comparing these photos... the rear window speakers were liberated.
but what I think is amazing, Craig shared a couple photos of his Mustang before the earthquake, and after it was pulled out of the bricks
Saturday, September 13, 2025
the 1987 6.1 earthquake in Whittier California smashed Craig Patterson's Mustang a lot flatter than I would have guessed a Mustang can get
Al's Gulf Service Station in Alpena, MI 1953. My paternal grandmother's parents lived in Alpena. I've heard about it often.... but never been there
E. W. Norris was a WW1 Veteran and when he came home to Glen Elder Kansas, he decided to build his service station to look like a castle he admired in Luxemburg or Germany
Ernest (best known as "Ernie") was born July 17, 1888, in Cawker City, Kansas.
Coming from a family with interests in equipment business, Ernie continued this tradition in 1916 by constructing, then operating a garage and service station which was special for its time as it was built with a heating system in its shop which allowed for year round comfort for employees.
The new station was built in 1926 by 3 stonemasons, with locally quarried limestone, which became a traditional building material in the area primarily because it took money to build with wood, but it only took labor to build one of stone. Many of the eastern Europeans who settled the area were adept stone masons so there were quite a few competent workman in the area willing to work for relatively low wages. The stone for the service station was quarried near Glen Elder. The building was constructed of long narrow slabs of a warm, buff color
Well-constructed, the structures pilings are sunk 15 feet into the earth
The additional building was constructed in 1929 to house the oil and greasing equipment and a hydraulic lift repeats many of the architectural motifs used in the service station. It faces north and its facade repeats the crenellated square towers on each corner.
The removal of the gas pumps happened after US-24 was relocated to bypass Glen Elder, causing the station to no longer be situated on a major cross-country thoroughfare, destroying the day to day profitability just like what happened to Route 66
He finished this new station in 1926, when it sold after his death, it it became a hotel, now it's been bought by a Dan, who grew up nearby, and wanted to buy it his whole life
Ernie died when he parked his car and the brakes failed, and pinned him underneath it, at age 82. His estate sale was extensive, as he had collected everything from antique automobiles, popcorn and peanut machines, cigar store Indians, extensive gun and coin collections, and enough other collectibles to fill a 28-page announcement
It's GOAT day at Goodwood, and there is a Gogo T300, 250cc rear engine, in the tribute grid. It's the one like that driven by Jim Clark, two-time World Grand Prix Champion and the first British winner of the Indianapolis 500.
Clark competed in a Goggomobil at a club event in Edinburgh in 1957. He finished second in class.
In celebration of Clark at Goodwood Revival, they combined the two sides of his incredible life.
He grew up a humble sheep farmer in the Scottish highlands and conquered motorsports in its entirety, winning in a plethora of series and iconic cars, represented by a collection on the grid.
It was emphasized by bringing a herd of sheep among the race cars. https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=755766910418154 or skip to 13:15 for the sheep getting herded through the race cars on the grid
Skip to 8:15 on the below video for a discussion of the Goggomobile
Something I haven't heard of before at Goodwood Revival, the "Turning Circle at Gate 2" theme, this year's will celebrate peace, love, and good vibes in a nod to the Haight-Ashbury hippie movement.
for examples of themes since 2011, there is a photo album of a dozen of the past themes at https://www.instagram.com/p/DJ9tyQdNcsh/?img_index=10
this video shows the Turning Circle at Gate 2 theme in progress with a Further bus and actors in hippie costumes
for the nice racing moments:
the competition on the track between the Battlebird, the Austin and the Cooper Climax was fun to watch
Friday, September 12, 2025
the 103-year-old Fairfax Bridge that leads to Washington's Mount Rainier National Park closed earlier this year
transportation officials have to either plan on replacing the bridge in an area north of where it is now or permanently closing it.
Removing the bridge could cost between $70 million and $80 million, on top of the $46.6 million that would have to be paid out to private landowners losing access to the crossing, and take 3 years.
To construct another bridge would cost about $160 million and would take six years to finish.
the bridge was constructed in 1921, 250 feet above the Carbon river.
The bridge is a single-lane bridge so vehicles must yield to oncoming traffic.
The Fairfax Bridge is one of only two three-hinged lattice arch bridges remaining in Washington.
President Truman had a Douglas DC-6 aircraft built specifically to use as Air Force 1, and at the suggestion of the aircraft’s pilot, President Truman named it The Independence in recognition of his hometown, Independence, Mo.
The aircraft was painted with the cartoon face of an eagle from cockpit to nose and a wing design on the fuselage.
An expansion joint in the pavement caused problems on the inbound Edens Expressway in the north suburbs of Chicago
A crack about an 1/8th of a mile long has appeared in Woodbridge, New Jersey, along Route 440, also known as Smith Street.
https://abc7ny.com/amp/post/crack-quarter-miles-long-closes-route-440-smith-road-woodbridge-new-jersey/17774489/
I'm wondering about the sinkholes caused by old mines in New Jersey that were in the news last year, and if this might be caused by an old mine too
Starting Jan. 31, New Hampshire will no longer require an annual safety inspection of tires, brakes, lights and other equipment on most commuter vehicles
Some motorists urged lawmakers to end the program, noting many states don’t require safety checks, and that most crashes are caused by driver error, not equipment malfunctions. They also said cars can fail inspection for reasons unrelated to safety, necessitating expensive fixes.
Houston's fire dept ordered a new ladder truck 3 years ago... they did not make sure the one they ordered would FIT inside the fire station
Three years ago, the fire department requested a new ladder truck to replace the one firefighters had been using for several years.
Houston's city council approved spending nearly $1.5 million on it.
"Under the last administration, they didn't clearly measure, and so there is a piece of apparatus that does not fit in a bay at Station 61," Marty Lancton, the president of the Houston Professional Firefighters Association, said. Fire officials said they are working to get an estimate on the construction of the bays at the station
They will need to reconstruct the bay door and provide safer clearance for the new apparatus.
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