Best / Most Telling Bicycle Photos of All time!

[cyclingday]

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[cyclingday]

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[Sox-n-Bix]

New site: New York Public Library just released 187K new pictures. Searchable site. Prepare to spend time...

I am just getting started, but I'd never seen this pacemaker pic before.

http://publicdomain.nypl.org/pd-visualization/

 

[Balloontyre]

Ww2.

 

[jimbo53]

Jane Wyman and Ronald Reagan

 

[biker]

Nice

 

[biker]

Bottom photo has in the background Lane Technical High School located at Western & Addison in Chicago. I wonder why the students parked their bikes so far away from the school? They would have to actually cross over Western Ave. At that time it was an all boys school with around 4000 students.

 

[filmonger]

 

[JKT]

here's a photo from about 1935 of kids at a shoe store waiting to see who wins this Rollfast V20 bicycle !!

 

[ricobike]

Bottom photo has in the background Lane Technical High School located at Western & Addison in Chicago. I wonder why the students parked their bikes so far away from the school? They would have to actually cross over Western Ave. At that time it was an all boys school with around 4000 students.

OK, I realize I might be late to this one. I did see it when it was originally posted, but my interest was piqued at seeing it again. I think I may have found the answer to your question.

These bicycles are parked in a lot across Western Ave, it's true. Looking at the signage on the building I determined this was Harry's Tire Shop at this address. I was able to locate the address for Harry's Tire Shop on Western Ave at 3423 and/or 3435 using this link:

http://ronaldimiller.com/family_harry_shankman.htm

This link also mentions that it was called "Harry's Bicycle & Tire Shop" at one time. Now take a look at the picture again. Look at how these lads are looking at these bikes. To me, it looks like they are inspecting the bikes, perhaps for purchase. I don't think this was the bike parking lot for the school, it was the sales floor for Harry's for used bikes. Just a theory, but it would explain why the bikes were parked across a busy stretch from the school.

The tire shop has been torn down and now appears to be a FedEx store.