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I stumbled into this on one of my many searches, and it made me stop. It’s not just a great snapshot generally, but obviously, I couldn’t miss the little study in automotive contrasts on the left. An Isetta, and a convertible at that, right behind a ’58 Chevy Bel Air. So when I went back to find the source of this shot, I Googled “New Orelans 1959″ and came up with a few other random shots worth sharing.
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This one will keep the car spotters busy a bit longer.
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Another similar one.
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The street cars were still running. Is one named “Desire”?
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The City of New Orleans train, but shot in Covington, TN, in 1959. Looks like E-7s or E-9s. Like these UP units that I shot and wrote up here in great detail.
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A bit small, but here’s the airport. Ok you plane spotters, what are the Rampside Classics?
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A great curbside shot by Charles Cushman.
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One more., of the foot of Canal Street. This one is actually dated 1955, and the cars bear that out.