Bob Kelly III
Ranch Kid from way back,.... that got Old !
Bob...get on that bike and go riding again ! I love those !!!!! great stuff !
Bob.........
Bob.........
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New Game: Old Garage Photo w/your XS
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Thanks for the kind words. You and Gary set the bar high for bringing local history to life. It inspired me to dig a little deeper. I hope to find other interesting places in the days to come.
I've been thinking about that. The Stapely descendants still remain a prominent and influential force on the Arizona scene. His great great grandson was a longtime politician here. I'll bet the family is aware of this building and still owns it. He had other really large brick and mortar stores in downtown Phoenix and Mesa that have been restored and repurposed.
Cool place.
Not difficult to mentally photoshop your SG into the pic.
Update:
Gil at Strong's Collision in Madison, Ny, has closed his doors even before The Game has ended.
Just a couple weeks left, guys and gals.
The deadline is November 5, 2017, which is Guy Fawkes Night, a holiday in New Zealand.
Some favorites of mine (there are many):
Gil at Strong's Collision in Madison, Ny, has closed his doors even before The Game has ended.
Just a couple weeks left, guys and gals.
The deadline is November 5, 2017, which is Guy Fawkes Night, a holiday in New Zealand.
Some favorites of mine (there are many):
MM and Danial cover Phoenix area. I cover Tucson area I've been wanting to shoot this place since I first saw this thread. Unlike them I do not know anything about this place other than what you see. Close up one can see where the 2 pumps were. I can easily see visual pumps would be there back in the day
. Like Mike and Frank are always looking for.
Looking at the recessed circle, thinking maybe a "Gulf" logo?
Cool !
The architecture in the SouthWest seems unique to the area.
Kinda has an Aztec sensibility.
Welcome to The Game.
The architecture in the SouthWest seems unique to the area.
Kinda has an Aztec sensibility.
Welcome to The Game.
I'm gonna be sad next month when it ends.
Its been fun searching the countryside for old structures.
Its been fun searching the countryside for old structures.
Tom Grover's Mechanical Service on Rt 12 in Sherburne, NY.
I stopped in to say hello yesterday, and he was closed, but he asked his wife to keep an eye on the grandson so that he could provide a history of his very old structure. Tom has been a mechanic all his life, but 25 years ago wanted to set up a garage of his own. He bought a dilapidated dairy barn which dates back to the 1800's it appears. He gave me an extended tour.
Tom's friends all urged him to knock down the barn, as it would be too much to restore it, they said.
At first he painted and repaired it, then recently put up the metal siding.
He heats the place with a vintage wood stove.
An old piano is in the office, behind him, and his son, Mike, has a drum set and electric guitars, there, with Jimi Hendrix and Santana posters, along with a Kustom amp. Some of you will remember them.
Tom does routine car work, but he most loves restoring classics. He keeps them a bit rough. His current project is an old Chevy panel wagon.
In an outbuilding in the back is a cool rat rod Tom built:
Adjoining Tom's shop is his son's business, Gearhead Cycles:
Mike does general bike work, and seems to specialize in Harleys.
His personal niche is doing ground-up customs for shows. Check out his HD in the foreground:
I sold Mike one of my very rough XS's last year, a '78, and he built this hardtail which placed 3rd in a show in North Carolina. He was completing it at the last minute, and broke a piston ring, but found that a ring for a Sportster 883 fit OK, with a gap adjustment .All the bikes were required to be driven 12 miles to compete, and his drove well, he said.
I stopped in to say hello yesterday, and he was closed, but he asked his wife to keep an eye on the grandson so that he could provide a history of his very old structure. Tom has been a mechanic all his life, but 25 years ago wanted to set up a garage of his own. He bought a dilapidated dairy barn which dates back to the 1800's it appears. He gave me an extended tour.
Tom's friends all urged him to knock down the barn, as it would be too much to restore it, they said.
At first he painted and repaired it, then recently put up the metal siding.
He heats the place with a vintage wood stove.
An old piano is in the office, behind him, and his son, Mike, has a drum set and electric guitars, there, with Jimi Hendrix and Santana posters, along with a Kustom amp. Some of you will remember them.
Tom does routine car work, but he most loves restoring classics. He keeps them a bit rough. His current project is an old Chevy panel wagon.
In an outbuilding in the back is a cool rat rod Tom built:
Adjoining Tom's shop is his son's business, Gearhead Cycles:
Mike does general bike work, and seems to specialize in Harleys.
His personal niche is doing ground-up customs for shows. Check out his HD in the foreground:
I sold Mike one of my very rough XS's last year, a '78, and he built this hardtail which placed 3rd in a show in North Carolina. He was completing it at the last minute, and broke a piston ring, but found that a ring for a Sportster 883 fit OK, with a gap adjustment .All the bikes were required to be driven 12 miles to compete, and his drove well, he said.
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Another great post with great pics and a good story. Thanks 'Dude!
That's a great looking old building! I tried doing some research on it myself, but couldn't come up with anything.
Great find!
Dude, yet another great photo essay on a disappearing way of life. You missed your calling as a historian.
Good stuff!
Good stuff!
It's kind of like a storyboard for a human interest documentary. Sort of laid back let the subjects perform kind of thing.
I've been coming to this place for years, but never really thought too much about it. I was always just passing through. This little hamburger joint that I enjoy, Big Earls Greasy Eats really is an old gas station! I always kinda thought they were just going for a 50's drive in kind of vibe. But I found something I never luck out on, historical evidence!
This was originally a Standard Oil gas station built in the 30's in nearby Phoenix, transported to its current location in 1952. And it remained a functional gas station until the late 1980's.
In 2002 Kim Brennan decided to retire from her life as a stripper, and took her tip money and bought the old gas station and built the restaurant you see today. A true American success story!
In 2008 they even filmed a Hollywood movie there. The movies name was Jolene.
Not only that, but Max Pete is waiting inside to greet you!
This was originally a Standard Oil gas station built in the 30's in nearby Phoenix, transported to its current location in 1952. And it remained a functional gas station until the late 1980's.
In 2002 Kim Brennan decided to retire from her life as a stripper, and took her tip money and bought the old gas station and built the restaurant you see today. A true American success story!
In 2008 they even filmed a Hollywood movie there. The movies name was Jolene.
Not only that, but Max Pete is waiting inside to greet you!
