Friday, June 22, 2007

Tommy Rettig as "Jeff
Miller" starring in "Lassie"
(1954-1957)
Child star Shirley Temple in her prime in the mid
1930's.

Wednesday, June 20, 2007

Yes, that is me with the lovely Sarah Whitcomb of the
"Jeopardy!" clue crew during my coverage of the
"Jeopardy!" contestant search in Phoenix in April, 2005.

Monday, June 18, 2007

Canyon Service? Could this old station be near the Grand Canyon?
A vintage gas station with gravity fed gas pumps. The gas
was pumped into the glass jug at the top, the quantity noted,
then released into the vehicle's tank. Pretty simple!
Blakely's gas station at 702 West Thomas in Phoenix (c. 1953)
How about that '53 Ford convertible? Notice all the oil cans
by the gas pumps. In those days cars routinely needed to add oil
between oil changes so the oil needed to be handy.
Abandoned Whiting Brothers gas station
on Route 66 in AZ.

Sunday, June 10, 2007

Move Over, V. I. Warshawski, Sandra
Scott, P. I. Is here.

Thursday, June 07, 2007