Packard coupe in LA

[nzcarnerd]

Can the year/model be identified? I know it isn't a very clear photo.

 

Also year/model of the Lincoln?

 

I think the 1935 Hudson convertible on the right would have been relatively rare.

 

 

[Ozstatman]

1938  or 1939? probably 110 or 120.

[Dave Mellor NJ]

Looks like a 36 or 37 Lincoln Zephyr with the headlight near the top of the fender

[41 Su8]

7 hours ago, Ozstatman said:

1938  or 1939? probably 110 or 120.

Agree, notice the Cormorant on the hood?

[Marty Roth]

L.A.,

Not LA

 

It may seem a minor point, but to those of us in Louisiana (Postal Abbreviation "LA"), many who do not notice, realize, or maybe even care about the difference, use "LA" when "L.A." for the city/county of Los Angeles, California would be correct.

 

Just last week my son's Engineering license for his job as Stationary/Plant/Steam Boiler Chief Engineer was being researched by some off-shore Human Resources clerk in preparation for their take-over of the contract where he serves a major university.

He was informed that his degree was in question, as was the university where he supposedly earned it.

They could not find the school where he supposedly studied within " Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, as a part of the city of Los Angeles, California". It took him more than ten minutes to get the HR expert to understand that Louisiana is not a community within the California city. 

 

Easy to confuse? 

Sure, but it makes a difference - especially when it seems there may be an interesting car in "LA", and it is really a couple of thousand miles away in "L.A."

 

Thanks for taking the time to note my Sunday morning rant as we prepare for a potentially major hurricane. At this time, Sally seems to be drawing a bead on New Orleans "LA".

[nzcarnerd]

5 hours ago, Marty Roth said:

L.A.,

Not LA

 

It may seem a minor point, but to those of us in Louisiana (Postal Abbreviation "LA"), many who do not notice, realize, or maybe even care about the difference, use "LA" when "L.A." for the city/county of Los Angeles, California would be correct.

 

Just last week my son's Engineering license for his job as Stationary/Plant/Steam Boiler Chief Engineer was being researched by some off-shore Human Resources clerk in preparation for their take-over of the contract where he serves a major university.

He was informed that his degree was in question, as was the university where he supposedly earned it.

They could not find the school where he supposedly studied within " Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, as a part of the city of Los Angeles, California". It took him more than ten minutes to get the HR expert to understand that Louisiana is not a community within the California city. 

 

Easy to confuse? 

Sure, but it makes a difference - especially when it seems there may be an interesting car in "LA", and it is really a couple of thousand miles away in "L.A."

 

Thanks for taking the time to note my Sunday morning rant as we prepare for a potentially major hurricane. At this time, Sally seems to be drawing a bead on New Orleans "LA".

 

I copied it directly from the fb page. I should probably have spaced the letters out - L A. 

 

In the magazine I help with proofing of we try to not use unnecessary dots - as used in abbreviations e.g. becomes eg - A.B. Smith becomes AB Smith etc.

 

Best of luck with the weather. People on this part of the world wouldn't know decent storm if it hit them. We have a temperate climate where it rarely gets very hot or very cold. They do bitch about it - on the east coast where I am our weather is dominated by the winds off the sea - the nearest land in that direction is South America about 6,000 miles away. Everybody is looking forward to summer - and a return to Covid Level 1.

[trimacar]

As you know, Marty, I’ve been there done that on the hurricane, though not to the extent you have.....will be watching, hope it misses you...

[Bob Atkinson]

For those of us who grew up in Georgia, LA stood for Lower Alabama. Sorry, couldn't resist.

[Mark Wetherbee]

2 hours ago, Bob Atkinson said:

For those of us who grew up in Georgia, LA stood for Lower Alabama. Sorry, couldn't resist.

One of Gator Gould’s favorite lines... must be in the water.

[Marty Roth]

20 hours ago, trimacar said:

As you know, Marty, I’ve been there done that on the hurricane, though not to the extent you have.....will be watching, hope it misses you...

 

Thanks, David,

 

Earlier projections had Sally passing right through our home on the south shore of Lake Pontchartrain.

As of Monday morning, Sally, now a projected CAT 2 Hurricane with potential (Less likely, I think) to go to CAT 3 prior to landfall, is shifting eastward and would likely cause more severe impact to Mississippi's southeast coast, Alabama, and the Florida Panhandle.

We still anticipate Four to Six (4 - 6 FT) feet of storm surge here on the south shore, but the wind will also be a serious concern with the neighbor's dead tree limbs overhanging our yard and patio cover. They were (finally) scheduled to be removed later this week, and hopefully do not come down as a result of Sally's winds.

[Buffalowed Bill]

WA-abbreviation for Washington State, but not if you live down under. During the early part of my postal career, spent some years sorting letters. I saw many unusual things, like many mail pieces addressed to Little Rock AK. There were no schemes then, or now, for things like this. If it reached a clerk who happened to know a bit of geography it would be properly handled otherwise.....

[Larry Schramm]

On 9/14/2020 at 11:12 AM, Bob Atkinson said:

For those of us who grew up in Georgia, LA stood for Lower Alabama. Sorry, couldn't resist.

 

Living in Birmingham, Alabama, we also referred LA to Lower Alabama.  About anything south of Montgomery.