airbassador.....The wire wheels are between the back wall of the Garage and my rear neighbors's fence.
Dan in Pasadena....The Pepper tree was cut down years ago. Those trees grow really fast and are very messy. There were other trees in the backyard that are also long gone. Apple, grapefruit and a giant apricot tree that came down one windy night. When it comes to signs I have never been very picky. You will see porcelain, tin, plastic, wood. Original and repro', many too rough for collectors and some nice ones. I have never paid much for any of them. The Polarine sign ( rough and twisted) was $25 at a local flea market many years ago. The Gulf sign was $80 at Long Beach swap meet many years ago. I have traded for alot of this stuff, mostly labor. I find it very helpful to know people who are serious collectors and work deals with them to get their scraps. I don't have the budget to play the collector game. Dan, If you are in town give me a call, you are welcome to stop by and visit. I will PM you my ph #.
e-tek.... I am very happy to live where I do. There are many places in SoCal I would not want to live but I can't think of anywhere else in the world I would rather live than Ventura. It is expensive to live here but I am not spending any money on heating oil, winter coats, snow tires, snow blowers, ice scrapers,. etc. The climate is so nice here that I don't spend any money on air conditioning in the summer either.
