47heaven Posted March 28, 2014 Report Posted March 28, 2014 (edited) This past January, some friends of mine and I got together at an abandoned strip of old Highway 99-60-70 and highway bridge in Whitewater, California, just NW of Palm Springs off of I-10. We took our old cars and dressed up in post-war period attire. I had also taken along some copies of some original highway signs and shields that I made which would have been erected in that same area back in the 30's and 40's. The signs and post were made to exact scale aof the original ones. The whole purpose of this event was to recreate a 1940's highway scene and see how close we could make it look real on film. The great thing about this strip of old highway was that the old pavement and wooden guard railing is the original from the 1930's. The portion of highway and the bridge were abandoned when they were bypassed in 1954. The cars we used were a 1939 Dodge, 1938 Ford, 1947 Pontiac and my 1947 Plymouth. Ironically, the Pontiac was the same, exact car used in the film "Devil With A Blue Dress." We took different shots of the cars going up and down the road and also used them in the background for taking some candid shots with the signs, just like people used to do when they travelled across country to mark where they had been. All in all, it was a blast to do, and we plan to do it again soon, but with more cars and people. Edited March 28, 2014 by 47heaven 5 Quote
47heaven Posted March 28, 2014 Author Report Posted March 28, 2014 (edited) More photos.... Edited March 28, 2014 by 47heaven 2 Quote
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Robin (UK) Posted March 28, 2014 Report Posted March 28, 2014 Nice work!We set ours in the early 50s... 4 Quote
Merle Coggins Posted March 28, 2014 Report Posted March 28, 2014 AWESOME!!!!!! Good job. Looks like you guys had a blast. 1 Quote
pflaming Posted March 28, 2014 Report Posted March 28, 2014 "Priceless" Thank you for sharing. 1 Quote
BobT-47P15 Posted March 28, 2014 Report Posted March 28, 2014 Neat.......looks very realistic. Thanks for sharing. 1 Quote
desoto1939 Posted March 28, 2014 Report Posted March 28, 2014 Very cool concept and I like that you did the pictures in B&W. I realy like the 39 Dodge since I have the kissing cousin a 39 Desoto 4 door sedan. I attend a WWII weekend event every June and all the participants dress in period clothing. All you missed was the rolled up shirt witht he cigartte pack in the sleeve. Hope the 39 Dodge really did not have a flat. Rich HArtung Desoto1939@aol.com 1 Quote
Niel Hoback Posted March 28, 2014 Report Posted March 28, 2014 Those are great! Thanks for posting them. Quote
Mark D Posted March 28, 2014 Report Posted March 28, 2014 Didnt you guys shoot some video as well? I thought I saw it on Facebook at some point. Quote
Plymouthy Adams Posted March 28, 2014 Report Posted March 28, 2014 (edited) sorry edited, hit wrong button Edited March 28, 2014 by Plymouthy Adams Quote
Don Coatney Posted March 28, 2014 Report Posted March 28, 2014 All you missed was the rolled up shirt witht he cigartte pack in the sleeve. Hope the 39 Dodge really did not have a flat. Rich HArtung Desoto1939@aol.com I think the greaser movement was a mid 50's thing. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greaser_(subculture) Quote
Plymouthy Adams Posted March 28, 2014 Report Posted March 28, 2014 yes, DA, peg leg jeans, t-shirt with the Lucky's rolled into the sleeve..late 50's to mid 60's...but then again today that would be copied and look like trash due to the growing number of tats...male and female..seems nothing is sacred...think they call it rockabilly or something like that....goes great with rat rods I guess...but that is only my opinion and not meant to single any one out...just not me is all I am saying... 1 Quote
JamesF Posted March 28, 2014 Report Posted March 28, 2014 That was great. Thanks for sharing. James Fuller 1 Quote
47heaven Posted March 28, 2014 Author Report Posted March 28, 2014 Nice work! We set ours in the early 50s... Very nice, Robin! I have some friends from France who live for the 50's. Not the Happy Days, Doo wop, wannabe type....the real thing: house, clothes, furniture, cars...etc. 1 Quote
47heaven Posted March 28, 2014 Author Report Posted March 28, 2014 (edited) yes, DA, peg leg jeans, t-shirt with the Lucky's rolled into the sleeve..late 50's to mid 60's...but then again today that would be copied and look like trash due to the growing number of tats...male and female..seems nothing is sacred...think they call it rockabilly or something like that....goes great with rat rods I guess...but that is only my opinion and not meant to single any one out...just not me is all I am saying...Tim, I used to hang around that Rockabilly group, but quickly found out that it wasn't for me. I'm not into tats on a woman, let alone on myself, as well as getting drunk and acting like a total a-hole. This Rockabilly culture today has the 50's very much misconstrued with how the 50's really were. I remember taking my car to one of their shows, and all I got was dumb remarks like, "Man, you should chop and lower that," "I like your 4x4," "What's up with pops?"...etc. Go figure. Edited March 28, 2014 by 47heaven Quote
47heaven Posted March 28, 2014 Author Report Posted March 28, 2014 Didnt you guys shoot some video as well? I thought I saw it on Facebook at some point. Do I know you, Mark? I thought I only had the video posted on my FB page. Yeah, I would post it, but don't know how to on here. Quote
RobertKB Posted March 28, 2014 Report Posted March 28, 2014 Enjoyed the pictures! I agree the B & W looks great! Thanks for posting! 1 Quote
TodFitch Posted March 28, 2014 Report Posted March 28, 2014 Really neat concept and you pulled it off very well. Biggest thing I see that looks out of place is the perfectly photoshopped white center line on the broken old pavement. Have you thought about doing the same thing out a bit further in the desert? I believe that Box Canyon road between Mecca and Chiriaco Summit is an the old alignment of US60. . . http://www.aaroads.com/california/us-060_ca.html Quote
1940plymouth Posted March 29, 2014 Report Posted March 29, 2014 (edited) Thanks so much for the photos, they are fantastic. Here is one that I did last summer with my wife at an old farm nearby. I know that my wheels aren't correct, but I had to share just the same. I hope you don't mind, not trying to hijack your thread Edited March 29, 2014 by 1940plymouth 1 Quote
T120 Posted March 29, 2014 Report Posted March 29, 2014 Great idea,nice pictures.Thanks for posting. Quote
Todd B Posted March 29, 2014 Report Posted March 29, 2014 Awesome, I am terribly slow at reading so I skipped what you wrote at first. I scrolled through all of the photos and that how cool it was for someone to find all these old photos. Then I read the comments that followed and realized these are new pctures. very well done. Todd B. 1 Quote
Niel Hoback Posted March 30, 2014 Report Posted March 30, 2014 Aye, that's how good they are. A lot of work went into those pictures, and it shows. 1 Quote
Lumpy Posted March 30, 2014 Report Posted March 30, 2014 The fun must have really begun when you drove back to town and stopped for gas, or whatever. That would have to blow some minds. ken. Quote
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