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Curbside Classics Archives
Vintage Photos Archive
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![Let’s revisit some thriving downtowns and main streets across the US with the help of some 1950s-1960s postcards. As expected, quite a bit of life and daily action is evident […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/7252570506_0702cfc3d1_h.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Postcards: Downtowns And Main Streets Across The US — 1950s-1960s")
Vintage Postcards: Downtowns And Main Streets Across The US — 1950s-1960s
Posted on May 24, 2024 | 21 CommentsLet’s revisit some thriving downtowns and main streets across the US with the help of some 1950s-1960s postcards. As expected, quite a bit of life and daily action is evident […] -
![This snapshot posted recently of a 1959 Buick in the driveway of a fairly commonly-sized newish house of the times provoked some interesting comments about the growth of new houses […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/tumblr_npn797WFGC1qcdxvpo1_1280.webp?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshot: Could These Folks Really Afford A New Buick? Of Course! Here’s Why")
Vintage Snapshot: Could These Folks Really Afford A New Buick? Of Course! Here’s Why
Posted on May 23, 2024 | 60 CommentsThis snapshot posted recently of a 1959 Buick in the driveway of a fairly commonly-sized newish house of the times provoked some interesting comments about the growth of new houses […] -
![Recently there’s been some talk in our comments section about the overdone vintage rides that seem to be the norm in car shows nowadays. I’m here to tell you I’m […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Captura-de-pantalla-2024-05-20-15.14.19.png?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: 1955-1957 Chevy Time – A Gallery Of Tri-Fives Back In The Day")
Vintage Snapshots: 1955-1957 Chevy Time – A Gallery Of Tri-Fives Back In The Day
Posted on May 22, 2024 | 48 CommentsRecently there’s been some talk in our comments section about the overdone vintage rides that seem to be the norm in car shows nowadays. I’m here to tell you I’m […] -
![We’ve had a number of folks send us photos of unidentified mystery cars over the years, and we’ve managed to solve them all. But then my younger brother Franz sent […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/mystery-car-2.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Photo: The Ultimate Mystery Car? Or Have We Wandered Into The Answer?")
Vintage Photo: The Ultimate Mystery Car? Or Have We Wandered Into The Answer?
Posted on May 21, 2024 | 17 CommentsWe’ve had a number of folks send us photos of unidentified mystery cars over the years, and we’ve managed to solve them all. But then my younger brother Franz sent […] -
Vintage Dealers: A Lincoln-Mercury (and Continental) Dealer In Austin, Texas — 1955-56
Posted on May 20, 2024 | 7 CommentsFor today, three images for the vintage dealer series belonging to Carr’s Motor Sales in Austin. All from the collection of the Texas History Project of the UNT. -
![Here’s a nice bunch of postcards dating to the early days of the mall and shopping center phenomenon. Understandably, some of these establishments are no more while some remain. But […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/4314568036_4fe2ddc00b_h.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Postcards: Malls & Shopping Centers In The 1950s-1960s")
Vintage Postcards: Malls & Shopping Centers In The 1950s-1960s
Posted on May 19, 2024 | 52 CommentsHere’s a nice bunch of postcards dating to the early days of the mall and shopping center phenomenon. Understandably, some of these establishments are no more while some remain. But […] -
![This is another gallery of images that offer a good deal of armchair (or virtual-chair) traveling through time and locations. It features cars either visiting, arriving, or near forest areas. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Captura-de-pantalla-2024-05-17-17.49.51.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Cars In The Woods — 1950-1960s")
Vintage Snapshots: Cars In The Woods — 1950-1960s
Posted on May 18, 2024 | 28 CommentsThis is another gallery of images that offer a good deal of armchair (or virtual-chair) traveling through time and locations. It features cars either visiting, arriving, or near forest areas. […] -
Vintage Snapshots: What’s On The Driveway? — Cars In The Suburbs Of The ’50s-’60s
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![This type of gallery is among my favorites, featuring landscapes across the US with a bit of car content. And as with many of these, I try to keep the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/3814965316_5ccf66aeaa_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Landscapes Across America In The 1970s")
Vintage Snapshots: Landscapes Across America In The 1970s
Posted on May 16, 2024 | 16 CommentsThis type of gallery is among my favorites, featuring landscapes across the US with a bit of car content. And as with many of these, I try to keep the […] -
![This is a chapter we’ve been missing in our vintage image galleries, the one covering the owners, drivers and admirers of Buicks of the 1960s. These images probably fit in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/tumblr_oc6txjPcb21qcdxvpo1_1280.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Buick Owners In The 1960s – Portholes In The Swinging ’60s")
Vintage Snapshots: Buick Owners In The 1960s – Portholes In The Swinging ’60s
Posted on May 15, 2024 | 37 CommentsThis is a chapter we’ve been missing in our vintage image galleries, the one covering the owners, drivers and admirers of Buicks of the 1960s. These images probably fit in […] -
![taking my brothers for a drive, age 12 I visited my youngest brother Franz in Seattle a couple of weeks ago and asked him about old family photos. He dug […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Paul-driving-Coronet-1965.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Auto-Biography: Lost Vintage Snapshots of Niedermeyer-Mobiles Found (1965-1982) – The Towson Years And Beyond")
Auto-Biography: Lost Vintage Snapshots of Niedermeyer-Mobiles Found (1965-1982) – The Towson Years And Beyond
Posted on May 14, 2024 | 29 Commentstaking my brothers for a drive, age 12 I visited my youngest brother Franz in Seattle a couple of weeks ago and asked him about old family photos. He dug […] -
Vintage Dealers: De Soto Dealers In The 1950s
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![Let’s revisit the theme of female drivers in the past. As I told in the first installment of this series, it’s a topic of particular interest to me since at […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Captura-de-pantalla-2024-05-12-00.27.19.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: A Gallery Of Female Drivers – 1950s to 1960s")
Vintage Snapshots: A Gallery Of Female Drivers – 1950s to 1960s
Posted on May 12, 2024 | 42 CommentsLet’s revisit the theme of female drivers in the past. As I told in the first installment of this series, it’s a topic of particular interest to me since at […] -
![It’s time for some more armchair traveling. Or is it ‘armchair lodging’ on this occasion? After all, today’s postcards feature hotels and motels from the ’50s and ’60s, with a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/4661983893_ad89e02d12_h.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Postcards: Hotels & Motels In The 50s-70s")
Vintage Postcards: Hotels & Motels In The 50s-70s
Posted on May 11, 2024 | 34 CommentsIt’s time for some more armchair traveling. Or is it ‘armchair lodging’ on this occasion? After all, today’s postcards feature hotels and motels from the ’50s and ’60s, with a […] -
![This post will be a second serving of vintage shots with cars and people from the ’60s and ’70s. In this series, the cars are obviously of interest, but the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/2e793a7e70da96bc3cce43392147897f.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Cars And People In The ’60s & ’70s – Part 2")
Vintage Snapshots: Cars And People In The ’60s & ’70s – Part 2
Posted on May 10, 2024 | 38 CommentsThis post will be a second serving of vintage shots with cars and people from the ’60s and ’70s. In this series, the cars are obviously of interest, but the […]
