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Beach and Waterfront - Montevideo, Uruguay Date: circa 1909
The Bressey Traffic Report, 1938: future predictionsTraffic improvements in London in the style of some already carried out in American cities: 1. A parking deck in Trafalgar Square. 2. A depressed road crossing at Hyde Park. 3
The Land Gate, RyeBuilt by King Edward III, the Land Gate is one of the many ancient structures that remain in the quaint old town of Rye, Sussex, England. Date: circa 1400
No Parking SignA No Parking sign, for use during weddings/funerals, Chester, Cheshire, England. Date: 1960s
No Mans Land Common, near Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire, England; a favourite parking place on any summer afternoon. Date: 1930s
Traffic Warden 1960SAn irate old lady gesticulates in frustration at a traffic warden, aggrieved at the parking fine he has just given her. A man takes a sneaky peek at them! Date: 1960s
Broadmead, BristolA shopping day in Broadmead, Bristol Date: 1950s
Doctors car, St Davids, Pembrokeshire, South WalesThe doctors car (a Swift) parked by the Celtic Cross in Cross Square, St Davids, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales. A woman looks straight at the camera, while two boys look with interest at the car
Woman hanging out the washing on a lineA woman hanging out the washing on a line (or two), apparently at the side of a stretch of water
The rear wheel gear / W H RobinsonThe rear wheel gear for turning the car in one movement. Illustration by William Heath Robinson. Please note: Credit must appear as Courtesy of the estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/Mary Evans
Policeman and parked late 1920s carsA Policeman walks past two parked cars, a Austin 10 Drop Head Coupe & 1939 Armstrong Siddeley (right)
Tired Tandem RiderA tired cyclist rests against a signpost, with his tandem leaning close by
Police Vehicle RemovalMetropolitan Police vehicle removal unit taking a car to the pound
Parking on HillsOn steep hills set the wheels against the kerb
Parking on a CurveDO NOT PARK ON A CURVE
Towaway ZoneTowaway zone in Cambridge, Massachusetts
London / Ely PlaceEly Place, Holborn, London, where the Beadle used to close the gateway and call the hours between 10 p.m. and 5 o clock in the morning, as was the tradition for many years
Peugeots by the SeaA Peugeot passes two others, looking for a parking place beside the sea
Covent Garden 1930SBusy scene in central London, looking towards Covent Garden, showing parked cars and vans unloading for the market and well-dressed people in hats milling about
Future Street SceneTraffic control will be tighter in the city of the future, but parking will still be a problem
Wenceslas Square / PragueWenceslas Square on Wenceslas Street, Prague
American City StreetThis is Riverside Avenue at Spokane, Washington - the traffic is light and the parking is easy... but wheres the river ?
Deflationary NoticeA sign in Spalding, Lincolnshire, warning that any motorists who park their cars in the cattle market without paying the 2/6 fee will have their tyres deflated