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![I was recently going through Dr. Samuel Berg’s collection of Newark photos from the early 1960s (and there are a lot to go through–all 2,788 of them!) It reminded […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Screenshot-2022-05-01-at-09-02-40-282-280-278-Market-Newark-Public-Library-Digital-Repository.png?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Photography: Ghosts of the Past–Gritty Commercial and Industrial Scenes of Newark N.J.")
CC Photography: Ghosts of the Past–Gritty Commercial and Industrial Scenes of Newark N.J.
Posted on May 4, 2022 | 22 CommentsI was recently going through Dr. Samuel Berg’s collection of Newark photos from the early 1960s (and there are a lot to go through–all 2,788 of them!) It reminded […] -
![When I was a little kid, I was fascinated by maps. Old ones were especially interesting. I was surprised to see on some local maps that there was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Screenshot-2022-02-15-at-19-30-59-1887mcpg28-jpg-JPEG-Image-1142-%C3%97-1451-pixels.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Archeology: Searching For The Lost Village of Littleton, New Jersey")
CC Archeology: Searching For The Lost Village of Littleton, New Jersey
Posted on February 18, 2022 | 31 CommentsWhen I was a little kid, I was fascinated by maps. Old ones were especially interesting. I was surprised to see on some local maps that there was […] -
![This morning, February 13th 2022, I woke up to a Winter Wonderland of powdered-sugar snow. Everything looked so pretty that I decided to take a walk and capture on […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/20220213_100048-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Winter Neighborhood Walk: Boonton, New Jersey")
Winter Neighborhood Walk: Boonton, New Jersey
Posted on February 16, 2022 | 29 CommentsThis morning, February 13th 2022, I woke up to a Winter Wonderland of powdered-sugar snow. Everything looked so pretty that I decided to take a walk and capture on […] -
![(first posted 1/26/2016) One day in the late 1980s, I got caught in bumper to bumper traffic on the Henry Hudson Parkway, along the Hudson River shore on Manhattan’s West […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Google-maps-detail-stude-building.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "What If: The Wheel That Never Rolled")
What If: The Wheel That Never Rolled
Posted on January 26, 2022 | 63 Comments(first posted 1/26/2016) One day in the late 1980s, I got caught in bumper to bumper traffic on the Henry Hudson Parkway, along the Hudson River shore on Manhattan’s West […] -
![This is a fascinating book–ahead of its time and prophetic. I first saw it when I was in the 8th or 9th grade. Then the local library put it in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/88593_96f562c06864fa2f_b1-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Library: Reading “God’s Own Junkyard” 58 Years Later")
CC Library: Reading “God’s Own Junkyard” 58 Years Later
Posted on January 16, 2022 | 40 CommentsThis is a fascinating book–ahead of its time and prophetic. I first saw it when I was in the 8th or 9th grade. Then the local library put it in […] -
![(First posted 08/06/21, updated December 2021) During my latest neighborhood stroll, I decided to focus on some building sites, as there are also many construction enthusiasts (to say the least) […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/IMG_9605.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: Under Construction (With Mansion Updates)")
CC Global: Under Construction (With Mansion Updates)
Posted on December 26, 2021 | 46 Comments(First posted 08/06/21, updated December 2021) During my latest neighborhood stroll, I decided to focus on some building sites, as there are also many construction enthusiasts (to say the least) […] -
![It was July 2018. Sitting in my parents’ house, my mother handed me a stack of papers and asked what my guess was about the appraisal. I was within $5000. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/DSCN7914a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "House Of A Lifetime: An Incomparable 1910-era Midwestern Stick Built House – In The Family For 57 Years")
House Of A Lifetime: An Incomparable 1910-era Midwestern Stick Built House – In The Family For 57 Years
Posted on August 2, 2020 | 105 CommentsIt was July 2018. Sitting in my parents’ house, my mother handed me a stack of papers and asked what my guess was about the appraisal. I was within $5000. […] -
![What uses are there for an old automobile dealership building? Sure another dealer could make use of it but there are times that simply may not be practicable. A few […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/IMG_1374.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Architecture: Recycled Automobile Dealership Buildings")
CC Architecture: Recycled Automobile Dealership Buildings
Posted on August 18, 2019 | 88 CommentsWhat uses are there for an old automobile dealership building? Sure another dealer could make use of it but there are times that simply may not be practicable. A few […] -
![Britain has no shortage of wonderful railway stations large and small – London Paddington, York, Newcastle Central, Glasgow Central and Bristol Temple Meads all have their fans among the larger […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/st-pancras-roof.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Trackside Classic: St Pancras Station – Industrial Revolution Meets Gothic Revival")
Trackside Classic: St Pancras Station – Industrial Revolution Meets Gothic Revival
Posted on March 14, 2019 | 30 CommentsBritain has no shortage of wonderful railway stations large and small – London Paddington, York, Newcastle Central, Glasgow Central and Bristol Temple Meads all have their fans among the larger […] -
![A number of you have shown us the cars you’ve owned for years and how you’ve improved them with time. I don’t have the time or energy for that (except […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/CC-359-091.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "House Of A Lifetime: 25 Years of Change")
House Of A Lifetime: 25 Years of Change
Posted on March 5, 2019 | 60 CommentsA number of you have shown us the cars you’ve owned for years and how you’ve improved them with time. I don’t have the time or energy for that (except […] -
![In hindsight, I should’ve rented a Mustang and photographed it in front of the imposing, monolithic and long-shuttered Michigan Central Station. I didn’t see this coming, though: Ford purchasing a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/chevrolet-camaro-michigan-central-station.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive News: Ford’s Michigan Central Station Purchase – An Institution Buys An Iconic Landmark")
Automotive News: Ford’s Michigan Central Station Purchase – An Institution Buys An Iconic Landmark
Posted on June 22, 2018 | 25 CommentsIn hindsight, I should’ve rented a Mustang and photographed it in front of the imposing, monolithic and long-shuttered Michigan Central Station. I didn’t see this coming, though: Ford purchasing a […] -
![I have been neglecting the Cohort, and I feel bad about that. But the Flickr pages stopped working properly for me a while back, and I couldn’t open any of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Holbrook-AZ.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Outtake: Wigwam Village Motel #6, Holbrook, AZ")
Cohort Outtake: Wigwam Village Motel #6, Holbrook, AZ
Posted on January 25, 2018 | 31 CommentsI have been neglecting the Cohort, and I feel bad about that. But the Flickr pages stopped working properly for me a while back, and I couldn’t open any of […] -
![2012’s Looper follows a mob assassin (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) on the run after he fails to “close the loop” and kill his future self (Bruce Willis), who is forcibly brought back to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/EmpirePlaza19.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic Visits The 2007 Empire State Plaza Auto Show, Part 2")
Curbside Classic Visits The 2007 Empire State Plaza Auto Show, Part 2
Posted on November 15, 2016 | 32 Comments2012’s Looper follows a mob assassin (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) on the run after he fails to “close the loop” and kill his future self (Bruce Willis), who is forcibly brought back to […] -
![Last Saturday I decided to ask my youngest if he’d like to go on an impromptu road trip with me and he immediately agreed. We were on the road within […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/IMG_0841-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: How Does Your State/Province Welcome Drivers?")
QOTD: How Does Your State/Province Welcome Drivers?
Posted on July 23, 2016 | 121 CommentsLast Saturday I decided to ask my youngest if he’d like to go on an impromptu road trip with me and he immediately agreed. We were on the road within […] -
![Time has a way of corrupting legends. Ford Motor Company’s story has always skirted the romantic: Henry Ford, the populist hero turning the tables on any who would stand in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/004.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Factory Classic: Ford’s Piquette Avenue Assembly Plant")
Factory Classic: Ford’s Piquette Avenue Assembly Plant
Posted on January 25, 2016 | 29 CommentsTime has a way of corrupting legends. Ford Motor Company’s story has always skirted the romantic: Henry Ford, the populist hero turning the tables on any who would stand in […]
