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On the night of June 21, 1974, charter members of the Minnesota Street Rod Association gathered in the former Midway Shopping Center parking lot to show off their street rods and custom cars and ...
Mickey's Dining Car is a classic diner in downtown Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States. Designed to resemble a railroad dining car , the prefabricated building was constructed in 1937 by the Jerry O'Mahony Diner Company of Elizabeth, New Jersey , then shipped to Saint Paul by rail , opening in 1939.
The museum was created as a result of the restructuring of the Minnesota Transportation Museum (MTM) during the winter of 2004–2005. The MTM was founded in 1962 to restore a streetcar, Twin City Rapid Transit Company No. 1300, that had been operated by the TCRT until the last streetcar lines were abandoned in favor of buses in 1954.
This historic full-service sandwich shop and soda fountain has the quintessential '50s diner look and dates back over 100 years. The ice cream shakes and malts are a standout, as are sundaes that ...
Tailfins gave a Space Age look to cars, and along with extensive use of chrome became commonplace by the end of the decade. 1950s American automobile culture has had an enduring influence on the culture of the United States, as reflected in popular music, major trends from the 1950s and mainstream acceptance of the "hot rod" culture. The American manufacturing economy switched from producing ...
1953 Ford F-100. Introduced: 1953 Ford unveiled the F-100 pickup truck this year to commemorate its 50th anniversary (and had a horn button featuring a special gold rim saying “50th Anniversary ...
The Minnesota Commission of Public Safety ordered the workers back on the job and they complied for a while. People again left work in late-November. On December 2, a crowd energized by speakers from the Nonpartisan League again grew angry after TCRT cut off electricity to the streetcars in downtown St. Paul, making it impossible for many ...
Aug. 8—NEWBURYPORT — A selection of exotic supercars will join antique and classic automobiles in taking over the downtown when the 10th annual Cruisin' The '50s Car Show rolls in on Thursday.