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Hawaii: 1962
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 06/12/2007 - 1:19pm.
Somewhere in Hawaii in 1962 - who can tell us where? 35mm Ektachrome transparency from a California thrift store. View full size.
Yes, that's Kaunakakai, the
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Tue, 09/04/2007 - 2:56pm.
Yes, that's Kaunakakai, the main town on the island of Molokai where I grew up. I was 11 years old when that picture was taken; my family is still there.
Except for the jeep, only
Submitted by Ray B. on Wed, 08/22/2007 - 5:01am.
Except for the jeep, only Chevys, a Ford and a Plymouth. The low-priced three.
Re: Cars
Submitted by Dave on Sun, 07/29/2007 - 11:16am.
That's a 1956 Chevy wagon. And the car behind it is a 1959 Chevy, not an Oldsmobile.
Cars
Submitted by Anonymous Hipster on Sun, 07/29/2007 - 10:54am.
I used to have a 1959 Olds just like the one behind that red 55 Chevy wagon.
Hyman Roth does not live to see the new year
Submitted by Flubber on Thu, 06/21/2007 - 12:04am.
You're a wise and considerate young man.
Location
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Thu, 06/14/2007 - 11:51am.
Isn't that near Kumon Iwana Laya?
I knew a girl from there.
Found it!
Submitted by Chris Thompson on Tue, 06/12/2007 - 6:36pm.
After some Google map searching for the sign in the background there: KAUNA??KAI SALES & SERVICE, I found Kaunakakai, Hawaii, on the island of Molokai. Then I went to flickr and looked around the photo maps and found a few good shots of the area. I think that the Shell station in the background is now Kalama Service at 53 Ala Malama St.
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