Curbside Wordless Outtake: Buick Regal at the Porn Shop
– Posted on January 6, 2020
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I dunno if that is a terribly regal place to be. There’s gotta be more reputable joints in Eugene.
What better locale for one of those “bordello red” interiors we keep reading about here. 🙂
I still remember the late David E. Davis, Jr., describing a 1981 Cadillac Sedan deVille as having a “Whore’s Drawers” interior. That phrase turned out to be a lot more memorable than the car itself.
Chrysler, on the other hand, repeatedly, made the interior even further, especially with certain color combination. ( a Chrysler Fifth Avenue in Fifth Avenue red with Fifth Avenue red lipstick, I think it’s a lot altogether )
Ha! I remember the whore’s Drawers thing!
The car is white-over-white on the exterior. Shouldn’t it be scarlet red…?
A friend of mine had an identical Regal in the late 80s early 90s.
Finding it parked in a location such as this wouldn’t shock me.
His however had the “bordello blue” interior.
Actually, the car and the shop both represent the same era. With the advent of the internet, physically shopping for adult entertainment is not really necessary. The shop is for those looking for physical interface, much like this car compared to the ones of today. All analog, all done by touch and feel, and not wholly satisfying, but enjoyed by a lot of folks “back in the day”.
I hesitate to comment on this topic, but my drive-by observations solely based on a lot of travel between California and Oregon, plus other western states, is that Oregon still has a lot of “adult” establishments. Our daughter lives in Portland and it seems to be the “gentleman’s club” capital of the US. Plus Oregon is home to a lot of CC’s, so odds are they will be seen together.
I’ve noted the same thing about Oregon.
Yeah, I’m surprised this place still exists. I mean, there is exactly one Blockbuster Video left in the world. Though it, too, is in Oregon…
Speaking VERY hypothetically, if I were to purchase such merchandise, I would want the transaction to be in person and in cash – leaving no electronic footprints.
But undoubtedly you’d be captured on video above the register. Or Paul would be taking a picture of your car and you’d be walking out the front door with a paper bag in hand at the same moment. Could get sticky…
Could get sticky in any event. Decent of Paul not to capture the license plate number.
Not the application of the term “analog” that I would discuss in polite company!
Many years ago I read a blog written by a woman who worked at an adult video store (or it might have just been a regular video store with a large adult section) detailing her experiences working there. Something I learned from her stories is that apparently certain people get turned on by the act of visiting the porn store, and for these people getting porn from the internet just isn’t the same. So that could be part of how this adult video store is able to hold on while regular video stores are basically gone.
And that’s a piece of knowledge I can’t believe I’m sharing.
I have a navy blue Cadillac Fleetwood, and with me it’s human body art. ( and yes I did it, people like it too ) But I’m sure I did it gracefully, at a level higher than the car itself.
I am sure there is a story behind the way this photo opportunity came to be…
Of course! It’s right on one of our most regular urban hikes; Stephanie and I walk by it often. I’ve actually shot a few other cars there, but never used them before.
When I first started shooting cars ten years ago, I spotted a ratty ’81 Imperial there, which was just so perfect, but had forgotten my camera (pre cell-phone camera). I was so desperate to shoot it, as I’d never seen once before or since. Then the guy comes out and I explain my interest in his car. Turned out he lived up in Salem, but he promised me he’d call me next time he was in town. Not.
And yes, I’m surprised this still exists. I shot this just last week.
This guy pays for porn?
Maybe he works there.
Or there maybe extra services available in the “preview rooms”
This place has an arcade! He’s there to play video games.
Comments about the location aside, that’s a well-preserved Regal.
Dirty movies, clean Buick.
So many cars of this age look like they’ve gone through the war and are definitely ready for the scrapyard. This sweet Buick’s life is destined for a happy ending!s
Both the driver and car get a Happy Ending. It’s a win-win!
May have found the G body spot.
In 2020, something (about economics) tells me that in the Preview Rooms, you also get an ending.
Had a buddy some years ago who would beep and wave when passing a porn shop if someone was walking out. A real hoot!
Now that’s funny.
I will have you know that a Wack Shack was a noble profession. In it’s heyday, the place probably got so much business the owner was able to buy this fine steed that is parked in front of it.
It probably is a base model though, I am sure the owner of the store has enough products with all the balls…..er…bells and whistles