Warm California…smog
Boy, does this one have the hobby in California in a tizzy. California A.B. No. 616 is in the Committee on Transportation right now, and “would require the department (of Consumer Affairs) to...
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1960: The smog war begins
If the 50th anniversary of the nation’s first automobile smog bill hasn’t been overly memorialized, well, we’re not surprised. Between emissions regulations, safety oversight, insurance premiums and...
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Cleveland, Ohio, 1973
Carspotters, you’ll have to forgive the impish impulse that caused me to believe this shot of the Clark Avenue Bridge in Cleveland would make for a good street scene. Like the recent parking lot...
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Philadelphia, 1973
Post-apocalyptic movie stills? Nope, just a couple Dick Swanson shots of rush hour over the Walt Whitman Bridge connecting Philadelphia to its New Jersey suburbs, circa August 1973, courtesy the...
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How a bunch of college kids convinced Detroit to cut smog in 1970
1970 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu entered by the Tufts University team in the 1970 Clean Air Car Race. Photo from the Tufts Digital Library. The whine of a turbine filled the air. Electric cars scooted...
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