This is the Crosley that was our family car in 1951 and '52. That's me, Howard, as a teenager cleaning the windshield. The license plate which is shaped like Tennessee, is dated 1952. The location where this was taken is now in the middle of I-65 in Nashville.
This car was great for taking shortcuts through alleys.
As a high school kid, I figured out that most streets in Nashville had a 30 mph speed limit, but nobody enforced speed limits in alleys. In fact, I don't think I ever saw a speed limit posted in an alley, so I used them for shortcuts. It took about 15 minutes for me to drive from Belmont Blvd to West End Avenue on the streets, but using alleys, I could reduce the distance by about a mile, avoid red lights, and get there in about ten minutes. Having a small car helped me dodge the trash cans.
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