Vintage Automotive Scenes

Black and white photos of vintage cars and diners, capturing the nostalgic vibe of classic American automotive culture from different eras.

Vintage Photograph. Linehan Oldsmobile inc. with cars lined up out front.

The good old days dinner seen at Ruby's Autodiner in Laguna Beach California

Vintage Photograph. Linehan Oldsmobile inc. with cars lined up out front.

Street scene, Williston, North Dakota. 1937. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. North Dakota , Williston, North Dakota , Williams County

The good old days family restaurant at Ruby's Autodiner in Laguna Beach California

Restaurant at a roadside

Traffic center's bus stop.

New Hudson Cars, Clark & Woolsey , Commercial facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Great Plain Ave - store , General stores, Automobiles. Needham Building Collection

Auto diner at night with old classic American cars in Laguna Beach, California

Reservoir St #385 , Automobile service stations, Automobiles. Needham Building Collection

Heil Used Cars , Commercial facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Gibbons store with car and truck out front , Stores & shops, Post offices, Gasoline pumps, Automobiles, Trucks

Culver City Car Wash , Commercial facilities, Maps, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Highland Ave - Mahoney , Automobile service stations. Needham Building Collection

Pfann Motor Sales, Inc., 1000 Jamaica Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. , Commercial facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

John Patton Motor Company , Automobile service stations, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

B & W Motor Sales Inc. , Commercial facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

78 Fremont St , Automobile service stations, Automobiles. Needham Building Collection

Tommy Wilson Buick Service , Commercial facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

No parking problems at Casey's --272 Naugatuck Ave., Devon, Conn. , Commercial facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Safeway Cab Company, Vicksburg, Mississippi , Commercial facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Tommy Wilson Buick Service , Commercial facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Along Route 66, Seligman, Arizona.

Hagan Pontiac Sales & Service, 113 - 119 No. Crockett, Sherman, Texas , Automobile service stations, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Highway corner. Reedsville, West Virginia. 1935. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection

Pfann Motor Sales, Inc., 1000 Jamaica Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. , Commercial facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Route 66 neon sign and historic vintage roadside motel welcomes old cars and guests in Barstow California

USA, Texas, Adrian, the Mid Point cafe on Route 66

Car Parked Inside Garage. 1910 - 1965. Central Plains Region (Kansas City, MO). Photographic Print. Department of the Interior. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Red Lake Agency. 1964-. Photographs

Roy Stauffer Chevrolet Sales , Commercial facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Gorman's Harley Davidson Sales, Inc., 1805 Texas Ave., Shreveport, La. , Commercial facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

1961 Chevrolet Chevy Corvette Hard Top hardtop

Valley Street , Buildings, Automobiles. Lawrence

Barber Shop

Ralph D. Jones, Inc. , Automobile service stations, Commercial facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Cease Motor Company , Commercial facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

North America, USA, Washington. Replica of old Texaco station near St. John.

Lowell, Arizona. Old car and gas pumps. (Editorial Use Only)

Lowell, Arizona. Vintage yellow taxi cab. (Editorial Use Only)

Jet Roller Rink , Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

P. & L. Service Station, Pan Am products -- Poplar and Lambuth, Jackson, Tenn. , Automobile service stations, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

North Carolina, Mt. Airy, town was the model for Mayberry in the TV series Andy of Mayberry, tow truck outside Wally's Service Station

Mack's Super Service , Automobile service stations, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

N.A., USA, Washington, Whitman County. Replica of old Texaco station. (Editorial Usage Only)

Balloon Route Excursion - The Scenic 'Trackless Trolley' Trip - 101 miles - one day - one dollar! Visiting 10 Beaches and 8 Cities, paralelling the mountains from Los Angeles to the Ocean, then 36 miles along the seashore. An ocean voyage on wheels - the first trackless trolley in America, connecting Sunset Boulevard with a new housing development, 'Bungalow Town', in Laurel Canyon. Built and operated by Laurel Canyon Utilities Company. Date: circa 1910s

Heinel Motors Inc., Philadelphia's most complete automobile institution 'Where honesty & fair dealing count' , Commercial facilities, Automobile service stations, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Along Route 66, Seligman, Arizona.

Mello Fuel Company, 37 Brookley Rd., Jam. Plain , Trucks, Petroleum industry. Leon Abdalian Collection

USA, Illinois, Pontiac, Mural advertisement

Vintage bus by ROY's motel and cafe sign on Route 66, California, USA.

Little diner on street corner

Esso service area. 1949.

276 Resevoir St demolished 1954 , Automobile service stations. Needham Building Collection

Arizona - Moenkopi 1972.

Bar Cafe in former bus traffic control tower, terrace at the Autoosta bus terminal, Riga, Latvia, Baltic states, Northeastern Europe, Europe

Nissley Motor Company, '32 years of reliable service' , Automobile service stations, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Skyway Diner, Industrial Highway & Penrose Avenue Bridge at Phila. International Airport Circle, Phila. 42, Pa. , Restaurants, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Sue's Used Cars, new & used automobiles, 3400 Live Oak St., TR-7773, Dallas , Commercial facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Parked cars on a city street in Portage, WI in late 1966, Ram Hotel on the left (Christmas decorations on lamps) .

Old-style grey pick-up truck parked in front of red-painted store, California, USA, North America

Nissley Motor Company, Lincoln - Mercury -- Sales & service, '37 years of reliable service', Middletown, Penna. , Automobile service stations, Commercial facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Mickey's Diner St. Paul Minnesota USA

Old Cars Oldtimers, historic gas station at Delgadillo's Snow Cap, Historic Route 66, Seligman, Arizona, USA, North America

Queen Used Cars , Commercial facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Texas, US HIghway 81, 1930's Era Gas Station

Nissley Motor Company, '32 years of reliable service' , Automobile service stations, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Soulsby Shell Station of 1926, Mt. Olive, Illinois, United States of America

Marathon , Automobile service stations, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Lowell, Arizona, USA. Antique sedan at Texaco service station. (Editorial Use Only)

Vintage Photograph. Truck at Grocery Freight platform.

1980s United States - Ideal Used Car sign, 1990 South State Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 1981.

Bliss Auto Sales, 4730 Pershing Drive, El Paso, Texas , Commercial facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

1961 Chevrolet Chevy Corvette Hard Top hardtop

1990s America - Union Bus Station sign, Walker and Sheridan Streets, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 1993.

Valley Road #216 , Houses, Automobiles. Needham Building Collection

Bonner's Willys Motors , Commercial facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

This is an old gas station with the original pumps and vintage signs. It is a piece of roadside America.

Vintage truck and auto parking sign painted on white corrugated metal building with directional arrow

Sign at filling station which also sells liquor, Waco, Texas. 1939. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Texas , Waco, Texas , McLennan County

Gasoline Station at Night, Los Angeles, California, USA, Russell Lee, U.S. Office of War Information/U.S. Farm Security Administration, April 1942

Hudson Freeport. 'At the station' 146 W. Sunrise Highway, Freeport, L. I. , Automobile service stations, Commercial facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Old gas station, Route 66, Hackberry General Store, Hackberry, Arizona, USA, North America

A "Popeye" Popcorn Truck with a Colorful Advertising Design. 1941-01-01T00:00:00. Central Plains Region (Kansas City, MO). Photographic Print.

Dick Motors , Commercial facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Ralph Ellsworth, Inc., 30000 Ford Road, Garden City , Automobile service stations, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

A classic car at a gas station on Main Street in Williams on Route 66, Arizona, USA

Al Welling Motor Co., Cadillac -- Buick -- Pontiac -- Vauxhall, Alvin, Texas , Motels, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Edgewood Diner, located on U. S. Rt. 40 & Edgewood Road, Edgewood, Maryland , Restaurants, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Land Rover Discovery 1998 1990s brown building furniture loading open door steps

Bayer Chevrolet Inc. 34-14 Steinway St., Long Island City, N. Y., Astoria 4-0700 , Automobile service stations, Commercial facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

New Zealand, South Island, Canterbury, Burkes Pass, antique filling station

Entrance to boat marina, New York City, NY

USA, New York, Western New York, Buffalo, Anchor Bar, credited with inventing Buffalo Chcken Wings in 1964

B & B Transfer Co., others have a slogan -- we deliver the goods , Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Collin's Diner (1942) - Route 7 - Canaan - Connecticut 1976.

Gas Station attendant filling Gas Tank of Car, Washington, D.C., USA, Albert Freeman, U.S. Office of War Information, August 1942

New Zealand, South Island, Canterbury, Burkes Pass, antique filling station

McMillan Chevrolet Co. , Commercial facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

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