Our own vintage town

[jamespowers]

I'm a victim of circumstance...And I'm the Army recruiter, remember? Too busy trying to keep my quota.

That first part sounds like Curly.
"Ignorance of the law is no excuse."

 

[Widebrim]

I can remember '40s cars, both pre and postwar, not being at all uncommon when I was a little girl in the late sixties, and you'd still see the occasional Model A rolling around as well. Our police chief drove a 1937 DeSoto.

That being so, I'd suggest a mix of eras on the road is entirely appropriate -- we don't want that "movie set" look where all cars on the road come from the same two year period.

Yes, I agree that we wouldn't want a movie set look (that grates on me when I see it in films). Here in some parts of L.A., it's common on Sundays to see vintage cars rolling around or on display (I've got a '51 Packdard 400), and I also remember seeing some '40s/'50s autos on the road back in the late-'60s. Being sort of a technical person, though,:eusa_doh: I just think that there needs to be some determined auto time-span, in order to achieve a more representational image of what would have been on the road (percentage-wise) during whatever segment of the Golden Era our town was meant to reflect. (Although it appears that the town would actually span the entire era and more...) At any rate, it looks like anything up to 1960 was voted on by the provisional city council, at least according to JamesPowers, the Great Gildersleeve of Vintage Town...lol

 

[Widebrim]

That first part sounds like Curly.
"Ignorance of the law is no excuse."

To quote another post, "Why, you...I oughtta..."

 

[jamespowers]

Yes, I agree that we wouldn't want a movie set look (that grates on me when I see it in films). Here in some parts of L.A., it's common on Sundays to see vintage cars rolling around or on display (I've got a '51 Packdard 400), and I also remember seeing some '40s/'50s autos on the road back in the late-'60s. Being sort of a technical person, though,:eusa_doh: I just think that there needs to be some determined auto time-span, in order to achieve a more representational image of what would have been on the road (percentage-wise) during whatever segment of the Golden Era our town was meant to reflect. (Although it appears that the town would actually span the entire era and more...) At any rate, it looks like anything up to 1960 was voted on by the provisional city council, at least according to JamesPowers, the Great Gildersleeve of Vintage Town...lol

That's Mayor for life of Willoughby. You missed that part too.

 

[HeyMoe]

Need an Infamous or Famous Gangster to "charge rent"...and to provide the Speakeasy with Booze.

Well, I would be happy to be that guy :yo: of course my activities will need to be "overlooked" so I suspect I would have to pay-off some folks in town.

You'll also need someone to provide, um, refreshments to your speakeasy so I'd be more than happy to do that...for a price

 

[Widebrim]

That's Mayor for life of Willoughby. You missed that part too.

Yes, your mayorship! lol Willoughby? Isn't that from an episode of The Twilight Zone??

 

[jamespowers]

Yes, your mayorship! lol Willoughby? Isn't that from an episode of The Twilight Zone??

Yes, yes it is. You're catching up now.

 

[dhermann1]

I've always imagined this little town of ours with chronologically progressing neighborhoods. One end of town, actually maybe a suburb, could live in 1910 or so, then when you hit the city limits it's 1919. The heart of town is solidly set in 1939 or 1940 (so we can accurately have our equivalent of Higbee's for Ralphie to visit Santa), and then by the time you reach the other end of town it's about 1963.
As I've always said, as one who lived through some of the "Golden Era", it really stops dead on Nov. 22, 1963. (If you don't know that date, then you're a LOT younger than I am.)
Maybe the suburbs at the other end can stretch to about 1960 or 70.

 

[Widebrim]

I've always imagined this little town of ours with chronologically progressing neighborhoods. One end of town, actually maybe a suburb, could live in 1910 or so, then when you hit the city limits it's 1919. The heart of town is solidly set in 1939 or 1940 (so we can accurately have our equivalent of Higbee's for Ralphie to visit Santa), and then by the time you reach the other end of town it's about 1963.
As I've always said, as one who lived through some of the "Golden Era", it really stops dead on Nov. 22, 1963. (If you don't know that date, then you're a LOT younger than I am.)

That's a very good idea, Dan. I would like to see it more in a circular design (1930-39 in the middle), but that would be harder to pull off. You're right about 11/22/63: any remnants of the Golden Era stop dead on that date.

 

[Widebrim]

Maybe the suburbs at the other end can stretch to about 1960 or 70.

Where the tenaments are located...

 

[Old Rogue]

I've always imagined this little town of ours with chronologically progressing neighborhoods. One end of town, actually maybe a suburb, could live in 1910 or so, then when you hit the city limits it's 1919. The heart of town is solidly set in 1939 or 1940 (so we can accurately have our equivalent of Higbee's for Ralphie to visit Santa), and then by the time you reach the other end of town it's about 1963.
As I've always said, as one who lived through some of the "Golden Era", it really stops dead on Nov. 22, 1963. (If you don't know that date, then you're a LOT younger than I am.)
Maybe the suburbs at the other end can stretch to about 1960 or 70.

Nov. 22, 1963, that is the first clear memory from my early childhood that I can pin down to a date. You're absolutely right about that being the end of the golden era. Even though I was only 5, I knew the world had drastically changed that day.

 

[Widebrim]

Nov. 22, 1963, that is the first clear memory from my early childhood that I can pin down to a date. You're absolutely right about that being the end of the golden era. Even though I was only 5, I knew the world had drastically changed that day.

I can believe your memory, and even your interpretation of the event as a five-year-old. When, as also a boy, I heard my grandmother say, "Oh, my God! Oh, my God!" as she reacted to the newscast, I knew something extreme was going on.

 

[Wally_Hood]

Ohhh what a wonderful thread! If only the whole thing could come true!!

I was going to volunteer as a librarian but it seems there are a lot of people already filling that position, so...

I love to sing & dance...I could be in vaudeville! (I love vaudeville.) Or I could be a lady druggist like Ellie, except I don't like medicines, only ice cream. I would *love* to work at a movie theatre but I'm not sure girls did that. And I can sew...what should I do?? I love to swing dance and I would *adore* going to the soda shop for a malted...*sigh* I suppose I could join the gaggle of bobby-soxers! That would be fun.

Two things I think our town needs...a boarding house and an ice cream truck. (I am very stuck on the ice cream.) Not sure if either of those have been mentioned before, I haven't finished reading the thread yet.

Please consider the presence of usherettes in our fine movie palaces of the golden era...

 

[Diamondback]

Wasn't KARR the evil one? :eeek:

No, KARR was the insane one--with the right kind of intervention by skilled professionals and a little love from "Mom", I believe the AI could've been turned back.

If your father had tried to kill you, you woulda had issues, too...

Besides, those two AI Firebirds may be the only crack at "having children" I have--y'all wouldn't begrudge a man his last chance to join the Parents Club, now would you?

 

[Wally_Hood]

Yes, I agree that we wouldn't want a movie set look (that grates on me when I see it in films). Here in some parts of L.A., it's common on Sundays to see vintage cars rolling around or on display (I've got a '51 Packdard 400), and I also remember seeing some '40s/'50s autos on the road back in the late-'60s. Being sort of a technical person, though,:eusa_doh: I just think that there needs to be some determined auto time-span, in order to achieve a more representational image of what would have been on the road (percentage-wise) during whatever segment of the Golden Era our town was meant to reflect. (Although it appears that the town would actually span the entire era and more...) At any rate, it looks like anything up to 1960 was voted on by the provisional city council, at least according to JamesPowers, the Great Gildersleeve of Vintage Town...lol

On our way to and from church we regularly see caravans of classic and antique cars going from somewhere to somewhere. Many are from the Golden Age, and have been customized to some degree: it is not unusual to spot a car club plaque in the rear window shelf...

 

[jamespowers]

Where the tenaments are located...

I don't think we need a 60s-70s ghetto. That time was already a ghetto.
If you want that then you are the policeman for the beat---in a Tavares jumpsuit.

 

[jamespowers]

No, KARR was the insane one--with the right kind of intervention by skilled professionals and a little love from "Mom", I believe the AI could've been turned back.

If your father had tried to kill you, you woulda had issues, too...

Besides, those two AI Firebirds may be the only crack at "having children" I have--y'all wouldn't begrudge a man his last chance to join the Parents Club, now would you?

Geez, you're killing me here. Children?! Geez, if the car means so much to you then put a 1957 Chevy or 1959 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz body on it.

 

[Widebrim]

:eeek:

I don't think we need a 60s-70s ghetto. That time was already a ghetto.
If you want that then you are the policeman for the beat---in a Tavares jumpsuit.

I say let's nix the 60s-70s ghetto...:eusa_doh:

 

[jamespowers]

I can believe your memory, and even your interpretation of the event as a five-year-old. When, as also a boy, I heard my grandmother say, "Oh, my God! Oh, my God!" as she reacted to the newscast, I knew something extreme was going on.

My cut off date is: November 9, 1960.

 

[jamespowers]

:eeek:


I say let's nix the 60s-70s ghetto...:eusa_doh:

Ok then, you can keep your safe job as a recruiter.