Vietnam Vet67 Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted May 31, 2021 Share Posted May 31, 2021 Great looking photo. I like seeing some of the models that were still around at that time. IE: the Kiser next to the Chevrolet in the front row. Looks like a De Soto getting ready to turn left. The cab looks like one of the commercial long wheel base models that De Soto offered. The blue car in the next lane looks like a '50 Studebaker and another earlier model Study in maroon also. See the Packard behind the Buick at the top of the picture ? They are all in the drab post war colors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Geiger Posted May 31, 2021 Share Posted May 31, 2021 Here’s one I saved this morning! More Desoto cabs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Van Posted May 31, 2021 Share Posted May 31, 2021 What a cool photo!!!!!! Any idea what those buildings on the right are??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CabDriver Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 On 5/30/2021 at 10:33 PM, Dave Van said: What a cool photo!!!!!! Any idea what those buildings on the right are??? Those are trolley kiosks - all but one of those were removed from that bridge (which is the Queensboro / 59th St bridge) when they stopped running the trolleys in the late fifties. There’s an interesting article on them here: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/queensboro-trolley-kiosk They’re really beautiful - and over 100 years old now. Here’s that same place today: You get a better view from the cable car across the street, which is a fun activity to do if you’re ever in the area (and you can use your regular Metrocard to ride it as if it’s a bus or train) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Van Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 Great info, thx 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'70 Grande Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 (edited) I'm curious about the "motorcycle-based"(?) 3-wheeled delivery vehicle parked behind the moving Yellow/Red Taxi on the side-street in that first pic... what the heck is it? Edited June 22, 2021 by '70 Grande Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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