Tag Archives: 1920s
A Set of Corn Flakes Doubles Blowing Past The Truck Stop
If you had to name one of the most influential companies in trucking history, Consolidated [...]
Gillian’s Wonderland Pier on Ocean City Boardwalk closes after 95 years
Sunday marked the final day of rides and the end of an era at Gillian’s [...]
Belyea Truck Co. and the Odyssey of the Giant Eye
Jack Belyea’s truck company became world famous for hauling gargantuan objects. In 1930, he and [...]
A wise old farmer on Cabovers
“Cabover trucks seem like a pretty good buy compared to conventional, but you gotta price [...]
Deserted Bait Shop
I’m going to go ahead and assume that none of these things can be found [...]
The water in which I’m suspended charges me like a battery that runs on lightning
“The more I let go, the more electric I become, resonating across tides and currents, [...]
The Route 66 Glenrio Pontiac
Of the many cars along Route 66, probably one of the most photographed and instantly [...]
Consolidated Freightways Supporting Santa
Bet you didn’t know that Santa outsourced some of his transportation work to Consolidated Freightways [...]
Consolidated Freightways Doubles
CF Freight, affectionately referred to by truckers as “Corn Flakes,” was founded in 1929 under [...]
The same three thousand or so people were still living the same small-town life
“This town was caught in a perpetual state of stagnation. The same three thousand or [...]