Wagons in vintage Street scenes

11/23/70 - South Illinois

 

4/21/90 - Paul Atwood (#7178) leads the Wandering Walukis to the finish of the River-To-River Relay

 

Old car. Not old photo......




What the heck is this?

 

Chevy Chase's, Grandpa's Family Vacation 1959?

 

Fenway Park Motors on Boylston Street near the Fenway

• Fenway Park Motors on Boylston Street near the Fenway

In 1954, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Professor Kevin Lynch began his Perceptual Form of the City project, a five year endeavor funded by The Rockefeller Foundation. He was joined in it by Professor Gyorgy Kepes at the M.I.T. Center for Urban and Regional Studies and Nishan Bichajian, assistant to Professor Kepes, who shot these photographs. These are the first of a series on The Old Motor that will feature more of those photos.
Our top photo shows one of the many varied businesses located near the famous Red Sox baseball stadium in the Fenway-Kenmore area of the city before urban renewal began. While its connection to the team might have been tenuous, there can be little doubt that the name was not only instantly recognizable to potential customers, but also provided useful information about its location. We do wonder about the meaning of the top part of the great sign that immortalized Marcy in neon and describes her Dad as the owner of the business. Do any of our Boston area readers know the story behind it?

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