“Revolutionizing Refueling: Gilmore Oil’s Gas-A-Teria Pioneers Self-Serve Stations in 1948 Los Angeles”_trunghinhsu
The Gilmore gas station was one of the first gas stations in Los Angeles. The first self-service Gilmore gas-a-teria was built in 1948. According to LIFE magazine, in October…
Interesting Vintage Photos of Los Angeles Railway Streetcars_top1
We are looking east on Oregon Avenue in 1906, which was the original name of Santa Monica Boulevard in this part of Los Angeles, California. The line…
The Glamour of Train Travel: 40 Vintage Photos Show How Glamorous Train Travel Used to Be From the Early 20th Century_top1
Traveling by train was pretty swanky from the early 20th century, and it hasn’t gone out of style. Still, the lavish furnishings and fine dining of the…
Vintage Photos of Coca-Cola Delivery Trucks From Between the 1900s and 1950s_top1
Over the past 100-plus years, trucks have evolved as Coca-Cola delivery trucks attest. From the solid axles to right-hand drive to the bottles exposed to the elements,…
Glimpses of Glamour: Vintage Photographs Capture the Elegant Era of Train Travel, 1900s-1940s _ LINH
At the beginning of the 1900s, leisure travel in general was something experienced exclusively by the wealthy and elite population. In the early-to-mid-20th century, trains were steadily…
Black and White Photos Show the Life at the School Bus Stop in New Jersey in the Early 1970s_top1
American photographer Ralph Morse took these lovely photos that show the life of children at the school bus stop in New Jersey in 1971. …
Amazing Vintage Photographs of People With Their Scooters From the 1940s_top1
The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary defines a motor scooter as a motorcycle similar to a kick scooter with a seat, a floorboard, and small or low wheels….
Journeying Back in Style – 20 Vintage Photos Unveiling the Golden Age of Travel Trailers in the 1940s and 1950s
Travel trailers and caravans vary from basic models which may be little more than a tent on wheels to those containing several rooms with all the furniture…
Rolling Through History – Vintage Wooden Homes on Wheels in Early 20th Century Photographs_ml
In the early 20th century, a unique and mobile form of housing emerged —the so-called wooden homes on wheels. These structures, colloquially known as mobile homes, offer…
Vintage Photos Show the First Class Carriages of the Great Western Railway in the Late 1930s_Lap
In 1832 it became clear that Bristol simply had to be connected to London. A group of businessmen got together and turned to one of Britain’s greatest…