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Curbside Classics Archives
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Clearance-side Classics: Newark Edition
Posted on February 1, 2024 | 36 Comments(first posted 2/1/2018) New at Newark Street, Newark NJ – Fall, 1980 -
![In a previous post, I referenced the fact that New York City has now made its entire collection of property tax photos available online. Think of this as Google Street […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Screenshot-2024-01-15-at-14-49-49-100-Broad-Street-DOF-Manhattan-1940s-Tax-Photos.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Photography and Modeling: Favorite Picks from the NYC Tax Photo Collection")
CC Photography and Modeling: Favorite Picks from the NYC Tax Photo Collection
Posted on January 19, 2024 | 22 CommentsIn a previous post, I referenced the fact that New York City has now made its entire collection of property tax photos available online. Think of this as Google Street […] -
![Growing up and living in New Jersey, I knew little to nothing about the city of Portland, Oregon. Then I found these pictures taken in the 1930s and ’40s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/01_Knapp_House_Exterior_Tower1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Photography: Two Spectacular Portland Mansions Photographed by Minor White")
CC Photography: Two Spectacular Portland Mansions Photographed by Minor White
Posted on December 3, 2023 | 43 CommentsGrowing up and living in New Jersey, I knew little to nothing about the city of Portland, Oregon. Then I found these pictures taken in the 1930s and ’40s […] -
![(first posted 10/9/2017) Carpenter’s Sandwiches (6265 Sunset Boulevard, between Vine Street and Argyle Avenue, Hollywood). For 30 cents, you could enjoy a hamburger and wash it down with […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Drivein_Herberts_nite_1945.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Roadside Classics: LA Before the Drive-Thru")
Roadside Classics: LA Before the Drive-Thru
Posted on October 9, 2023 | 72 Comments(first posted 10/9/2017) Carpenter’s Sandwiches (6265 Sunset Boulevard, between Vine Street and Argyle Avenue, Hollywood). For 30 cents, you could enjoy a hamburger and wash it down with […] -
![Lollipop Motel sign, Wildwood, New Jersey (2006) Earlier in this space we reviewed some of the work of photographer Carol Highsmith. Highsmith donated her life’s work of more than 100,000 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Highsmith-Lollipop.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Roadside Classics: America Through the Lens of Carol Highsmith at the Library of Congress (Continued)")
Roadside Classics: America Through the Lens of Carol Highsmith at the Library of Congress (Continued)
Posted on September 4, 2023 | 36 CommentsLollipop Motel sign, Wildwood, New Jersey (2006) Earlier in this space we reviewed some of the work of photographer Carol Highsmith. Highsmith donated her life’s work of more than 100,000 […] -
![St. Joseph Auto and Furniture Fabric slipcover sign; St, Joseph, Missouri (1988) (first posted 8/16/2017) John Margolies was an American photographer who in the 1970s began traveling secondary […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Margolies_betts.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Roadside Classics: Signs of America in the ’70s,’80s and 90s – By John Margolies at the Library of Congress")
Roadside Classics: Signs of America in the ’70s,’80s and 90s – By John Margolies at the Library of Congress
Posted on August 16, 2023 | 51 CommentsSt. Joseph Auto and Furniture Fabric slipcover sign; St, Joseph, Missouri (1988) (first posted 8/16/2017) John Margolies was an American photographer who in the 1970s began traveling secondary […] -
![View showing the West-Way Super Service station located on the southwest corner of Western Avenue and Harold Way in Hollywood. (1933) (first posted 8/4/2017) In the early days of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Associated_Gas_Station_ca1930s.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Photos: The Innovative Service Stations of Early Los Angeles")
Vintage Photos: The Innovative Service Stations of Early Los Angeles
Posted on August 4, 2023 | 55 CommentsView showing the West-Way Super Service station located on the southwest corner of Western Avenue and Harold Way in Hollywood. (1933) (first posted 8/4/2017) In the early days of […] -
![I wish I could say that when I moved to Los Angeles in 1994, I developed a fascination with ’50s modernist commercial buildings. But it would be a lie. I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/20160866271_c14ea272c2_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Postcards: Neat Modernist Signs And Cool Vintage Rides")
Vintage Postcards: Neat Modernist Signs And Cool Vintage Rides
Posted on August 3, 2023 | 31 CommentsI wish I could say that when I moved to Los Angeles in 1994, I developed a fascination with ’50s modernist commercial buildings. But it would be a lie. I […] -
![While putting together my recent post (How The 21st Century Is Replacing the 20th), I found a number of other photos that I was thinking of including, but they […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/9a1d54ae6b135962e7bfcbb609f3225a1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Photography: ‘Then & Now’ Images of Highways, Businesses, Mansions, and Other Lost Wonders")
Vintage Photography: ‘Then & Now’ Images of Highways, Businesses, Mansions, and Other Lost Wonders
Posted on May 8, 2023 | 67 CommentsWhile putting together my recent post (How The 21st Century Is Replacing the 20th), I found a number of other photos that I was thinking of including, but they […] -
![Recently I had occasion to drive through the town I grew up in, and I was surprised to see just how much things had changed since I left in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/20230423_104638-1-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Industrial Park-eology: How The 21st Century Is Replacing The 20th")
Industrial Park-eology: How The 21st Century Is Replacing The 20th
Posted on April 28, 2023 | 64 CommentsRecently I had occasion to drive through the town I grew up in, and I was surprised to see just how much things had changed since I left in […] -
![San Francisco, California is famous for its ornate Victorian houses, but not many people know that Los Angeles was once a very Victorian city too. To describe it generally, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/default1-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Photography: Losing Victorian Los Angeles–In Kodachrome (Part 1)")
CC Photography: Losing Victorian Los Angeles–In Kodachrome (Part 1)
Posted on February 3, 2023 | 40 CommentsSan Francisco, California is famous for its ornate Victorian houses, but not many people know that Los Angeles was once a very Victorian city too. To describe it generally, […] -
![(first posted 1/25/2017) We were walking along 8th Avenue the other day, where there’s a number of particularly charmless (or charming, depending on your point of view) apartment buildings […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/CC-314-021.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The (Curbside) Classic Apartments and a Few Other Mid-Century CC Apartment Buildings")
The (Curbside) Classic Apartments and a Few Other Mid-Century CC Apartment Buildings
Posted on January 25, 2023 | 62 Comments(first posted 1/25/2017) We were walking along 8th Avenue the other day, where there’s a number of particularly charmless (or charming, depending on your point of view) apartment buildings […] -
![Imagine a world where there was no Internet–no Google search, no street views; no Amazon, no eBay, no Craigslist, no YouTube; no blogs, no social media, no email, no […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/20220926_162321-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic-ing in the 1980s: My First Published Automotive Article, 34 Years Ago Today")
Curbside Classic-ing in the 1980s: My First Published Automotive Article, 34 Years Ago Today
Posted on October 14, 2022 | 44 CommentsImagine a world where there was no Internet–no Google search, no street views; no Amazon, no eBay, no Craigslist, no YouTube; no blogs, no social media, no email, no […] -
![(first posted 8/18/2016) Ever since I was a kid, I wanted to build a house. Like by myself, from the first pencil doodle to the last detail; maybe with a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/CC-281-012-1200-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My New Future Curbside Classic: 2220 Monroe Street – I Built It My Way")
My New Future Curbside Classic: 2220 Monroe Street – I Built It My Way
Posted on August 18, 2022 | 100 Comments(first posted 8/18/2016) Ever since I was a kid, I wanted to build a house. Like by myself, from the first pencil doodle to the last detail; maybe with a […] -
![(first posted 6/4/2016) In 1948, the postwar boom was in full swing. After almost 20 years of Depression and wartime rationing, people were buying – cars, homes, TVs, you name […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/04171602-e1461554763424.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Dealer Classic: Planning Automobile Dealer Properties – GM’s Postwar Vision")
Dealer Classic: Planning Automobile Dealer Properties – GM’s Postwar Vision
Posted on June 4, 2022 | 64 Comments(first posted 6/4/2016) In 1948, the postwar boom was in full swing. After almost 20 years of Depression and wartime rationing, people were buying – cars, homes, TVs, you name […]
