Lbkvk Wrote:
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> Photo Detective Wrote:
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> > Fran Conia Wrote:
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> > > Blackies, Springfield. Date unknown but
> > hopefully
> > > Photo detective will be along to date it for
> > us.
> > > Is that a late 70s gran torino?
> >
> > Blackie's opened in 1981, as did Deja Vu.
> >
> > This photo was taken after 1985.
> >
> > The USA Today Newspaper Machine by the front
> door
> > of Blackie's. The USA Today started in November
> > 1982, so that would put the date to at least
> > 1983.
> >
> > If you look at Commerce Street it his been
> widened
> > with turn lanes.The construction process of
> adding
> > turning lanes to Commerce started late 1984,
> and
> > finished 1985. The 7-11 lost a huge chunk of
> their
> > parking lot as a result.
> >
> > The car parked in Blackie's parking lot is a
> 1973
> > Oldsmobile Cutlass 4 door, and a 15 life
> > expectancy of those cars was common.
> >
> > My guess is this photo was taken in the late
> > 1980's during the winter.
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> > The photo of the City of Alexandria was taken
> in
> > the winter of 1972/73
> >
> > The patrol car is a brand new shiny 1973
> Plymouth
> > Satellite - Note the old blue VA Public Use
> tags
> > that were used until the mid 70's.
> >
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> > The photo of the north bound traffic on Shirley
> > Hi-Way was taken in the summer of 1960.
>
> Awesome. Thanks for the details. With regard to
> "north bound" traffic in the 395 picture. Isn't
> the lane on the left south bound?
I remember those old blue tags.
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