tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post1861937921785270846..comments2024-03-28T16:44:05.806-07:00Comments on GORILLAS DON'T BLOG: Anything Goes Saturday - Durango, ColoradoMajor Pepperidgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-32144610565947726042011-11-08T01:53:58.683-08:002011-11-08T01:53:58.683-08:00Front. Red. Mines.
A gem of a pic Maj.Front. Red. Mines.<br /><br />A gem of a pic Maj.Chiana_Chathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18329208224763179478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-16605969338197771792011-11-05T15:37:50.258-07:002011-11-05T15:37:50.258-07:00What else can I say... ABSOLUTELY AWESOME PIC! Pre...What else can I say... ABSOLUTELY AWESOME PIC! Pretty much as "Americana" as you can get.The Viewliner Limitedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05730924067419581447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-48498953491509329432011-11-05T13:03:15.181-07:002011-11-05T13:03:15.181-07:00People probably forget that in those days you coul...People probably forget that in those days you could deduct any and all interest from you taxes. That included cars, department stores, personal loans, etc.<br /><br />Dad was a tax man, and and stopped financing cars when they stopped the deduction.CoxPilothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16284076551547506117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-52978063470842892562011-11-05T09:30:53.864-07:002011-11-05T09:30:53.864-07:00Chuck... ha ha! Turns out that Durango was entirel...Chuck... ha ha! Turns out that Durango was entirely designed by C.V. Wood. Walt learned everything he knew from C.V.!<br /><br />Thufer, I agree!<br /><br />Rich T., as usual I can't identify a single car.<br /><br />OC Native, I didn't think about it, but you're right, all the cars do appear to be late-model examples. None of those old 1940's trucks in sight!Major Pepperidgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-52958422736187529072011-11-05T09:23:11.217-07:002011-11-05T09:23:11.217-07:00A time when most people could buy a brand new car ...A time when most people could buy a brand new car every 2-3 years. Notice that all the cars are from that time. I don't see any that are 10, 15 or 20 years old. Nothing from 1940, 1935 or 1930. <br /><br />My dad who was around back in 1952 told me most of the men he worked with would buy a new car every 2-4 years. A time when a car was not a entire years salary for some people. (Yes, I know people made less money back then, but the % of their salary to buy a car was a lot less back then in comparison to today). <br /><br />I like the rust red car to the right.Orange Co Nativenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-54799961625852087862011-11-05T06:26:38.099-07:002011-11-05T06:26:38.099-07:00I pick the fifth one back:
Doc Hudson! (Sorry, I&...I pick the fifth one back:<br /><br />Doc Hudson! (Sorry, I'm a "Cars" nut.)Rich T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01218280822336323825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-71449638296581252042011-11-05T05:22:08.955-07:002011-11-05T05:22:08.955-07:00What a wonderful moment time captured and preserve...What a wonderful moment time captured and preserved.Thuferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07692445357659425688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-54114594080880150772011-11-05T04:43:58.257-07:002011-11-05T04:43:58.257-07:00I'll take the white Buick in the center-left o...I'll take the white Buick in the center-left of the photo.<br /><br />I'm really impressed with the level of detail in the downtown Durango area. If you look off to the right hand side of the photo, they have the forced perspective down pat. It looks as though it were a real street extending off into the distance.<br /><br />I also love the fact that they built a narrow-guage railroad, just like at Disneyland and Knott's Berry Farm. In fact, it looks as though their equipment is a direct copy of the stuff at Knott's. The 3-foot track gauge and dimunitive size of the rolling stock makes things less forbidding for kids and adds a whimsical quality to the place.<br /><br />I'm not sure who built this park, but they sure knew what they were doing when they designed and put it together.Chucknoreply@blogger.com