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What's parked outside the Tompkins Park Restaurant


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Hi all - continuing to scour the NYC tax photo archive from circa 1940.  Here are three shots of a variety of cars parked outside the Tompkins Park Restaurant, which was at 222 Bay Street in Staten Island.  We have a Packard with mismatched tires, a big Cadillac and a few others for you to identify.

 

Have fun - Paul

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First image: 1939 Chrysler four door sedan and 1937 Packard 115 convertible coupe.

Second image: rear of the Packard, 1933 Nash sedan, possibly International-Harvester or REO truck front end

Third image: 1938 Ford two door sedan, a 1936 Cadillac either Series 75 V8 or Series 85 V12 seven passenger sedan or limousine.

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On 8/5/2020 at 8:45 AM, Mark Wetherbee said:

Tax photos? What are they in reference to, a mafia storefront stake out?

Probably, they're record photos for real estate tax valuation purposes.

These could be a treasure trove of old car photos.

They might also  be good data source for old highway sign collectors.

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