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Vintage Photos Archive
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Vintage Snapshots: Vans, Their People And Lifestyles In The ’60s & ’70s
Posted on July 15, 2025 | 17 CommentsText by Patrick Bell. Vans and van life is our subject today, with a good variety of images to view. These were all over the place back in the day, […] -
Vintage Postcards: Dodge Dealers Of The ’50s, ’60s & ’70s
Posted on July 14, 2025 | 14 CommentsEd Van Ness Motors Inc., Wayne, NJ. -
Vintage Photos: Evolution Of An Old Time Service Station In Washington
Posted on July 13, 2025 | 11 CommentsWhenever the path of progress leads you back in time, the rabbit hole awaits. Like when renovations to an old building reveal an earlier incarnation, maybe a classic structure […] -
Street Views Of Chicago – Photos From 1976 – 1986
Posted on July 12, 2025 | 11 CommentsEast Illinois St., view to the east, 1980. -
Vintage Photos: Cars And Fast Food Places, In The ’50s, ’60s & ’70s
Posted on July 10, 2025 | 31 CommentsText by Patrick Bell. Fast food restaurants certainly hold a big part of American history in the second half of the twentieth century. Today we have a good selection to […] -
Vintage Dealer Photos: ’65-’66 Mustangs – At Deliveries, Displays And Showrooms
Posted on July 9, 2025 | 18 CommentsThe Mustang’s arrival was an era defining event; so much so that over half a century later, we are still talking about those early models on a regular basis. Even […] -
Vintage Photos: Classic Cars Riding Classic Railways – Railroad Inspection Cars, 1950s-1960s
Posted on July 8, 2025 | 24 CommentsText by Patrick Bell. Today we have some cars and trucks that were working on the railroad. There is a good variety of track inspection vehicles that were equipped to […] -
Vintage Postcards: Modernist Motels – 1950s-1960s
Posted on July 7, 2025 | 27 CommentsThe Manchester House Motel, Inglewood, CA. -
Family Trips of a Lifetime: Trees of Mystery and Other Roadside Attractions
Posted on July 6, 2025 | 19 CommentsFor anyone whose lived through a long rainy winter in Northwest Washington, the allure of California is strong. My family made the trip to SoCal in ’71 and ’76, […] -
Vintage Postcards: Studebaker Dealers In The ’50s – ’60s
Posted on July 5, 2025 | 27 CommentsNorth Country Motors, Studebaker, Imports, Great Neck, NY. -
Vintage Snapshots: Cars And Parades In The ’50s to ’70s – Celebrating the 4th Of July And More
Posted on July 4, 2025 | 30 Commentstext by Paul Niedermeyer Americans have been celebrating the 4th of July with parades and other festivities since 1777. The nature of those celebrations has changed somewhat over the […] -
Vintage Postcards: Main Streets And Downtowns Across The US – 1950s-1960s
Posted on July 2, 2025 | 13 CommentsIrvington, New Jersey. -
Vintage Photos: A Cadillac-Oldsmobile Dealer In Texas, 1951-1956
Posted on July 1, 2025 | 13 CommentsText by Patrick Bell. Thomas Jefferson Goad (1885-1970) began his journey in the automobile business in Mineral Wells, Texas around 1908. He expanded to the surrounding counties and in 1924 […] -
Vintage Photos: 1961 Chryslers, Plymouths And Dodges, Loading Up For Delivery By Train
Posted on June 29, 2025 | 17 CommentsText by Patrick Bell. Our gallery today is a small collection of transit photos from a known source. These are part of a much larger collection (1,656 images) that is […] -
Vintage Postcards: Chevrolet Dealers In The 1960s
Posted on June 28, 2025 | 21 CommentsBattjes Chevrolet, Elkhart, IN.
![Vintage Snapshots: Vans, Their People And Lifestyles In The ’60s & ’70s Text by Patrick Bell. Vans and van life is our subject today, with a good variety of images to view. These were all over the place back in the day, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-03-03-19.32.11.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)

![Vintage Photos: Evolution Of An Old Time Service Station In Washington Whenever the path of progress leads you back in time, the rabbit hole awaits. Like when renovations to an old building reveal an earlier incarnation, maybe a classic structure […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/12-Whatcom-Museum-4314-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)

![Vintage Photos: Cars And Fast Food Places, In The ’50s, ’60s & ’70s Text by Patrick Bell. Fast food restaurants certainly hold a big part of American history in the second half of the twentieth century. Today we have a good selection to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-07-06-17.23.32.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Vintage Dealer Photos: ’65-’66 Mustangs – At Deliveries, Displays And Showrooms The Mustang’s arrival was an era defining event; so much so that over half a century later, we are still talking about those early models on a regular basis. Even […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/cb264bcce90927d672deba84cb650133.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Vintage Photos: Classic Cars Riding Classic Railways – Railroad Inspection Cars, 1950s-1960s Text by Patrick Bell. Today we have some cars and trucks that were working on the railroad. There is a good variety of track inspection vehicles that were equipped to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/railroad-inspection-car-6.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)

![Family Trips of a Lifetime: Trees of Mystery and Other Roadside Attractions For anyone whose lived through a long rainy winter in Northwest Washington, the allure of California is strong. My family made the trip to SoCal in ’71 and ’76, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/FastFoto_0253_a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)

![Vintage Snapshots: Cars And Parades In The ’50s to ’70s – Celebrating the 4th Of July And More text by Paul Niedermeyer Americans have been celebrating the 4th of July with parades and other festivities since 1777. The nature of those celebrations has changed somewhat over the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-02-24-01.03.32.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)

![Vintage Photos: A Cadillac-Oldsmobile Dealer In Texas, 1951-1956 Text by Patrick Bell. Thomas Jefferson Goad (1885-1970) began his journey in the automobile business in Mineral Wells, Texas around 1908. He expanded to the surrounding counties and in 1924 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/metapth74700_xl_ND-51-335-01.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Vintage Photos: 1961 Chryslers, Plymouths And Dodges, Loading Up For Delivery By Train Text by Patrick Bell. Our gallery today is a small collection of transit photos from a known source. These are part of a much larger collection (1,656 images) that is […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/38459709540_d9890e0116_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)



