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18 hours ago, Eric said:

I love old pics like this.

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I believe this one was in Milwaukee Oregon, I remember going there with my grandfather when I was a kid, at one time you could go inside.

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2 minutes ago, NDcent said:

I could use some help. What's the purpose of this rack system, and how did they load and unload it?

That system is a way to park a lot of cars in a small footprint. I'm not sure what the lifting mechanism looked like, but I am guessing it was complicated as hell.

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9 minutes ago, Eric said:

That system is a way to park a lot of cars in a small footprint. I'm not sure what the lifting mechanism looked like, but I am guessing it was complicated as hell.

Well after some zooming, I can see lighting shining down and between the towers. You can also see some type upright structure between them and kind of under where the lights are. 

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10 minutes ago, XSIV4S said:

They never really stopped being used. Here is a modern version:

 

Well I ain't never. Would love to see one of those old ones work, too. They had a turn table in our town years ago that turned the train engines around, called a'round house'. They did a lot with a little back in the day, amazing.

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Strange name for a gas station. I used to live in a small town and the "Town Pump" was a girl who anyone who wanted to have sex with her would be accommodated. they have these in Montana and in Oregon it's called "Town Pump"

 

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2 hours ago, NDcent said:

Well after some zooming, I can see lighting shining down and between the towers. You can also see some type upright structure between them and kind of under where the lights are. 

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11 minutes ago, Borg warner said:

Here's the photo:

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Thank you. Those houses don't exist now. They were replaced by a parking lot. Even the replacement Gulf station that was there when I was a kid is gone. tom.

 

https://www.bing.com/maps?q=grant+street+at+the+blvd.+of+the+allies&FORM=HDRSC4

 

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