The intersection doesn't exist now. US 21 and US 29 ran northwest on West Morehead Street and turned northeast here, onto South Graham Street, a couple hundred feet southeast of the underpass under the railroad.

I was surprised to see the "Right Turn on Red," as in some states that did not become legal until many years later.

The car at the pumps is a 1940 LaSalle Series 52 coupe. Due to shrinking sales of these junior Cadillacs, 1940 was the final year General Motors made them. There was rumored to have been some discussion about reviving the LaSalle marque after WWII, but the decision was eventually made that five GM car brands were enough. Consideration was given to using the LaSalle name when Cadillac developed a smaller model for 1976, but Seville was chosen instead.

As close as I can figure, our two friends and this Gulf Station were between what is now the parking lot next to Bank of America stadium and the Greyhound Bus station. I'm leaning towards parking lot because the building next to the red dot in the bottom-left corner was a gas station at one time ... just not this gas station.

I'm working on a script where our college frat boy and hard fighting sailor just got off a bus and are now thumbing their way on the last leg of their journey home. A car pulls up. They both get in. From there, it becomes either a film noir or a blue movie. Maybe both.

I've always preferred the excitement that came with unsafe tire repairs.

Looks like a young sailor hitchhiking one way or the other on leave. My dad told me that as a young Marine, he always wore a dress uniform so as to be more likely picked up. I can't see the detail well enough to discern his rate.