2026 Miscellany #12

                                              From Lakewood O, the 3 or 5 mile water treatment crib.

Before the river burned, which led to the Environmental Protection Act, i would not have been able to see this.

On this beautiful Thursday morning, this happy young woman had all the Solstice Steps to herself, and she was obliging for a foto.

Same girl, no close up.

The best American movie actor in the sound era is the inspiration of a store on Madison in Lakewood.

St. Malachi Cleveland seen from the freeway.

Saw this Edsel on a side street in Old Brooklyn some days ago.  When they came out c.1958-1960, the model received much laughs, people said they were ugly; what if they saw to-day's Tesla dumpster truck? Thinking this is a '59. Much of the abuse came from the horse collar grille, which was likened to an Olds sucking a lemon, or worse — a toilet seat. The split bumper looked funny to me.

On another August day in Old Brooklyn, this 1953 Kaiser Manhattan with the signature windshield was out and about.  In the 1920s & 30s there were many good looking car lines that were to pricey for most people. In the 1950s there were good looking cars that were affordable. That option no longer exists.