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Old Posted Oct 25, 2020, 2:47 PM
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Originally Posted by ethereal_reality View Post
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If The Jetsons were in L.A. waiting for a bus they might have used one of these Tel-A-Chairs.


Passengers watching coin-operated TV’s in the LA Greyhound terminal in 1969.


vintage.es

"Take note of the space age chairs, ashtrays, phone booths, and terrazzo floors.

The 49 Tel-A-Chairs at the Greyhound Bus Terminal at 6th and Los Angeles were grossing $4,000 every month.
Ten minutes of television time cost 10 cents while a half-hour cost 25 cents."


The gentleman closest to the camera appears to be watching football.

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Many iterations of the same concept.




https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8851/...5497fd19_b.jpg

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/54/e3...f410b81339.jpg




http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-AUllWSIABI...uthorityTV.jpg







https://edition.cnn.com/travel/artic...html?gallery=0


1959, LAX TWA Terminal Bldg.
https://dynaimage.cdn.cnn.com/cnn/q_...-airport--.jpg






"Customers at LA [Municipal Airport] in 1950 could get a haircut before boarding the plane."
https://dynaimage.cdn.cnn.com/cnn/q_...-a-plane--.jpg

Last edited by Godzilla; Oct 25, 2020 at 3:29 PM.
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