Here's another photo of the Jesse Lee Home that Dad took while he was the Administrator (I'm not sure, but I would assume that's one of my sister's on the front stairs). Note the combination of open windows and snow on the ground -- these are not only my people, but my kind of people:
Also visible in the photo is the vehicle my dad owned at the time, an International Travelall. This was probably the first one (of several -- in fact, we owned one pretty much from that time until they stopped making them in the early seventies). I loved the big solidness of them, and -- despite the lack of decent gas mileage -- wouldn't mind owning one now. And as a matter of fact, I saw one just a couple of days ago as Jen and I were driving around San Rafael in search of bulk sausage (which is another story for another time).*that's a guess, but it's close.
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One of your sister's what???!? The suspense is killing me.
not going to make a bulk sausage joke cause i love you two too much!
but damn close those windows what were they trying to heat all of Alaska? :)
When I first move here I thought the open windows were just craziness! After living here through a few winters, I understand. The temps can go from 10-20 below zero to 25-35 above in a matter days. One of the best inside jokes between K. and is to say, "It's HOT!" in March.
Of course; we're probably losing our minds...;)
I'd love to have an old Travelall. That would be an awesome burrito truck! I saw one on Benson the other day with all of the glass intact and very little glass intact, and little rust. That is rare!
Uh; move=moved.
Focus, Vikki; FOCUS!
:)
Well, that Travelall explains much about how you felt at home in the Lair! Very cool.
That's a great photo, BTW, very of its time with the coloring. It reminds me of old snapshots in my parents' photo albums.
A great piece of your history Bob..thanks for sharing!
As for the open windows..when I lived in Boston and had radiator heat that we did not control..we had open windows all the time as it got friggin HOT in that apartment.
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