A few CVRR pictures and some other related pictures....

[Rufus T. Firefly]

In Meadville, Pa

[rogruth]

Are the cars right hand drive? Or has the photo been reversed?
If I remember, on those car usually you changed tires not wheels.
I remember also when most motorists always had inner tube patches
somewhere onboard. In those days it was not uncommon to need
to fix a flat.

[HONDO74]

Are the cars right hand drive? Or has the photo been reversed?
If I remember, on those car usually you changed tires not wheels.
I remember also when most motorists always had inner tube patches
somewhere onboard. In those days it was not uncommon to need
to fix a flat.

Not sure about the right hand drive but it appears they have their share of back seat drivers.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Are the cars right hand drive? Or has the photo been reversed?
If I remember, on those car usually you changed tires not wheels.
I remember also when most motorists always had inner tube patches
somewhere onboard. In those days it was not uncommon to need
to fix a flat.

Not sure about the right hand drive but it appears they have their share of back seat drivers.

One might argue that some things never change, but I rather doubt that many women drove cars at that time.

[Roy]

One might argue that some things never change, but I rather doubt that many women drove cars at that time.

They did, but they typically drove the electric cars of the day.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

One might argue that some things never change, but I rather doubt that many women drove cars at that time.

They did, but they typically drove the electric cars of the day.

History may repeat itself yet again.......

[Rufus T. Firefly]

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Ligonier Street, looking south in New Florence, Pa

[MurphOnMillerAve]

Isn't it interesting how the early gas pumps used to be positioned, relative to the roadways. Such places as that one viewed in the photo could be considered original "prototype" gas stations, it seems to me, right at roadside, not too concerned about crowding "traffic." I'll bet that got a bit tricky when snow was deep and roads needed to be cleared (if they were). Those pumps do seem to be at least a parked car's distance from the right-of-way, though.

[rogruth]

I doubt that snow removal was done at that time. ???

[Rufus T. Firefly]

I doubt that snow removal was done at that time. ???

Everybody got issued a shovel.........

[robert.]

Whenever Winchester Va. gets mentioned i like to bring up this story.
Rare 'Old Jake' weather vane finds home at Virginia museum
https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/.. ... va-museum/
Jun 25, 2009 - WINCHESTER, Va. (AP) – A mid-1800s weather vane valued by Sotheby's New York at $3

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Whenever Winchester Va. gets mentioned i like to bring up this story.
Rare 'Old Jake' weather vane finds home at Virginia museum
https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/.. ... va-museum/
Jun 25, 2009 - WINCHESTER, Va. (AP) – A mid-1800s weather vane valued by Sotheby's New York at $3

Bad link. And, I think it was $3 million, not $3,

[robert.]

Politicians and city greed. It was discovered that their firehouse had an 1860's weather vane. Someone saw the weather vane during remodeling/construction of a bigger firehouse. They sent that Jake the fireman vane to auction. City officals placed a crazy reserve on it. It failed to sell at $2.1 million. Rumor and only a rumor is they wanted $4 million. $2.1 mill would buy some nice fire equipment. Now they have an old weather vane and a tax burden for their new fire station.

[robert.]

try this one
http://www.themagazineantiques.com/arti ... -old-jake/