Parking Collection (page 3)

Village in the Dordogne, France
Busy scene in a picturesque village in the Dordogne, south west France. Date: 1951

Parking lot. Chicago, Illinois. Date 1941 July

Beach and Waterfront - Montevideo, Uruguay Date: circa 1909

The Bressey Traffic Report, 1938: future predictions
Traffic 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, Rye
Built 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 Sign
A 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 1960S
An 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, Bristol
A shopping day in Broadmead, Bristol Date: 1950s

Doctors car, St Davids, Pembrokeshire, South Wales
The 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 line
A 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 Robinson
The 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 cars
A Policeman walks past two parked cars, a Austin 10 Drop Head Coupe & 1939 Armstrong Siddeley (right)

Tired Tandem Rider
A tired cyclist rests against a signpost, with his tandem leaning close by

Police Vehicle Removal
Metropolitan Police vehicle removal unit taking a car to the pound

Parking on Hills
On steep hills set the wheels against the kerb

Parking on a Curve
DO NOT PARK ON A CURVE

Towaway Zone
Towaway zone in Cambridge, Massachusetts

London / Ely Place
Ely 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 Sea
A Peugeot passes two others, looking for a parking place beside the sea

Covent Garden 1930S
Busy 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 Scene
Traffic control will be tighter in the city of the future, but parking will still be a problem

Wenceslas Square / Prague
Wenceslas Square on Wenceslas Street, Prague

American City Street
This is Riverside Avenue at Spokane, Washington - the traffic is light and the parking is easy... but wheres the river ?

Deflationary Notice
A 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

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