Ha! Robert, you're right, the smell inside the work/storage area is a bit overpowering, but I admit that I actually like a whiff of that aroma. Something about growing up male in 50s/60s New Jersey wraps a bit of romance around *anything* automotive.
For me, the redolence brings back summer jobs in high school delivering auto parts for the Ford dealer. A favorite stop was the tire shop, which had the blackest, smudgiest Coke machine (5 cents!!) you've ever seen. If I ever scan my old Tri-X collection I'll see it again.
Scott, you're making me feel young. The Shell station in Roseland, NJ, had a pretty smudgy Coke machine, but the (little, glass) bottles cost a whole dime!
Watertown, Connecticut
Watertown, Connecticut
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Ah the smell of fresh tires in the morning! I would be outside too! Almost has a Walker Evans look to this photo, I like it.
Ha! Robert, you're right, the smell inside the work/storage area is a bit overpowering, but I admit that I actually like a whiff of that aroma. Something about growing up male in 50s/60s New Jersey wraps a bit of romance around *anything* automotive.
For me, the redolence brings back summer jobs in high school delivering auto parts for the Ford dealer. A favorite stop was the tire shop, which had the blackest, smudgiest Coke machine (5 cents!!) you've ever seen. If I ever scan my old Tri-X collection I'll see it again.
scott
Scott, you're making me feel young. The Shell station in Roseland, NJ, had a pretty smudgy Coke machine, but the (little, glass) bottles cost a whole dime!
That was '58 or '59 and only one 5 cent Coke machine (yes, bottles) survived in my experience. It made up for what that job paid.
scott
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