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Route 66, Amboy, California (10/11/2024). Love that googie architecture. It is so over-the-top kitschy. :)

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Black and white landscape photo of an abandoned travel center from the 1950s. A large sign on the left with a arrow pointing at an angle toward the ground declares: "Roy's Vacancy Motel Cafe." Further back is a covered gas pump area with a second sign above it that says, "Cafe." Running up the center of the photo is a landscaped island dividing the gravel parking lot from a couple of individual motel cabins. There are some foot to two foot tall palm trees in the islands. A large glass front lobby building is seen at the fall end of the island. The peak of the roof points up towards the large Roy's sign on the left. The sky is dark in contrast to the bright sunlit white buildings.
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Ambivalena :verigold:
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This is so much how one (me) think of the Western part of the states. (Yes I probably have seen to many american movies 🫣) and photos from my fathers travels there in the 70's.

Love it!

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Bob Tregilus :tux:📷:copyleft:
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@ambivalena Lol--Roy's is pretty iconic of the "Mother Road," Route 66. Were you with your dad on his travels in the '70s?
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Ambivalena :verigold:
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he he!

No no, he was there with his brother and a friend, driving across the country looking for a car to bring home to Sweden and to see the land of freedom of his dreams. He was there for a month the first year.

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Bob Tregilus :tux:📷:copyleft:
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@ambivalena Well, bummer he did not not bring you along! Did he find a car? It seems like you mentioned once that he brought a car home from the States. I noticed you commented on a recent photo of a '50s car someone posted. Reno is famous for our annual celebration of '50s cars. It's called Hot August Nights. Thousands of better-than-new restored vintage cars show up.
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Well I think I would have been to young to appreciate a journey like that back then.
Yes he did find one, a Cadillac Fleetwood 54 that almost looked brand new, everything in a good shape and original.
Yes I did, it was Bob Horowitz that posted Buick :)
Ah, that sounds like a really nice thing, I really live those old beautiful cars. We had a lot of different american cars from that period during my childhood.
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Bob Tregilus :tux:📷:copyleft:
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@ambivalena Oh, okay, I remember you telling me about the Cadillac! Ya, I forgot, I have eight years on you. I was a kid in the '60s and grew up in the '70s. Here's a couple of shots from Reno's Hot August Nights. It is a week long event. These are photos from one--of about fifty--locations across the city!
Color landscape photo of 1950s era Chevy Bel Aire car. It is bright orange and white on the rear fenders and top. It has shinny chrome mag wheels. It is on display with the hood open. The photo is from the right front side of the car near ground level. It is night time and bright lights are reflected in the fresh paint. Green trees are in the background.
Color landscape photo of 1930s era Ford "Woody" station wagon. It is a night time photo. The vehicle is a pale yellow with wood paneling and a dark leather top. The vehicle has two 1960s style long surfboards strapped to the top. It sits in a brightly lit parking lot with other restored classic cars.
A color long exposure landscape photo of a bright lit parking lot at night. Many classic cars are parked in the lot and the blurred images of people are sitting and standing around looking at cars. There are long white light streams of headlights moving past the camera as people cruise the parking lot.
A color landscape photo of a navy blue and white 1950s era Chevy Bel Aire. The front part is blue and the top of the rear fender and top are white. The chrome is very shinny. The hood is open exposing a super charger with a oval air scoop. It is night time and the parking loot is brightly lit.
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Ambivalena :verigold:
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Yes I did :)

Ha ha ha, okey you are escused then :P

Awesome shots of wonderful cars. Love the last Chevy the most.

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