OLD PHOTO - Asland Oregon Model T Era Street Scene

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OLD PHOTO - Asland Oregon Model T Era Street Scene

Post by Jay In Northern Ca. » Thu Sep 23, 2021 9:43 am

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Re: OLD PHOTO - Asland Oregon Model T Era Street Scene

Post by Original Smith » Thu Sep 23, 2021 11:07 am

Could it be Ashland?

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Re: OLD PHOTO - Asland Oregon Model T Era Street Scene

Post by Hudson29 » Thu Sep 23, 2021 12:00 pm

Lithia is still a big dealer of Fords & other makes in Medford & here in Klamath Falls. Ashland is just a few miles south of Medford.

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Re: OLD PHOTO - Asland Oregon Model T Era Street Scene

Post by david_dewey » Thu Sep 23, 2021 1:34 pm

Yes, Lithia motors is still around (bought my pickup from them through an Auburn, CA dealer (long story, not important here), BUT in this case, I believe the Lithia is in reference to the Lithia water that was and is prominent in the center of the photo/square. It's a naturally carbonated mineral water. Those of us who grew up around such water like it, most tourists don't take to it well, which provides some entertainment to folks around the square to this day (I have fun because I show up and drink it gleefully--not the response the locals expect!). Most of the buildings you see in this photo are still there, wish I had a comparable modern photo to post here! I will admit that when it was piped to the square in wooden pipes, it wasn't quite as effervescent as it is now with modern plumbing.
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Post by Dan Haynes » Thu Sep 23, 2021 2:05 pm

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Re: OLD PHOTO - Asland Oregon Model T Era Street Scene

Post by Norman Kling » Thu Sep 23, 2021 2:13 pm

There is a fountain in the middle of town with Lithia water. It tastes like alka seltzer. If you drive all the way from Los Angeles non-stop, and have had a lot of coffee to drink, you might have acid stomach! It helps that condition! How do I know? I did it when I was about 20 years old!
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Re: OLD PHOTO - Asland Oregon Model T Era Street Scene

Post by Hudson29 » Thu Sep 23, 2021 2:57 pm

I had no idea that Lithia was a type of water. I look forward to trying it next time I'm in the area.

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