One less 36 Convertible

[Deleted User]
[Deleted User]
edited November -1 in HUDSON
Hey folks,



Don't get too alarmed, it's an old picture. Just found a couple of old pics depicting Hudsons that I thought everyone might enjoy seeing. The first is a wrecked 36 convertible that looks like someone probably was severly injured in. Very sad.



The next is a '42 two door parked in downtown Florence, Alabama. The '42 looks to be the newest car in the pic so I'm guessing the pic was taken '41-'42. I love this one with all the people going about their day. Takes you back...wait I was born in 1965. But, still you can almost feel the atmosphere there.

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  • RL Chilton
    RL Chilton Administrator, Member
    Ouch, that's bad. 2nd picture is very cool, though. Know what city this is from?
  • RL Chilton
    RL Chilton Administrator, Member
    I guess I gotta read your post, Florence Alabama!!
  • Aaron D. IL
    Aaron D. IL Senior Contributor
    1st one, my first reaction was "ouch"

    2nd one I thought wow what a great car show!...... oh wait.... You forget that people actually drove these things as daily transportation at one time. Still every vehicle in that photo has a lot more character than anything made now.
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User]
    How could you tell the photo was taken in Florence, AL?
  • Unknown
    Unknown
    The next is a '42 two door parked in downtown Florence, Alabama. The '42 looks to be the newest car in the pic so I'm guessing the pic was taken '41-'42. I love this one with all the people going about their day. Takes you back...wait I was born in 1965. But, still you can almost feel the atmosphere there.[/QUOTE]
    Gotta love that #2 shot , I was born in '35 and this is what we had untill '46 and still had them well into the '50s , AHH , THOSE WERE THE GOOD DAYS
    BUD
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User]
    HotrodHR wrote:
    How could you tell the photo was taken in Florence, AL?



    That was the caption on the photo I found. I have aunts and uncles who live in Florence, Al. today, so I plan to show them the photo to see if they recognize any of the buildings. I've been to Florence many times and the downtown still looks very much like this. Maybe that bank could be a survivor still today.



    I just googled Magestic Theatre Florence, AL and got this:



    The Majestic Theatre opened on Saturday, August 30, 1919. It was located at 204 North Court Street next to the new First National Bank building. From the advertisements, it was not clear what was shown on opening day, but the primary advertisements announced a "Paramount Artcraft Special", a motion picture style show with living models and moving pictures called "That Well Dressed Look" for September 1 and 2. The theatre seated 400 people.



    The last night of operation for the Majectic Theatre was June 9, 1951.



    Sounds like a match
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User]
    I forgot to ad that the photo caption read: June, 1942, a Saturday in Florence, AL.
  • Browniepetersen
    Browniepetersen Senior Contributor
    Great photo's. Must have been taken from a good camera. The clarity and lack of distortaion is very good for this time. Good stuff....
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User]
    Hey, I live in the Florence area, used to work downtown on the same corner that the camera was shooting from. The camera was shooting from the old county courthouse, which was torn down in the mid 60's. A 6 story building is there now, was a bank, but is an annex to the new courthouse which is one block south of the old building, plus other offices upstairs.

    When I worked there on the 5th and 6th floors, we could look out the windows all over Florence at that intersection(1980's).

    The pic was taken before I was born (43), dont remember the theater, something else is there now. The downtown area is still going well, but the mall pulled a lot of traffic and businesses out there. The main street in front of the bank is Court St. The street beside the bank is Tennessee St, about 8 blocks due east is cemetary. A local bad man, end of civil war was hung I think at this intersection and buried in the road in front of the cemetary because he bragged that "no one would ever run over him". A little local history. Bob
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