Tommy Rettig as "Jeff
Miller" starring in "Lassie"
(1954-1957)

Child star Shirley Temple in her prime in the mid
1930's.

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.

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.

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

BLOGGER PARTY PICTURES, CHAPARRAL PARK, SCOTTSDALE, JUNE 2, 2007