November 20, 2013
You’ll definitely want to spend some time studying today’s fabulous old photo.
The first thing you’ll notice is New York City’s Flatiron Building, c. 1903, at the intersection of Broadway and Fifth Avenue. Then, as you look more closely, you’ll find pedestrians, streetcars (certainly not horse-drawn … perhaps electric? … but there are no wires to be seen), horse-drawn trucks, delivery vehicles, private coachman-driven vehicles, hansom cabs, and more. Enjoy!
October 25, 2013
Here (finally!), as promised, are some detailed photos of the elaborately (and really rather magnificently) carved and painted Sicilian cart that went through last weekend’s carriage auction. I had hoped to post these yesterday but was having some computer issues and didn’t get anything at all posted. To reward you for your patience, I’m sharing a whopping ten photos here, which you can study at your leisure today and over the weekend. Enjoy!
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October 21, 2013
As promised, here are a few photos of the magnificently carved and painted Sicilian cart (one of two, actually) that went through Martin’s Auction. I don’t know what the winning bid was for this vehicle.
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Next, I’ll post some more photos (details, mainly) that I took with my “real” camera.
September 30, 2013
Yesterday, A.J. and I were on a long drive toward home, and we broke it up by stopping in Tennessee to browse through a few antiques stores. In one huge store, with a lot of old car and garage memorabilia, we walked into a back room and found this …
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September 24, 2013
This photo, c. 1903, of New York’s triangular Flatiron Building contains a plethora of pedestrians, streetcars, horse-drawn delivery wagons, and horse-drawn trucks, a few Hansom Cabs and other horse-drawn passenger vehicles, and even an early “horseless” carriage.
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The Slower Road 