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Old Posted Mar 6, 2011, 4:02 AM
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Originally Posted by Los Angeles Past View Post
Great shot of one of those old Auto Club porcelain freeway signs. I was sad as a little kid when they took them all down. Last section of freeway I remember seeing the black signs on was the Harbor right around Orthopaedic Hospital. That was probably around 1967.

And! In 1971, I almost bought a 1963 Studebaker Gran Turismo off a used car lot in Azusa for $100 down! Total sticker price for that absolutely cherry sports car was $700. Ah, the ones that got away!

-Scott
Wow, that would've been great had you gotten that car and kept it! The ones that got away indeed!

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Tail O' The Pup is in Angels Flight–style suspended animation. Declared a cultural landmark, but moved in 2005 into a Torrance warehouse to await a new site.
OK. Thanks for the info. I wonder if it'll ever see the light of day again.
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