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Notice the name on the door is "FJ Boutell Driveaway Company". They hauled Buicks out of Flint.

I had two uncles that drove for Boutell. Uncle Joe Toby (who may be the man pictured) is the one that loaned Mr Boutell the money to start the business.

Ever hear the "urban legend" about a car hauler going under a bridge and wiping the top off the car? That was Uncle Joe; he was hauling a Buick showcar up on top. They had paved the road and (inadvertently) reduced the clearance. He hit the overpass and smeared the roof.

They refurbished it and used it during the show season a convertible model. Uncle Joe kept his job, probably as a result of his previous arrangement with Mr Boutell.

K

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Just noticed post 82: I didn't know when I made that comment that I would be done about two weeks later.

Last day worked was Feb 7; retired effective 3/1/2019. Total time with GM was 39 years 7 months.

K

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Congrats on a full career and happy retirement to you.

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Completely different freeways. The first one with the 7 south and 101 is what would be the 405 and the 101 interchange facing south, need to double check with my old man, he grew up in that area while the freeways were going in. Hes got some great stories. The second was is in downtown LA, you can see city hall.

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I know, I couldn't find the exact one, but you KNOW it is going to look basically the same.

Brian

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That is a wild story, wow!

Brian

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closest i could find.
https://www.kcet.org/sites/kl/files/...ego_fwy_0.jpeg
https://c8.alamy.com/comp/CDP29M/jul...way-CDP29M.jpg

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What's so amazing to me is the lack of center dividers on many of the early roads. Imagine travelling along at 75-80 and 24 feet away was a car doing the same thing in the opposite direction.

As far as the compare photos, it looks like they've completely redesigned the interchange? The first "today" photo showed the sign and the beginning of an offramp. This photo is taken from the ramp. You can see an overpass like in the B&W picture but 405 curves as it passes under the ramp.

https://cdn2.lamag.com/wp-content/up...rn-Fwy-map.jpg

Kind of crazy to think about how much effort was spent building and rebuilding in such a short time. That type of activity makes ants proud! ;-)

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GM plants often had cool fire brigade vehicles, like the one posted here.

Flint Assembly had a nice 69 GMC stepside, hidden in the back of the plant.

The Hydramatic transmission plant in Ypsilanti had a beautiful red Farmall A updated with fire equipment.

One of the engineers in the truck group purchased it at auction when it was disposed of.

K

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Very neat. I'm guessing these vehicles were for display only? I remember reading of a huge fire, possibly in the Hydra-Matic plant, which destroyed equipment and records. Because of that I have wondered for years if GM decided to invest in their own firefighting equipment or if it was left to the towns where the plants were located.

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Thats not the same section. Thats farther down the 101 connector after the split.

https://www.google.com/maps/@34.1657...4!8i8192?hl=en

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Seriously - the DQ owner's name is "Affholter?" I'll bet that was intentionally mispronounced a lot.

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LOL

You know it! At least you would have to mispronounce it, I have seen many people with names you don't even have to mispronounce to be hilarious! How about "The Ho" no kidding, I am not making this up, we had a customer and THAT was their name, that spelling, everything! We had one guy who's name and I forget how it was spelled but it was pronounced S H I T. This is the thing, I have thought about this. If I move to some country that my name means a prostitute I am going to change it to "The Ho," You know what I mean?

Brian

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https://scontent-sjc3-1.xx.fbcdn.net...dc&oe=5D7EE7DA

Brian:metal:

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Id be happy with even one named M. Fokker! Ours up and closed along with subway and chase bank!!! DQs are 40 and 70 miles one way depending if you go north or south on Coastal 101.

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No DQ in Brookings anymore? I used to stop there every trip to the beach. I have a collection of a dozen of their Christmas glasses from a whole year of visits to Brookings.

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SLACKER! You couldn't hold out the extra 5 months to make an even 40 years?:lol:

But seriously, HUGE congratulations on retiring.

I retired at the end of 2017 with 26 years of service from Metro in L.A. working on Light Rail and Highway projects as the Design & Construction Quality Manager (other service added up to 31 years on the clock) and worked every day since I was 16 years old. 47 years in total and that was more than plenty for me. I hope you still have your health, my best to you and all the people that have managed to be able to retire!

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No DQ in Gold beach anymore. No fast food at all unless you count Grocery Store fried chicken. Gold beach is already dead just decaying now. Brookings is getting a new one and prolly tear down the old one. Theres a pic of pre 54 AD hanging there (and other older DQ's) its painted white with DQ all over it.

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Wow. I love it. So sleek. Just think of the cost for white sidewalls that large.

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Is that sucker beautiful or what! Damn what an awesome truck.

Brian

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So many questions: How did they get it up there? Are they ever going to tie it down? And lastly...WHY?

I think they're going to have the same results as this boat hauler:

https://youtu.be/kxFx8_z6o4o?t=7


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What the heck, it's only about a million dollars for that thing. :mm:

Brian

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https://scontent-sjc3-1.xx.fbcdn.net...e6&oe=5D85324F

This is a cool one, San Francisco I believe.

Brian

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Little known fact: The guy leaning on the cab in the old photo is grandfather to the guy who does marketing for US Post Office. "If it fits, it ships."

Strangely enough, there's a rollover on the highway nearby involving a flatbed that was hauling a post office truck. "If it ships, it's not gonna get there today."

https://www.facebook.com/manchesteri...type=3&theater

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I love it, wonder if this truck still exists.

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SF for sure. Coit Tower right. Can't walk around like that anymore due to people piles everywhere.

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LOLOLOLOL, OMG how stupid of me I didn't see Coit Tower! LOLOL Geeeez, I have been in that thing a number of times for goodness sakes.

This is the corner of Market and Kearny streets. I sat literally a block from there watching the Giants World Series parade in 2010. :D

Thanks for waking me up!

Brian

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https://scontent-sjc3-1.xx.fbcdn.net...c0&oe=5D81CCD6

This is a neat one in that it's my home town! If there was a Buick in that photo I may be in it! LOL This is at the "Five corners" in the Irvington district of Fremont. My mom grew up in Irvington, when it was a town before Fremont joined a few of these towns in 1956. That building straight ahead with the opening on the corner is an auto repair shop that my uncle Joe worked at. There is not a Burger King there, but that's a good part of my family's history now too, it is where my wife's first job was. :D

The second picture is of my Uncle Art and his to be wife in a parade right there on the street where that AD is a number of years before. The last one is my mom working at her first job just to the right of where this photo was taken only a few hundred feet away. And the last one with my mom holding my sister with the 36 Ford was taken only a few hundred yards from this photo at five corners.
Yeah, I have a LOT of photos from Irvington.

Brian

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Old push trucks...

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https://scontent-sjc3-1.xx.fbcdn.net...e0&oe=5DBECB36

How about that trailer! Everything was art back then, even the working trailer hauling cars.

Brian

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https://scontent-sjc3-1.xx.fbcdn.net...17&oe=5DBB1796

Brian

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Brian, you've been posting some cool photos. I have no idea how the old ones are colorized so well but it's neat to see. And I really love the Art Deco trailer hauling those old cars.

Here are a couple of photos here that I don't think I've shared before.

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Very cool!

Brian

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Hope everyone was ok, I know the AD didn't fair so well. :(

https://scontent-sjc3-1.xx.fbcdn.net...36&oe=5DB30EE2

Brian

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https://scontent-sjc3-1.xx.fbcdn.net...71&oe=5DAF4A4F


Brian

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Couple more...

https://i.pinimg.com/474x/88/ae/50/8...rucks-hair.jpg

https://i.pinimg.com/474x/78/31/3c/7...let-trucks.jpg

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That pic was a standard feature at many DQs including the ancient one from the 50's in Brookings OR. They knocked it down last week and built a brand new one. I hope the pic was saved and transferred over.