This post is somewhat related to my earlier US
Shorpy, an online database of HD scans from very large, very old photograph negatives, is a terrific collection of originals from which to crop out small portions for a closer look at detail.
Most of their pictures were taken in large cities where such hi-tech inventions as automobiles existed in numbers much greater than out in the hinterlands. In them, especially NYC, you can actually see the transition from horse-drawn coaches to horseless carriages taking place.
The pictures are roughly spaced about 8-10 years apart in order to better illustrate the change in cars on the road. The Goofy cartoon is one that I clearly recall from 1950s broadcasts of the Sunday night Walt Disney TV programs. It depicts what was going on in California Texas
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Absolutely fascinating, Gus. Thank you so much for this and so many fascinating posts. I remember some of those old cars on the streets around DFW. One of my great aunts drove a black Mercury with rounded fenders. Another drove a black something I don't recall. Always black.
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