Muzak:1970

On March 4, 2014 By Fred KingIn B&W, Car, San Francisco1 Comment

Muzak vehicle spotted in the Financial District of San Francisco, 1970. How many of you were around when ‘Muzak’ was the company that piped in ‘music’ to offices, elevators and all?

Advection Frost

On January 20, 2014 By Fred KingIn Car, nature, Nikon D7000, SeattleLeave a comment

Advection frost that formed on my car a couple of weeks ago. Weird stuff.

Guy’s Interior Restoration

On October 2, 2013October 2, 2013 By Fred KingIn Alberta Street, Car, Nikon D7000, Portland, VehicleLeave a comment

Located on Alberta St., NE Portland. I have walked by this shop numerous times in the past 7 years and always just look in from the sidewalk. This day there was an employee working at the very back of the shop who saw me and waved me in. He was insistent, so I relented and went inside. He was working by himself as the owner was in Texas picking up another car to work on for a customer. He told me all about the shop and how he ended up working there three years ago. The shop does not advertise at all yet it gets business from all over the world. People ship their vehicles to the shop in crates, etc. The work they do is just amazing. The green Mercedes was my favorite this day. If you look behind the Mercedes you can see ( barely) a toddler in a stroller. That is our grandson, Adam, who is 2 1/2 yo. He was very patient with me as I conversed with the employee. The blue VW Bug is actually a light table of sorts that was made using a VW Bug that was sliced in half. Pretty amazing!! Most of the cars they work on seem to be older vehicles that need restoration and lots of TLC. The blue hot rod was under a ‘blanket’ that was removed just so I could take a few photos.

All Things Italian

On March 15, 2013March 21, 2013 By Fred KingIn Brooklyn, Car, New York, Nikon D7000, ThoughtsLeave a comment

Vespas and a Fiat, my fascination for Italian design lives on. All this post is missing is an espresso machine :-).

Portland Coffee Company has a Red Hook Presence

On February 12, 2013 By Fred KingIn Brooklyn, Car, coffee, New York, Nikon D7000Leave a comment

Google Earth

On January 26, 2013 By Fred KingIn Brooklyn, Car, New York, Nikon D7000, Signage, VehicleLeave a comment

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Roaming around the globe, a Google Earth photo car spotted on 5th Ave. in Park Slope, Brooklyn.
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Three Wheels

On December 11, 2012 By Fred KingIn Art, Brooklyn, Car, New York, Nikon D7000, Signage, Thoughts, VehicleLeave a comment

This is the delivery vehicle for the Chip Shop. I think they might have overstated the British theme. Three wheels is interesting.

More Positive

On December 5, 2012 By Fred KingIn Architecture, Brooklyn, Car, New York, Nikon D7000Leave a comment

Perhaps a more positive look at the Gowanus Canal neighborhood. Although I enjoy the seamier side of things ( as in urban decay ) I thought I should post this image of a business building that is pretty cool looking, complete with the old pick up truck.

Murals from The High Line

On November 19, 2012November 19, 2012 By Fred KingIn Art, buildings, Car, New York, Nikon D7000, people, portraitLeave a comment

The iconic VE Day image rendered in mural format. Pretty amazing! Also, a street scene from what looks like 1945 Manhattan.

Parking, Manhattan Style: View #3

On November 16, 2012November 17, 2012 By Fred KingIn buildings, Car, Manhattan, New York, Nikon D7000Leave a comment

Adjacent to the High Line there was this three-tiered parking lot.

Muscle Mini

On August 29, 2012 By Fred KingIn Car, Nikon D7000Leave a comment

Rouge

On August 16, 2012August 19, 2012 By Fred KingIn Car, Nikon D7000, redLeave a comment

Classic Rolls Royce spotted along the Ruston Trail near Commencement Bay, Tacoma, Wa. This Rolls was parked in a lot belonging to a law firm. “Follow the money”, as the saying goes. Reminds me of the TV show ‘Burke’s Law‘ (1963-1965), a show about a LA Homicide detective who rode around in a Silver Cloud, I believe. I guess I have dated myself :-).

A Different Kind of Monster

On June 29, 2012June 29, 2012 By Fred KingIn Car, Nikon D7000, ThoughtsLeave a comment

I actually did find this empty can right where it is as I was rummaging along the railroad tracks in the Georgetown neighborhood. This is not an endorsement of the drink, as I have never consumed a ‘Monster’ before. I just found the image mildly interesting. Maybe it has something to do with the American tradition of drinking and driving?

Clown Taxi

On June 14, 2012 By Fred KingIn Capitol Hill, Car, Nikon D7000, SeattleLeave a comment

Two Shades of Green

On March 18, 2012 By Fred KingIn CarLeave a comment

Van

On February 25, 2012February 25, 2012 By Fred KingIn Car, Portland, VehicleLeave a comment

Clif Bar van spotted in NE Portland.

Good Things Come In Pink Boxes

On January 12, 2012 By Fred KingIn Car, PortlandLeave a comment

The Voodoo Donut Van parked outside the Portland store.

Ducks#1

On December 13, 2011December 13, 2011 By Fred KingIn Car, Duck, Portland, VehicleLeave a comment

The Oregon Ducks football team won the in-state battle with the Oregon Beavers this year. Below, a RV full of Duck fans eagerly awaiting the trip south to see the game.

Mt. St. Helens

On August 2, 2011August 2, 2011 By Fred KingIn Car, UncategorizedLeave a comment

Driving south on I-5 I took this aiming the camera at what I thought was Mt. St. Helens. If you ‘click to enlarge’ the image you can make out St. Helens in the center background.

Little Mouse

On June 2, 2011 By Fred KingIn Capitol Hill, CarLeave a comment

The original Fiat 500 was nicknamed ‘Little Mouse’. There is a cute music video that Lush did that featured the band members inside the Fiat 500 lip-sycning a song. This mouse is the latest incarnation. The mouse in this photo is from New York and was moving just fast enough for me to not get a good bead on the focus ( sorry).