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Old image, new scan (my scanner hates x-pro negs, so this is a scan of the print instead!)
Bilox, MS.
2006.
That is Citi Field in the background
Willets Point, aka The Iron Triangle, is a shadow-neighborhood, seemingly on the fringes of the city, and even civilization. Bound by railroads, freeways, and the Flushing River and Bay, it is a hard place to get to. There is a strange world here- entirely dedicated to auto work and scrap metal. There are no sidewalks here, the streets are barely paved, huge puddles abound, and no normal rule of traffic apply. No one has a home here, and there are no stores or any kind. Mechanical work is happening everywhere- in the garages and even in the streets themselves.
Cars come to Willets Point to be resurrected- like the pristine BMW's and Mercedes being driven back out to more genteel surroundings. Or- cars come to Willets Point to die, as seen by the overturned chassis strewn about, and the massive mound of scrap metal.
This is the ash heap of The Great Gatsby, traversed by Nick Carraway on his trips from West Egg to Manhattan....
What is most amazing about Willets Point is its location right next to Citi Field and a stone's throw away from the U.S. Tennis Open. Being such a wasteland in such close proximity to places with such national and international profile puts the neighborhood in constant peril- had NYC won the 2012 Olympic bid (thank goodness it didn't, for many reasons) this area would have been razed for an Olympic venue.
10 mile expedition to Old Vlissingen- from Forest Hills through Corona, Willets Point, colonial sights of Flushing, the World's Fair ruins, and back.
December 2, 2010
Need your import worked on? Head to 3200 MacArthur Blvd. Whether it's a Fiat, Datsun, or anything in-between, the folks here can get you back on the road. The "Service" sign says all you need to know.
Prints of this picture are available at:
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1960 DeSoto on the way home from the body shop.
A truck dented the rear end several weeks ago when the driver's foot slipped off the clutch at a red light. Now that the body has been repaired it is being carried home on the flatbed to keep it away from the road salt. Trim and bumper will be re-installed in the spring.
Rutherford County (NC) Copyright 2009 D. Nelson
From what I understand this store is doomed due to impending widening of U.S. 221. What a loss of a true one-stop - groceries, beverages, tires, auto repair, towing, fresh produce, latest gossip and good company.
The gang at the Taylor St. headquarters in Arlington, VA (now the site of a 10+ story building. Names I remember: Jeff Burns, Ken Mayer, Karl Keiger, Mike Pickett, Mike Inmon, Nancy, Rob Nicholson, Mathieu Mazza, Malcolm Pugh.
Motorhead repairs British Sportscars. "When it's broken and British..."
They are still around, but near the Dunn Loring metro instead of near Ballston or Clarendon: www.motorheadltd.com/
BTW, motorhead is British for what Americans call the engine block.
Frankford Ave.
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The larger intake valves are all bent from the timing belt coming loose while the engine was running. The smaller exhaust valves do not appear to bent (I'll make sure when I remove the valves) and there was no indication on the piston heads that they collided. The EGR pipe that had to be cut from the intake manifold can be see still connected on the left side of the picture.
About the photo -- Luis Lopez Sr. served in the US Army at the height of the Cold War in Wildflecken, Germany. During his tour of duty he serviced and repaired Army vehicles, keeping our troops going. This experience gave him the skills and the satisfaction that led him to continue servicing and fixing vehicles for others after being honorably discharged. Luis Lopez Sr. has been providing this service since 1968.
Elite NAPA Auto Repair,
8139 S. Priest Drive Ste 108,
Tempe,AZ,85284,USA.
Phone: (480) 893-6884
Fax: (480) 496-8343
Contact Person: David Schultz
Contact Email: mail@napaautocareaz.com
Website: www.elitenapaautorepair.com
You Tube URL: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6K5e4CFYVp4
This Leavenworth auto repair shop had lost part of one side of its sign. I could have taken the other side.....but that's no fun!
Standard Oil Station, built in 1932 along Route 66 in Odell, Illinois. It was built with a canopy in the same manner as numerous other Standard stations across the country. The station originally sold Standard Oil products and gas for 20 cents per gallon to the many travelers of Route 66. In the late 1940s, the owner added two bays to the building to accommodate garage and repair services in order to stay competitive with the nine other stations that occupied the short stretch of Route 66 through Odell.