1969 Mercury Colony Park - NJ 2 FL Album by Richard Truesdell. Photos by Richard Truesdell. 1 - 92 of 92 Total. 15177 Visits.
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enlarge 2.00MB, 1224x792 2 Colony Park Ocean Drive preliminary layout.pdf
enlarge 5.99MB, 3872x2592 3 DSC 0888x Flashback, a '50's and '60's store in Memphis, is the backdrop for this photo, taken the morning after I picked up the car in Little Rock, AR.
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enlarge 4.84MB, 3872x2592 5 DSC 0906x It's actually longer than a GMC Yukon XL. Because the "wood" is less faded on the driver's side, most of the photos taken on the trip will show that side of the car.
enlarge 657KB, 895x682 6 DSC 0908 - Day 1 - Wildwood NJ to Virginia Beach VA Day one of the official "Ocean HiWAy 2008" trip, Wildwood, NJ to Virginia Beach, VA. This is after I drove the car from Little Rock, AR to Warren, NJ.
enlarge 5.20MB, 3872x2592 7 DSC 0909x At the Starlux, a refurbished retro/vintage motel in Wildwood, NJ.
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enlarge 9.01MB, 2592x3872 9 DSC 0917aex Back in 1953, when the Starlux was built, it was known as The Wingate.
enlarge 5.08MB, 3872x2592 13 DSC 0950x The Starlux also has vintage Airstream trailers for rent and is open year-round.
enlarge 4.78MB, 3872x2592 14 DSC 0963x Cape May, NJ, Lewes, DE ferry service, the quickest way from NYC to Virginia Beach, VA.C
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enlarge 431KB, 895x682 16 DSC 0960 - Day 2 - Virginia Beach VA to Nags Head NC Day 2 - Virginia Beach, VA to Nags Head, NC. Because of a late start, I only made it to Nags Head, rather than further south; Wilmington, NC was my intended goal.
enlarge 5.21MB, 2592x3872 17 DSC 0969xx In Virginia Beach, we stayed at The Oceanfront Inn, which first opened in 1980 but was suitably retro for the purposes of this trip.
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enlarge 4.43MB, 3872x2592 20 DSC 0992x A vintage diner at sunset on US 158 on the way to Kitty Hawk, NC.
enlarge 4.46MB, 3872x2592 21 DSC 1006x Vintage Esso station on US 158 on the way to Kitty Hawk, NC...yes, I have detailed shots of the pumps.
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enlarge 662KB, 895x682 23 DSC 1000 - Day 3 - Nags Head NC to Savannah GA Day 3 - Nags Head, NC to Savanna, GA. Because of the short day's driving for day two, I had a lot of ground to make up. This day's driving took more than 12 hours and covered 550 miles. With the exception of the Colony Park's voracious appetite for fuel, the drive was uneventful.
enlarge 6.52MB, 3872x2592 24 DSC 1025x The beach at Nags Head, NC behind The Sea Foam Motel, built and opened in 1947, just after World War 2. This wonderful, charming, and classic motel is on the National Register of Historic Places but is threatened with demolition if they can't be allowed to keep their sandbags in place to stem beach front erosion. The rooms and atmosphere of The Sea Foam is simply wonderful; it's hard to believe that this hotel had been opened more than 20 years when the Colony Park was built.
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enlarge 4.96MB, 2592x3872 27 DSC 1059x At the Sanitary Fish Market, on of the cashiers looks over my 1964 copy of the Ford Times Cookbook, which featured the historic restaurant when it was known as Tony's Sanitary Fish Market & restaurant. I have four different editions (of seven published) of the Ford Times Cookbooks, anthologies of recipes from The Ford Times magazine and along the way south I located several eating establishments featured in the cookbooks, published in the years between 1940 and 1979. This books, which give a fascinating look into American roadside history, constantly appear on eBay.
enlarge 5.69MB, 3872x2592 28 DSC 1063x The wall of fame at The Sanitary Fish Market.
enlarge 5.01MB, 2592x3872 29 DSC 1068x The Colony Park parked outside in front of The Sanitary Fish Market and Restaurant.
enlarge 121KB, 898x685 30 Day 4 - Savannah GA to St Augustine FL Another Short day's drive due to late start and some sightseeing in Savannah, GA.
enlarge 5.48MB, 3248x2262 31 DSC 1074 cropped ae Typical room at the retro-renovated Thunderbird Inn in Savannah; I think that as a kid we stayed here on our 1965 trip to Miami.
enlarge 4.62MB, 3872x2592 32 DSC 1080x The classic neon sign of the Thunderbird Inn. I am getting additional pictures from the hotel's management company.
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enlarge 3.67MB, 3872x2592 36 DSC 1094x The DeSoto Hilton, one of the featured restaurants in the Ford Times Cookbook.
enlarge 6.12MB, 2592x3872 37 DSC 1099x The Pirate's House restaurant in Savannah, another place featured in The Ford Times Cookbook.
enlarge 5.28MB, 3872x2592 56 DSC 1247x 60's era signage at Daytona Lincoln Mercury.
enlarge 4.89MB, 3872x2592 57 DSC 1251x Shots taken at Daytona International Speedway - this was the Sunday that Jimmy Johnson clinched his second title at Homestead.
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enlarge 5.22MB, 3872x2592 61 DSC 1268x Vintage Howard Johnson motel in Titusville, on the other side of the bay from the Kennedy Space Center.
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enlarge 3.81MB, 3872x2592 66 DSC 1293x The vehicle assembly building (VAB) where in 1969 the Saturn rockets that sent Apollo 11 to the moon; because of security concerns, this is about as close as one can get to the VAB to get a clear shot.
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enlarge 5.82MB, 3872x2592 68 DSC 1308x Famous Ron Jon Surf Shop in Cocoa Beach.
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enlarge 5.57MB, 3872x2592 72 DSC 1328x The Ocean Grill, another of the restaurants featured in The Ford Times Cookbook.
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enlarge 629KB, 776x600 75 brochure page Page from the 1969 full-line brochure.
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enlarge 1.97MB, 1021x1567 77 1964 First Edition Mobil Travel Guide - Mid Atlantic states
