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  1. Watertown, MA (B&W 1991, color circa 1995). Note the brickwork at the back corner, and the grease ramp outside.
  2. FWIW I had to modify my initial post. There was some late-breaking info and a picture to add.
  3. Central Massachusetts (Brookfield). Still standing, I believe.
  4. Central Massachusetts (Webster). No longer standing.
  5. Over time I'll be posting my pictures of gas stations and garages, etc. Here's one from western Massachusetts (Belchertown). B&W pictures are from 1992, while the color ones are from 1999. UPDATE: I have come across a recent picture showing the present condition of the structure. While it does still stand today, it has been much modified. I was unaware of this configuration, as I had not seen the building since 1999. I have added this image, from the historical building archive of the state of Massachusetts known as MACRIS. According to the historical survey, this one originally dated to around 1939, and was an ESSO station.
  6. What's the plastic like? Have any of you cut yours up yet?
  7. It's kinda odd that while Weaver hoists seem to have been fairly popular in the day, most models and toys seem to represent either Holmes style booms hoists or simple A-frame types.
  8. I understand Europe is riddled with hidden old bombs. It seems to be fairly routine to uncover them in Germany and France. In my town's case, there was a "NIKE" anti-aircraft missile installation in operation during the Cold War, but that's the other side of town from where the magnet fishers were. Perhaps there are more mysteries lurking in the muddy Charles River. Speaking of the UK, there is a connection to my town with the UK relating to WWII. https://www.wickedlocal.com/story/needham-times/2021/07/16/british-flag-marks-needham-memorial-1944-royal-air-force-crash/7978593002/
  9. A few nights ago I heard a small but very noticeable explosion. Then a minute later I got an alert from my town's PD on my cell phone. Earlier in the day some guys were "magnet fishing" off a bridge and picked up a 12"-long shell. What I had felt was the detonation of that live shell. Then this morning they found a bazooka round the same way, at the same location. That too was detonated. https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/what-is-magnet-fishing-unexploded-ordnances-charles-river/ https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/video/bazooka-round-recovered-by-magnet-fisher-in-needham/
  10. Be sure to take note of how the eclipse effects your surroundings. 🙂
  11. I won't disagree with this. I was just picturing future complaints. 🙂 I recall a toolbox and a folding table. What else was there besides the standing figure?
  12. I saw this one in Cambridge, MA in 1992. This is a cropped portion of a picture I took of an old garage. It's possible I wasn't even aware of the Chevette El Camino at the time.
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