Trailers, Steampunks & Dives - Boston Version

Expat · #1 Posted **May 11, 2011, 2:34 PM**

This is a celebration of the industrial age, the automobile age, and the love-child of both ages, the manufactured mobile home.

The costumed people were at the Steampunk festival in Waltham. They appear to be celebrating the machine age with a science fiction twist. How lucky for me to stumble upon them and have my camera! Very nice people.

The roadside motels, attractions, restaurants, etc. are from suburban Boston's crazy Route One. Truly a tribute to the golden age of automobile travel.

And finally, the combination of factories & wheels, the trailer house. The relics I am showing are nearly antique. And becoming more rare by the day. The old trailer parks are being erased quickly as new shopping centers & townhouse developments take their place. Probably a good thing in the opinion of many. However, I think we are losing a bit of Americana. If I were rich, I would be buying these treasures up and restoring them as museum pieces for the future.

Please enjoy this tour. I suspect that some of you have not seen this side of Boston.

By the way, flickr didn't pull these up in the order that I would have liked. Out of sheer laziness I present them as they are. I think you can figure it out.

Please enter with a sense of humor.

That concludes our drive-thru tour. Thanks for viewing.

Expat · #2 Posted **May 11, 2011, 2:41 PM**

Yikes! I nearly forgot my favorite! Check out the butterfly roof. I found an advert online for this home when it was new. If interested in seeing, go to www.allmanufacturedhomes.com, scroll down to the 1960 Kropf Eldorado. Cool modern design & fab kitchen.

ColDayMan · #3 Posted **May 11, 2011, 2:44 PM**

Trashachusetts!

Expat · #4 Posted **May 11, 2011, 2:51 PM**

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Originally Posted by ColDayMan

Trashachusetts!

- Ha! You have a quick wit, ColDayMan!

seaskyfan · #5 Posted **May 11, 2011, 3:36 PM**

Fiberglass cows! Welcome to Route 1 in Saugus. Is The Ship still there?

Thanks for another great thread!

harryc · #6 Posted **May 11, 2011, 4:27 PM**

Great stuff there - love the retro signage and enhanced trailers.

Travis007 · #7 Posted **May 11, 2011, 5:46 PM**

It doesn't get anymore bizarre and fascinating than this, looked like a good time!

Expat · #8 Posted **May 11, 2011, 6:01 PM**

Travis - After looking at some of your flickr photo's, I decided to add Route One's Kowloon!

giovanni sasso · #9 Posted **May 11, 2011, 9:18 PM**

wow, as we were just saying ...

this is wild. the miniature golf is appropriate. the "to each their own" assault on the english language by honda? not so much.

nice tour, expat.

blade_bltz · #10 Posted **May 11, 2011, 11:41 PM**

Saugus, Trashachusetts indeed!

Is the giant orange T-Rex still terrorizing the miniature golf course? That was always my favorite.

montréaliste · #11 Posted **May 11, 2011, 11:50 PM**

I vote for the "relatively tiny" Hilltop cactus sign!

Expat · #12 Posted **May 11, 2011, 11:58 PM**

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Originally Posted by blade_bltz

Saugus, Trashachusetts indeed!

Is the giant orange T-Rex still terrorizing the miniature golf course? That was always my favorite.

Blade Bltz, this is for you. The best pic I could get without actually playing a round of mini-golf.

Expat · #13 Posted **May 12, 2011, 12:08 AM**

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Originally Posted by seaskyfan

Fiberglass cows! Welcome to Route 1 in Saugus. Is The Ship still there?

Thanks for another great thread!

Do you mean the ship near the Christmas Tree Shop? I don't think I have a pic of it currently.

Expat · #14 Posted **May 12, 2011, 12:30 AM**

A few more Route One scenes:

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Cannot determine what is closed or coming soon???

sterlippo1 · #15 Posted **May 12, 2011, 12:55 AM**

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Originally Posted by seaskyfan

Fiberglass cows! Welcome to Route 1 in Saugus. Is The Ship still there?

Thanks for another great thread!

There are parts of The Ship that are there and there is a restaurant there, i forget the name but "something" at The Ship and as Expat said, there is a Chrustmas Tree attached to the right side of The Ship.............and Expat, you forgot Mr. Peanut,

do you know where he is?

great, great stuff as always. i got goose bumps looking at the Rte 1 shots, i have driven a few miles on that road and it certainly is a bit of Americana.

Expat · #16 Posted **May 12, 2011, 1:14 AM**

Sterlippo1 - Where is Mr. Peanut? I will hunt him down.

Centropolis · #17 Posted **May 12, 2011, 1:36 AM**

Interesting, thanks for sharing. I don't think of mid century when I think of metro Boston, to be sure.

ColDayMan · #18 Posted **May 12, 2011, 3:11 AM**

Mobile Rowhouses

sterlippo1 · #19 Posted **May 12, 2011, 1:40 PM**

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Originally Posted by Expat

Sterlippo1 - Where is Mr. Peanut? I will hunt him down.

you know, as i was writing this morning to tell you where it is i started to think about whether it is still there or not, lol. so, since i have been driving that way to work for the past almost 12 years i could not for the life of me remember if it was taken down or not

so i tried to remind myself this morning on the way to work to look and of course i forgot. it was in the lot right before Sea Witch restaurant is on the northbound side of RTE 1 after the 95 split. so, i will give it another shot tonight on the way home

check it out below

http://dinerhotline.wordpress.com/20...he-collection/

Danny · #20 Posted **May 12, 2011, 2:09 PM**

Thank you very much for your pictures, Expat!

Curious people and curious mobile or trailer houses. I´ve liked to watch dinners by the roads and motels, like in a film. I like very much old dinners, with its tasty food like pizza or hamburgers.

It´s a pleasure for me to watch again photos from your fabulous city and state.

Congratulations and greetings from Madrid, Spain.