I just love how the porch is held up with stacks of rocks... And the tin roof supported by crudely cut tree trunks. I can almost hear the planks and beams creaking as someone walks on them. And those signs! There are enough there to set up a small retirement fund if you sold them these days. I really like the Scotch sign - they actually had snuff! Great find, Bill.
Thanks, Mike. Would be fun to try and model this building. It would have to be from scratch, I'm sure; and would take a master craftsman to make it work. Are you listening, Candy ... or ? Notice how the boards on the steps are slightly worn from people walking up them. Wow.
The above photo that Bill posted is described as Sunday afternoon in July of 1939. At Gordonton, North Carolina. Reminds me of this one that I posted earlier of the same time period over in Melrose, Louisiana.
That's a nice photo too, Russ. It too would be a challenge to model. I forgot to ask, Russ ... where on earth did you dig up the info on that photo? And do you have any similar info on your pic?
Great photo, Russell. That Frenchie's Bar looks like a place with country music and the occasional drunk toss out the front door.
The hallway just seems to go on forever! (Sorry it's sideways) o whoops, thought this was random photo thread
Now that's distinctive. I was wondering if it was wood or stone, but reading the caption... it's both at once! Nice touch with the bows on the pumps. I see what looks like some more petrified wood buildings on left behind the pumps. That's one great photo.
Turkey, Texas is way up in the Pan Handle and was home to Bob Wills, a C&W singer. This Phillips 66 station needs a little restoration but it is for sale.
I can still see Bob Wills strutting around with his fiddle in his hands during his show! Dating myself here, eh? LOL Great photo, Russ.
In my Old Time Radio show collection, there are some featuring Bob Wills. Interesting stuff from that era.
Listening to some good ol' country music right now... nice building, and that old band bus looks great - classic slanted windows (and rounded back end?) that I remember from way, way back as a kid on the Montreal transit system.
Cool place with the antlers hanging off the side of the roof there... and that huge Indian statue nearby - classic tourist area. And just about everything politically incorrect to get a gaggle of protesters howling on the side of the road in about eight nanoseconds today...
Exactly, though it didn't start that way. http://utahrails.net/industries/oil.php Yes, Standard of Indiana is Amoco.