McDonald's Old Style

This is the  McDonald's in Yakima Washington it is strait out of the 1950's. This how McDonald's looked when they were franchised in May of 1953 the second McDonald's was opened in Phoenix, Arizona by Neil Fox an executive at Occidental Petroleum. Under the single arch located up on the roof is the original McDonald's mascot Speedee, he was later replaced by Ronald McDonald. Inside they have a McDonald's themed motorcycle, a 1959 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz you can eat in along with a 1957 Chevy Bel Air. They also have a Rockola jukebox and the interior of the building is decorated with pictures of 1950's icon's from Rock and Roll to Hollywood movie stars. 

The New Bay Bridge

I set out to walk the new Bay Bridge after walking a mile and a half CHP turned me around. They close the bridge to pedestrians at 4pm and lock the gates at 5:30pm. If you are on a bike you can ride later just as long as you are off the bridge by 5:30pm. When the walkway is finished it will be open 24hrs. a day, it is estimated to be finished in 2015.  

The traffic on the bridge was heavy and I had planned to blur the traffic like I did in the post Bay Bridge at Night (New and Old). The traffic was just a little faster than stop and go.

The sun had just set to the right of this image and I had a light just over my left shoulder. I am not sure if it was sodium vapor or incandescent. That is what made the lower left hand corner a warmer color. I had the same kind of light over my right shoulder, but I was shooting at an angle. In this shot you can see the first stars starting to come out. I don't know what the bright one is, but I am sure it was not the north star.

Hood Ornaments Good Guys

These are a few of the hood ornaments I saw at the 20th Good Guys Car Show in Pleasanton California. 

Pontiac Chieftain Hood Ornament

1947 Pontiac Woody

The Dodge Brothers Ram.

1934 Ford DeLuxe Fordor the same model of car that Bonnie and Clyde died in.

1938 Packard

Desoto

Buick

1958 Studebaker Provincial Station Wagon

Flying A Gas Station Truckee California

This Flying A gas station opened in 1936 in Truckee California. In 2007 it was restored to look like a 1949 gas station.

Bella Pier Casa Sul Lago Tahoe Vista

While up in Tahoe I stayed in Bella Vista Sul Lago and photographed that house and another property called Bella Pier Casa Sul Lago (beautiful pier house of the lake) in Tahoe Vista. Again my family thanks you for all the great hospitality, we had a wonderful weekend.

The pier located right across the street.