about a place that once existed, then it was no longer there, and now it’s back again? I’m talking about the large pond that used to be in a hollow across from the carousel in Forest Park, Queens.<br />
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When I was a kid, we used to walk – or ride our bikes – to this 538-acre wilderness in the center of one of the largest boroughs of New York City. A couple of winding roads used to let you drive through the heart of this pastoral and picturesque green space but half of them are now closed to vehicular traffic so that walkers, joggers, and bikers can have more safe spaces. Back in the day, we used to ride our bikes all over this place and, especially, directly through the woods on hilly trails. <br />
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One of our favorite destinations was this natural pond that I’ve lately discovered was actually a kettle pond left over from retreating glaciers during the last ice age. Over millennia, this depression filled with rain water and, during the 1950s, my friends and I used to sail boats there or try catching fish. It was about forty feet below the level of the nearby road. Looking back, it’s amazing that we didn’t kill ourselves riding our bikes down the steep dirt hills leading to the water’s edge.<br />
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Around 1966, some genius in the NYC Department of Parks thought it would be a great idea to drain the pond and create a couple of ball fields in its place. They named the Twin Fields after PFC Laurence Strack, a boy who use to play hockey on the frozen pond – and the first local resident to be killed in Viet Nam. This was shortly after I moved out of the area but I used to return to see family and friends. So, when I saw the ball fields during one of my visits, I thought, “That’s never going to work; they’re constantly going to get flooded every time it rains.”<br />
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In 1994, Marc Matsil, chief of the parks department natural resources group, and Parks Commissioner Henry Stern, visited Forest Park to survey Twin Fields. “It had rained a couple inches literally two weeks before, and right field was about 5 feet underwater and left field was 4 feet underwater,” said Matsil. Stern, he said, turned to him and commented, “Those are black ducks in right field and those are mallards in left field, aren’t they?”<br />
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It was then that they decided to restore the area to its former glory and remove the ball fields and the fill that had been laid down, and replant the entire area with native plants and trees. Today, the area is even more lush than I remember it from my childhood because all the original trees that were surrounding the pond (or ball fields) are now huge, and all the new growth has filled in beautifully. On a recent visit, I saw lots of turtles in the renewed pond but I don’t know if there are any fish; I guess they would have to be stocked, wouldn’t they?<br />
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<br />Ken Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01076085465480327792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5884087751559579154.post-90021743110754705772014-11-09T18:28:00.000-05:002018-10-14T00:38:46.123-04:00Sunken Gardens Tourist Court<div style="text-align: center;">
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I noticed a few other people online looking for signs of the old Sunken Gardens, on highway 30, about 4 1/2 miles east of Gettysburg, PA. Since I had some old photos (and a post card) from my visits there in the 1950s and 1960s with my parents, I thought I'd post a few on my blog.<br />
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<i>This post card was from our first visit there July 9-13, 1956.</i></div>
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<i>A double (attached cabins) during our 1960 visit;</i></div>
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The "Orphans" car show, for makes and models</div>
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not being made any more.</div>
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Some beautiful cars at the show this time around,</div>
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Above & below: 1941 Studebaker</div>
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looks to be in mint condition!</div>
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Below: This very rare 1951 Nash Rambler Custom is</div>
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the first rail-top convertible I've ever seen;</div>
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in amazing condition.</div>
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<br />Ken Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01076085465480327792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5884087751559579154.post-59867394728042176312014-06-19T12:33:00.002-04:002018-06-26T23:14:01.377-04:00A Class Act (of crime)<br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">For most of my life, I worked full-time as an automotive technician (aka: auto mechanic). I'd worked at gas stations, independent repair shops and various new car dealerships before landing a position at a Porsche-Audi dealer in the 1980s. When I first started working there, I didn't know much about German cars but they sent me to school and, eventually, I became a master Porsche-Audi technician... a pretty impressive addition to my resume, considering how complex those cars can be.</span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Of course, the owners of those luxury cars are usually pretty well-off and, over the years, I'd seen and heard of some pretty crazy things. One day, for example, a limo pulled up to our building and a young woman - probably just out of high-school - jumped out, ran into the showroom, and ordered a brand new Porsche: a graduation gift from her parents. After all the papers were signed, she hopped back into the limo before riding off into the sunset. Another time, some guy walked into the showroom and bought a new Audi<i> paying all cash</i>, dumping wads of bills onto the salesman's desk. Then there was the Porsche we were working on that required special parts so the job was delayed for a couple of weeks; the owner stopped by one day to check on our progress.</span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">"Man, I'm paying $400 a month and I can't even drive the damn car," he said. </span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">"$400," I replied, "is that your monthly payment on the car?"</span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Throughout my career as a mechanic, I always took my lunch break. Sometimes I'd walk down the street to a local cafe, other times I'd get some Chinese food or pizza. Once in a while, I'd bring a sandwich from home or a deli; on those days, I'd usually sit in my van, eat my lunch while listening to the radio or reading something, and maybe take a nap afterward before returning to work.</span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">On one of those days that I had a sandwich and soda in my cooler, I was sitting in my van in the back parking lot by work. A stretch limo entered the parking lot, rolled slowly past me as I looked up from a magazine I'd been reading, and I watched as it stopped by the back door to our shop. A well-dressed young guy got out of the limo, walked into the building, and a few minutes later, re-emerged, waving to the limo driver. He then walked over to a silver Porsche 911 that had been brought in for service, opened the door, got in and drove away with the limo following him. I continued to enjoy my lunch and eventually returned to work, looking forward to 4:30 and a chance to go home.</span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">It seemed someone had stolen one of our customer's cars; a silver Porsche 911. He wanted to know if anyone had seen any suspicious-looking characters in our building or lot. As soon as I heard which car had been taken, I knew I was an eye-witness to the crime without even knowing it. Of course, I explained exactly what I had seen and described - as best I could - the guy who had taken the car. But I really didn't look very closely at him... why would I? I figured it was just another customer picking up his car. And, no, I didn't get a license plate number from the limo; why should I do that? Nothing that happened looked out-of-the-ordinary to me.</span></span></div>
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I thought I'd post some of my original "coming attractions" flyers from the Sunrise Drive-In Theater; it was located on Sunrise Highway, just across the Queens/Nassau County line, in Valley Stream, Long Island (New York). Judging by the films being shown, these appear to all be from 1963 and 1964. They were designed to be folded into "thirds" so that the side with their logo on it would serve as a "mailer."</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><i><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Note the following flyer printed in green, to commemorate Christmas time. The drive-in was open all year long and offered "Free In-Car Heaters," among other things. Note the film, "Mermaids of Tiburon." That's a town in California that Hyundai named one of its cars after.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I had to include the following flyer since it includes the ad for "PT 109," a movie I sat through three times (on three different occasions) since I was dating three girls within the time period it was in theaters and took each one of them "to the movies.".</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I found the following photo of the Sunrise Drive-In on two other websites devoted to old drive-in movies; it was submitted there by Dominic Scalzo.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg42fbZNNi90fawJ0KAJj20Xu_2vPw7sNkg0p5LacmQYBsyLk19uDIirr822eZ1FyCRrG_Jredc4ypp_zc6X5nXPJKjefoqa7rANiP6lTHQQHxilvuhL0GiiNKi8pKby3fFoQVZEdSsYWYt/s1600/Sunrise+Flyers+8(Domonic+Scalzo).tiff" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg42fbZNNi90fawJ0KAJj20Xu_2vPw7sNkg0p5LacmQYBsyLk19uDIirr822eZ1FyCRrG_Jredc4ypp_zc6X5nXPJKjefoqa7rANiP6lTHQQHxilvuhL0GiiNKi8pKby3fFoQVZEdSsYWYt/s400/Sunrise+Flyers+8(Domonic+Scalzo).tiff" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For additional memorabilia on old drive-ins, check out:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><a href="http://www.newyorkdriveins.com/longislandregion/sunrisevalleystream/sunrisevalleystream.php">http://www.newyorkdriveins.com/longislandregion/sunrisevalleystream/sunrisevalleystream.php</a></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">or</span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><a href="http://www.drive-ins.com/theater/nytsunr">http://www.drive-ins.com/theater/nytsunr</a></div>Ken Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01076085465480327792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5884087751559579154.post-80320983471984596952012-01-18T22:34:00.015-05:002018-10-14T00:40:02.259-04:00Hansen's Texaco Station - Richmond Hill - 1950s<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">1958, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">the year I bought my first Custom Cars magazine.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Around that time, I started seeing a particular car </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">that</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">in my neighborhood of Richmond Hill </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">(borough of Queens,</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">New York). </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It was a '49 Mercury coupe, always parked in</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">front </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">of </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">the </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">same house. Every time I saw it, however, it</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">had new </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">and different modifications done to it </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">but I never</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">One day, I finally lucked out and met the guy who</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">was customizing the car: Paul Wood.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It seems he was in the Navy but married to a girl</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">(Carol) who lived in the nearby house with her parents.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">He only worked on the car while he was home on leave</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">and, because I was still in high school,</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I kept missing him... until that day. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">(as he was called) </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">helped me with some projects</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">on my own car after he got out of the Navy</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">and lived with Carol in the area.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Back in the 1950s, I had created a photo album</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">featuring pictures of many of my friends cars so </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Woody</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">gave me some of his old photos seen now on this blog.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Woody's first car was a '41 Chevy coupe which he mildly</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">but Woody replaced it with a late model</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Chevy 350/350 engine & tranny combination.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">the body was shortened ten-inches by clipping that much</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Woody performed all modifications and the custom paint;</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">chrome wheels, side pipes and a roof rack finish it off.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This was Woody's every day transportation which he used</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">from Farmingville to Jamaica, Queens, to work. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">and channelled '32 Ford 3-window coupe.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">all cars seen here were original steel</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">production models – not fiberglass reproductions!</span></div>
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Ken Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01076085465480327792noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5884087751559579154.post-59087026723415302562011-09-23T16:34:00.067-04:002012-02-01T23:22:29.676-05:00Billy Squires (2/27/41 - 3/27/97) Memorial<div><div><br />
</div><div>I have been trying to reconnect with some old friends over the past 10 to 20 years and, with the internet making the job so much easier, I've succeeded in many cases. However, one of the people I had been looking for, for a long time, was William H. Squires–known to everyone as Billy Squires–from Glendale, Queens. I always remember him as being a really great guy, very personable, always fun to be around, and always willing to help you when you needed it, especially when it came to cars–our common passion.</div><div><div><br />
</div><div>After all the years of searching for Billy, hoping to reconnect and relive some of the good times we had, I finally learned he had died. I usually don't make a habit of creating memorials to people on my blog, but I'm making an exception this time around. Maybe this tribute will serve as some kind of closure and keep Billy's memory alive a little longer.</div></div></div><div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 100%;">I don't know how I acquired this photo</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 100%;"><i>(from about 1961) </i><i>but </i><i>it was probably </i><i>given</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 100%;"><i>to me by one of the guys </i><i>in the photo.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 100%;">Left to right: Billy and his '34 Ford coupe;</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 100%;">Eugene "Gene" Ormandy; and Mike Conlon,</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 100%;">with his '53 Ford.</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 100%;">The '34 coupe was powered by a '53 Olds</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 100%;">engine with four carbs;</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 100%;">the '53 Ford had a '59 Buick engine.</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 85%;"><br />
</span></i></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 85%;">(Click on any photo to enlarge it</span></i></i><i><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 85%;">.)</span></i></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br />
</i></div></div><div>The first time I remember seeing Billy, I was getting out of Richmond Hill High School one afternoon around 1960 and he was driving his '34 Ford coupe down 114th Street, stopping to pick up a girl who was also attending my school. Billy was a couple years older than us and already had his senior driver's license by that time. Of course, I admired his car and eventually found out from some other friends who he was. Some time later– probably through Phil and Andy Turano–I met Billy and we all became close friends.</div><div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><i>Billy stopped by my house in Richmond Hill one day,</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>in late 1963, driving this '55 Chevy two-door sedan.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>(My red '54 Ford with a white racing stripe</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>is parked in front of it.)</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i>In the 1960s, Billy had quite a few cars;</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>this early '60s photo of his '54 Merc was from</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>my friend Ken Szekretar. The car was</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>purchased as a wreck from a junk yard</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>and in the process of being rebuilt by Billy.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfp6C1DStIO1Cwv6wH8mdNCZSQPNZXy6iVtKIS-O36r6MPKGFfJHU08fDyDLZHgFiVykuHofhpGKNp6o9CeKEQbk2StnwkRnkkK-55ScEIwR5w_6tGNAKr6-79FMBPC47LCYSPEtiLWxPW/s1600/20+Billy%2527s+%252754+Merc+in+color.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656035009647098722" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfp6C1DStIO1Cwv6wH8mdNCZSQPNZXy6iVtKIS-O36r6MPKGFfJHU08fDyDLZHgFiVykuHofhpGKNp6o9CeKEQbk2StnwkRnkkK-55ScEIwR5w_6tGNAKr6-79FMBPC47LCYSPEtiLWxPW/s400/20+Billy%2527s+%252754+Merc+in+color.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>This color photo from my personal collection</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>shows the in-process paint job;</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>the car was lowered all around,</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>had traction bars, and 14-inch wheels</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>with '57 Plymouth wheel covers.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i>The 312 cubic inch engine had a Ford Interceptor</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>cam, </i><i>three carbs, and dual exhausts.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Billy's dark green '55 Chevy, from May, 1964;</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>it is described in detail </i><i>in my June 23, 2011</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>blog entry </i><i>regarding </i><i>'55-'57 Chevy's.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>(This may have been the same '55 Chevy as </i><i>in</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>the </i><i>1963 photo, shown in a finished state.)</i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><i>These June, 1965, photos show Billy's '34 Ford</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Roadster during its construction. The body was</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>channeled 11 inches and the frame "Z'd".</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br />
</i></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik_Ay8XqJzylPxWGNZ2JILTnHCUyHW4g3YqGrqcwKX2QyCYpNAcD4ZwcdHSPBZvgTdHhIkuthYHQkbLbtcO2raqsCqd4FfEvgQlpeWPk2VtCmYdzOfWYAl2N36CUNds5hHu-E-IKHNeYaB/s1600/16+Billy%2527s+%252734+Road+eng+1965.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656034520755879410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik_Ay8XqJzylPxWGNZ2JILTnHCUyHW4g3YqGrqcwKX2QyCYpNAcD4ZwcdHSPBZvgTdHhIkuthYHQkbLbtcO2raqsCqd4FfEvgQlpeWPk2VtCmYdzOfWYAl2N36CUNds5hHu-E-IKHNeYaB/s400/16+Billy%2527s+%252734+Road+eng+1965.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 283px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>The engine was a '53 Olds, bored out to 324 cubes,</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>had a roller tappet cam, and six carbs.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>The transmission was a '37 Caddy and</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>the rear end was from a '64 Ford.</i></div><div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i>When Ro and I got married in 1965,</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Billy was in our wedding party.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>(Guys: me, with Ro; next to me, Tony Nocerino;</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Billy Squires; </i><i>Andy Turano; Ken Szekretar.)</i></div><div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><i>Billy is at far right in the above photo.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br />
</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">After getting married in '65, I moved to Elmont but still worked a regular job in Forest Hills, Queens, and a part time job in Richmond Hill. This had me back in the old neighborhood quite a bit so I kept in touch with many old friends. By 1973, we had two children and moved further east; I got a job closer to home and gave up the part-time job in Queens. As a result, I didn't have the time to get back to the old neighborhood much and slowly drifted apart from many friends–including Billy.</div><div style="font-style: italic; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">After posting the photos of '55-'57 Chevy's (including Billy's) in an earlier blog entry, I got a message from Carol Froreno, the daughter of one of my cousins, in North Carolina. It seems she and husband Steve had been enjoying my Nostalgic blogs for some time. She wrote to tell me that Steve was originally from Glendale and had once bought a motorcycle from Billy. They gave me the names of some other folks who were from Glendale and knew Billy quite well.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Tommy and Mickey Dillworth, and Mickey's sister, Terry, told me that Billy had gotten heavily into airplanes and moved to Florida. He even owned an airfield in Rockledge, Florida, and had been married and divorced. Sadly, I also learned that he had passed away in 1997. They also sent me some photos of Billy from the early years in Glendale as well as the later years in Florida (many thanks, guys!).</div><div style="font-style: italic;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i>At Vinny Littman's house, late 1960s:</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Mickey Dillworth with cigarette (left);</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Mickey's sister, Terry (center);</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>and Vinny's girlfriend, Gayle.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Billy is at far right, behind the bar.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 85%;">(Photo courtesy of Tommy & Mickey Dillworth.)</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 85%;"><br />
</span></i></div></div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA_K2c_fKYZJKK4JKPoygw641fkoGHCp_8m2kKF_ktg7xJXts6zk0dRUaoV7aLMHCfYAwr06tCSD44_XG2YUB-ap7pxpxwtTUu_h14jgkcUFyTlfxywtpJ39JSQPA2Q3Qzeto0Zx074lCo/s1600/12+B+Billy+%2526+wife1+copy.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656034134984850162" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA_K2c_fKYZJKK4JKPoygw641fkoGHCp_8m2kKF_ktg7xJXts6zk0dRUaoV7aLMHCfYAwr06tCSD44_XG2YUB-ap7pxpxwtTUu_h14jgkcUFyTlfxywtpJ39JSQPA2Q3Qzeto0Zx074lCo/s400/12+B+Billy+%2526+wife1+copy.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 283px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Billy and then-wife, Marcia, at the Dillworth's</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>home, in the 1980s.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 85%;">(Photo courtesy of the Dillworths.)</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 85%;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Billy, with Tommy Dillworth, at</i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Tommy's house in Mastic, Long Island,</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>in the 1980s.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 85%;">(Photo courtesy of the Dillworths.)</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 85%;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Billy moved to Florida and </i><i>owned the</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Rockledge Airpark, </i><i>(also known as</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Shawnee Airpark, </i><i>or Rockledge Flypark),</i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>located near the east coast, about</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>50 miles east/southeast of Orlando.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 85%;">(Maps downloaded off the internet.)</span></i></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i>The formal address of the airpark</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>–and that of Billy, while alive–</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>is/was </i><i>500 Barnes B'lvd. (Cty Rd. 502).</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i>The entrance to the airpark is through</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Flypark Drive.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Billy, talking with a woman in a car at the airpark,</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>late 1980s/early 1990s (?)</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 85%;">(Photo courtesy of the Dillworths.)</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Billy, with some of the planes at his airpark</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>in the background.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 85%;">(Photo courtesy of the Dillworths.)</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i>According to FAA listings of registered aircraft</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>in Rockledge, Billy was the owner and pilot of a</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>1959 Piper PA-25, similar to the one above.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 85%;">(Photo downloaded from an online site.)</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 85%;"><br />
</span></i></div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuoMGYGa_QSNmF1QytPx2JFvdDbRBCd7D2oE1OupepDW_19MOg41WoYxODT-kFVi22pXA8euYk0jsdRQuJ-VGjGbEh5EDKqBiEX8ORLH8kxrZP4gWoHfXpnpebzc7Njsn_DuCzMftScK4r/s1600/4+Cessna+172E.tiff"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656033362972064434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuoMGYGa_QSNmF1QytPx2JFvdDbRBCd7D2oE1OupepDW_19MOg41WoYxODT-kFVi22pXA8euYk0jsdRQuJ-VGjGbEh5EDKqBiEX8ORLH8kxrZP4gWoHfXpnpebzc7Njsn_DuCzMftScK4r/s400/4+Cessna+172E.tiff" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 290px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Also according to the FAA, Billy owned and</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>piloted a 1963 Cessna 172E, similar to the one above.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 85%;"><i>(Photo downloaded from an online site.)</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i>A friend of ours, John Rensing, currently living</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>in Rockledge, drove over to the airpark</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>recently and took a few photos</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>of the way the place looks in 2011.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br />
</i></div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsKXSixYvMPr9rqYlnD52TfB7q_gKPclCcT1A42E1kOFp5ahVlx4mJjT0-16YPgMmAmvcJVfLudCc3vms5eLtFfWIqEOc_6RGtnZSFf-ZV07r9BUMSx9hz8okYMxXItDEXDov5FMZ9GBvC/s1600/2+Airpark+bldg+2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656032967730586402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsKXSixYvMPr9rqYlnD52TfB7q_gKPclCcT1A42E1kOFp5ahVlx4mJjT0-16YPgMmAmvcJVfLudCc3vms5eLtFfWIqEOc_6RGtnZSFf-ZV07r9BUMSx9hz8okYMxXItDEXDov5FMZ9GBvC/s400/2+Airpark+bldg+2.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><i>Some of the buildings on the airpark property</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>that Billy used to own.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br />
</i></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtm6cHwS8wKv968zZzSPgQYmN_U_amYLMjcLxF-WZS4giPYzVSs67tkVJ5WyVg84KXOxnlFSRMSbMuAeXq9Rf1rCZDDNLoZnK6JsO4mtDMYB6deKwk6pqzkDMQwg7TDsmQbRKiMczOthGA/s1600/1+Airpark+bldg.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656032858729808978" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtm6cHwS8wKv968zZzSPgQYmN_U_amYLMjcLxF-WZS4giPYzVSs67tkVJ5WyVg84KXOxnlFSRMSbMuAeXq9Rf1rCZDDNLoZnK6JsO4mtDMYB6deKwk6pqzkDMQwg7TDsmQbRKiMczOthGA/s400/1+Airpark+bldg.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 240px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>One of the current businesses operating out of</i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>the airpark grounds; Aero Adventure builds</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>aircraft kits that people can buy</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>and assemble at home.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br />
</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">If anyone would like to post corrections about information contained within this blog, offer feedback, or contribute additional data and stories relating to Billy, I look forward to hearing from you. <i>–Ken</i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></div></div>Ken Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01076085465480327792noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5884087751559579154.post-6811840641964938672011-07-05T22:55:00.008-04:002011-07-05T23:34:13.721-04:00Jake's Fabulous Fords<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Back in the 1990s, I worked as a shop foreman</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">for a Jaguar dealer in </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Hempstead, NY.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">At the time, the owner (Jake)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">had a couple of old Fords </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">that he stored</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">in one of the buildings on premises.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Although they were in </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">pretty good running</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">condition, </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">he decided one day to restore them</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">in preparation of driving them on special occasions</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">or possibly selling them.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">I was the lucky guy who got to oversee the work</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">and drive them from time to time.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Naturally, I found a nearby park one day and</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">took some photos for posterity.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Very little for me to comment on here; </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">just look</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">and enjoy some classic Americana from Detroit.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">(Click on images to enlarge a bit.)</span></i></span></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisn3vrB5OIpJ91MmsOX9lxQuVNnEjBT4RQzSaqXWNCoFWGFIHpNxz9aebUZKxrlbDHBejWaFjjUbTGm6VHDmC34hAvheFpCvcX7UfXYws8odc-Ek3ykM9SwowtxzMafTdhSpzPTwNGmqEf/s1600/*Jake%2527s%2B%252741%2Bfront.tiff" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 291px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisn3vrB5OIpJ91MmsOX9lxQuVNnEjBT4RQzSaqXWNCoFWGFIHpNxz9aebUZKxrlbDHBejWaFjjUbTGm6VHDmC34hAvheFpCvcX7UfXYws8odc-Ek3ykM9SwowtxzMafTdhSpzPTwNGmqEf/s400/*Jake%2527s%2B%252741%2Bfront.tiff" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626067118729884754" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">This was a 1941 Ford convertible painted a dark blue,</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">probably an original Ford color.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYWcqGHStkOBlpjiPClQkn7l41qveJEGcz0tzsulVdJlRlXy5kvsnvmGs9qg2ayCTszdP4t_WG6IosJ4_aOgaQbz41AwAOYXdnKeZn9M3mJ44jnrjE0SkUVLnXMVb8iPBq-BuwJU4C9m5E/s1600/*Jake%2527s%2B%252741%2Bright%253Afrt.tiff" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 249px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYWcqGHStkOBlpjiPClQkn7l41qveJEGcz0tzsulVdJlRlXy5kvsnvmGs9qg2ayCTszdP4t_WG6IosJ4_aOgaQbz41AwAOYXdnKeZn9M3mJ44jnrjE0SkUVLnXMVb8iPBq-BuwJU4C9m5E/s400/*Jake%2527s%2B%252741%2Bright%253Afrt.tiff" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626067004583835602" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYu7qvFMCvWeu8pxnEgXGMSfqE-moChX09D6xWOJPmZ_aVU1ApA0F1fU0ehJK4GaMUtGm1LiprbIpvoAu3bk67U8BCnTd7HklptQSk372KGt93BZz78QseKStQI02rrx1qasQtdEaTCsg1/s1600/*Jake%2527s%2B%252741%2Bleft%253Arear.tiff" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 271px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYu7qvFMCvWeu8pxnEgXGMSfqE-moChX09D6xWOJPmZ_aVU1ApA0F1fU0ehJK4GaMUtGm1LiprbIpvoAu3bk67U8BCnTd7HklptQSk372KGt93BZz78QseKStQI02rrx1qasQtdEaTCsg1/s400/*Jake%2527s%2B%252741%2Bleft%253Arear.tiff" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626066846238623570" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">The car was factory stock with the exception of the</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">white Carson Top (covering the rear/side quarter windows</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">and having a small glass to see behind while driving).</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSF5eryVOWjrRIwfpKB3D7DfEBzArGtnnFHIjUo0R4Xxe5yksHoRCpWPy-TMKFzuNvhz9tjZQYhurSXaJ7gceYe0ikMLj_4i29WO8ayVOHyWLN9PlEJsicP941rH7yvVMVKi2eO4nbVTE1/s1600/*Jake%2527s%2B%252741%2Bright%253Arear.tiff" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 249px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSF5eryVOWjrRIwfpKB3D7DfEBzArGtnnFHIjUo0R4Xxe5yksHoRCpWPy-TMKFzuNvhz9tjZQYhurSXaJ7gceYe0ikMLj_4i29WO8ayVOHyWLN9PlEJsicP941rH7yvVMVKi2eO4nbVTE1/s400/*Jake%2527s%2B%252741%2Bright%253Arear.tiff" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626066688696032978" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh1WJC-x-3YVXqT2D81s67u7YJlKRExUwdssQazqgurePIa9td0DgeWIBRjyJe_pbivJd3cWilLsT-UstYDuLcmrohxVaJlgc_IKbw9g-kXdVrUr_hUivexaejvScfJ6g7DaBsgDUviRbw/s1600/*Jake%2527s%2B%252741%2Bside%2Bview.tiff" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 249px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh1WJC-x-3YVXqT2D81s67u7YJlKRExUwdssQazqgurePIa9td0DgeWIBRjyJe_pbivJd3cWilLsT-UstYDuLcmrohxVaJlgc_IKbw9g-kXdVrUr_hUivexaejvScfJ6g7DaBsgDUviRbw/s400/*Jake%2527s%2B%252741%2Bside%2Bview.tiff" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626066534565481058" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWZ-NoPACaNqhOrJ50fSDcV7u0KYNBNYmHz6KKCQJ3w3r2aImKHR9QUgEbIgI-Lupb40qaWHub0iKH3mShFSUtMJnMyWLHw9a_AeD_308IRLq6ofk8BP2u_yuITrWS8nB7_4dhCUjiQ5Dc/s1600/*Jake%2527s%2B%252741%2Bengine.tiff" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 275px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWZ-NoPACaNqhOrJ50fSDcV7u0KYNBNYmHz6KKCQJ3w3r2aImKHR9QUgEbIgI-Lupb40qaWHub0iKH3mShFSUtMJnMyWLHw9a_AeD_308IRLq6ofk8BP2u_yuITrWS8nB7_4dhCUjiQ5Dc/s400/*Jake%2527s%2B%252741%2Bengine.tiff" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626066130544099426" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">The '41 engine was a 221 cubic-inch flathead V8</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">rated at 90 horsepower.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI-icyFyBc8xx4ZtgtcOYAUzbi6OBEnbDuIxLq5igYBOaCBMAO8K11b1kFZG6cYx2xBhDx5GKAzRGDSkk7K0VkPUJlYN-w2gECa2BBDUjAgJKlUf6F1aanXOxTZ3wlwcrTMsp5tP8744Lu/s1600/*Jake%2527s%2B%252741%2Binterior.tiff" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 275px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI-icyFyBc8xx4ZtgtcOYAUzbi6OBEnbDuIxLq5igYBOaCBMAO8K11b1kFZG6cYx2xBhDx5GKAzRGDSkk7K0VkPUJlYN-w2gECa2BBDUjAgJKlUf6F1aanXOxTZ3wlwcrTMsp5tP8744Lu/s400/*Jake%2527s%2B%252741%2Binterior.tiff" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626065972956685378" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">The three-speed manual transmission gear shift</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">was on the column.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKnoZ3sC2PsSjfgr1f6MEKSU9n8fa_QekSPsan1OlJZJbLtqwy0iYU3IbrhAFyhzFocpSGcATibyk8yFkp3bYIukxHbLUiTaEFL3YPSj5IpwLpYZxam2CfjfGmx6lEEC21b52bILlFS14C/s1600/*Jake%2527s%2B%252749%2BFront%2Bhead-on.tiff" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 280px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKnoZ3sC2PsSjfgr1f6MEKSU9n8fa_QekSPsan1OlJZJbLtqwy0iYU3IbrhAFyhzFocpSGcATibyk8yFkp3bYIukxHbLUiTaEFL3YPSj5IpwLpYZxam2CfjfGmx6lEEC21b52bILlFS14C/s400/*Jake%2527s%2B%252749%2BFront%2Bhead-on.tiff" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626065817123419890" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Jake's other fabulous Ford was this '49 convertible,</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">also painted a dark blue close to the original color.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUDfjgV-2M4gggunvnuro_f0AAYvgB6cE7b7sBBAEaSo5XRhUdLEmC3dp_Wrw-GPh3zcPRKZWJ113Qyz9HBZiT7fqoUW5XOVDfnJOk67G8ZEixbcUSv9cTKB___VTNPyYsTONLWsgPMhZB/s1600/*Jake%2527s%2B%252749%2BR%253AF%2B1%253A4.tiff" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 260px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwQ4KdqytnkxJ28iCgUFtjkPJvvfpcHmFwjOHP0tnkGTFMKFXP4IKTWlnNYgKEH0WbuZctPgSEG6nPU5UcgpuuRUYH4qNPl-l0GCYkABHgiLkfleyZXycbrbye5RVPETLy07_vHWeNGYAD/s400/*Jake%2527s%2B%252749%2BL%253Aside.tiff" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626065410730847106" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaWYPOiX9i25brTqAmAimXcQb2WvhW4F7sjazf43UAih33aXMgEFquufD_R0cq0ys8iYZ0h6XXJFPESLImZLP5sfJh9veGlUHLr76Z5p3KEBGmxA1m3hw9Sc90ncgdqI9YP9b8T-545wXr/s1600/*Jake%2527s%2B%252749%2Binterior.tiff" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaWYPOiX9i25brTqAmAimXcQb2WvhW4F7sjazf43UAih33aXMgEFquufD_R0cq0ys8iYZ0h6XXJFPESLImZLP5sfJh9veGlUHLr76Z5p3KEBGmxA1m3hw9Sc90ncgdqI9YP9b8T-545wXr/s400/*Jake%2527s%2B%252749%2Binterior.tiff" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626064950399329746" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Sorry I didn't get a photo of the engine but it was</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">similar to the 1941 engine,</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">a flathead V8, but increased to 239 cubic-inches,</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">and rated at 100 horsepower.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Ken Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01076085465480327792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5884087751559579154.post-66402257667336415882011-06-24T22:33:00.003-04:002011-06-24T22:50:52.206-04:00Ancestral Home in Hoechstadt an der Aisch<div><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Times"></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">In doing my genealogy research I had found my maternal grandmother came to America from Germany and was originally from somewhere in Bavaria. But, without knowing exactly which town in Bavaria, I could not begin to search further since records were traditionally kept in the Churches of the individual towns.</span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:18px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Last year, I located Peter, a distant cousin in Germany whose grandmother was a sister to mine. Not only did he tell me that the women were originally from Hoechstadt an der Aisch (on the Aisch River, in Bavaria) but he also traveled to the town to take some photographs to send me.</span></div></span><p></p></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbB7jSF4DD_wWgaE_XXFB0CasU2Vix1ICdr6tn1kfAWAX7q-hX362TByb6TBUcUpkYRVvtJD-ebpGOugnVdzx7GPsqO7UqdlrzR4OwW9mHewSO3UmxnpT_29AVaMmDs2UgAFrs7jsZM4CD/s1600/*68%2BSt.%2BGeorg%2BChurch%2BHochstadt%2B%2Bcopy.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 294px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbB7jSF4DD_wWgaE_XXFB0CasU2Vix1ICdr6tn1kfAWAX7q-hX362TByb6TBUcUpkYRVvtJD-ebpGOugnVdzx7GPsqO7UqdlrzR4OwW9mHewSO3UmxnpT_29AVaMmDs2UgAFrs7jsZM4CD/s400/*68%2BSt.%2BGeorg%2BChurch%2BHochstadt%2B%2Bcopy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621979841937348594" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">St. Georg Church, in Hoechstadt, where our grandmothers were baptized.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><i>(Photo downloaded from an online site)</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhytZk139eCYGvpd1qcnu1u_Xp-Zctddw7i5DtN_Ugdwvb3465xpJlqRDYoyaFdn3yXHRfz_ITMKwUwOnsrlYgj7TnZhlTeOs-imnk_dhMr7chAuG5tAgZtv37aqb0TqsbSDGzEnmapUJ_y/s1600/*71%2BFranze%2527s%2BBirthplace%2B%2528today%2529%2Bcopy.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhytZk139eCYGvpd1qcnu1u_Xp-Zctddw7i5DtN_Ugdwvb3465xpJlqRDYoyaFdn3yXHRfz_ITMKwUwOnsrlYgj7TnZhlTeOs-imnk_dhMr7chAuG5tAgZtv37aqb0TqsbSDGzEnmapUJ_y/s400/*71%2BFranze%2527s%2BBirthplace%2B%2528today%2529%2Bcopy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621979678173157042" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Peter took the above photo of the site where our grandmothers' childhood home stood.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">While there, he met a woman who lived above the first floor store and told her why he was photographing the building. She told him she had an old photo of the previous building that occupied that location and gave him a copy (reproduced below).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><i>(Click on photos to enlarge.)</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWwKiieHahFu5A1FHMlEN57HruzqBP4d7cZFgSINHmnVKh2g0k64PmvVfwmWUgpAT6l17n0VsPkYwMBaExlBoasvwm9k2t4OkgBFmE4Z0k_oYHSDFKOSSvM6iUHz7GH6OopVgduHekSb7g/s1600/*72%2B%252321%2BMarket%2BSt%2B%2528then%2529%2B1%2Bcopy.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 255px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWwKiieHahFu5A1FHMlEN57HruzqBP4d7cZFgSINHmnVKh2g0k64PmvVfwmWUgpAT6l17n0VsPkYwMBaExlBoasvwm9k2t4OkgBFmE4Z0k_oYHSDFKOSSvM6iUHz7GH6OopVgduHekSb7g/s400/*72%2B%252321%2BMarket%2BSt%2B%2528then%2529%2B1%2Bcopy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621979543441151170" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Although the photo appears to be from the 1960's (judging by car in the driveway, and the miniskirt on the woman) the house was basically the same as it was in the 1800s.</span></div>Ken Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01076085465480327792noreply@blogger.com0