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The bike versus car debate
Ever heard of the California Cycleway? We hadn’t but were surprised to read about the nine-mile-long elevated wooden toll road intended for bicycle traffic from Pasadena to Los Angeles, California. The first part of it was opened officially on 1 January 1900, when nearly 1,000 people rode the path without accidents or complaints.
But then the car came along and the cycleway was soon forgotten. Not long after the invention of the automobile, Los Angeles became the car capital of the world. It also became the focal point of urban development. This can to a large degree be attributed to the prestige, and indeed comfort, of having a car.
Today’s Friday Lady seems to have made up her mind in choosing between a bicycle and a car. The picture was probably taken in Los Angeles, it shows Hollywood actress Gwen Lee in 1928. That car looks to be a Chevrolet. The penny-farthing or high-wheeler must have been a classic at the time and we wonder if it was used for filming purposes? That's a Victorian outfit she’s wearing, isn’t it?
Words by Jeroen Booij. Picture MGM.
Publié:
vendredi août 27th, 2021
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David Grimstead
29 Août 2021, 19:31
JimmyinTEXAS
29 Août 2021, 18:27
It appears they were lined up for a drag race. I wonder if anyone thought to get a video of the race?
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Michael Schlenger
28 Août 2021, 01:11
Great photo! The lady's outfit would have led to her immediate arrest in Victorian times, however. I'm not a specialist but I'd say her dress fits quite well to the 1929 Chevrolet.
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fred veenschoten
27 Août 2021, 14:38
Her dress is riding on the big wheel; won't get too far. I imagine braking would be a bit dicey.
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Tim Gunn
27 Août 2021, 11:13
Great image. More bicycles and cars please! The bicycle looks to be either an early Columbia with an open head steerer or maybe a Bayliss & Thomas. I think the open head design was licensed to Columbia (The Pope Manufacturing Co) or Boston, Mass; in the USA. The bike is c.1879.
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Whilst the photo looks like publicity for the Chevrolet Six rather than for a film, Gwen Lee appeared dressed in this costume being helped onto a penny-farthing by British-born M.G.M. comic actor George K. Arthur, nowhere near a car, in promotional photos for a “new” Hollywood film on general release in spring 1929, but hard to find a likely film with both credited at the time.