A Green Beauty

I was driving past an auto body shop when I spotted this green beauty parked out front so of course I pulled over immediately. It is a 1959 Chevrolet Bel Air sedan - love those fender skirts! You don't see many of these from that year.

A 50s Church

This lovely little church, St Matthias Anglican Church, is located right across the road from the rather odd 60s church I showed you a couple of weeks ago and it was the reason I had pulled over in the first place. I love its proportions and the wonderful simple cross on its so 50s steeple and how it relates to the cross in the centre of the stained glass window. I imagine when it was built in 1957-58 the church was surrounded by greenery but now is surrounded by housing on all sides.
Taking part in Inspired Sunday. Click HERE to see more religious buildings from around the world. 

Shanghai Cowgirl Patio

It was 35˚C the day I was at the Shanghai Cowgirl so I didn't sit out here to eat but I will be back to try it out another time since it looks so relaxing out there. Keeping with the whole 50s retro vibe of the place they even have a Schwinn coaster bike with streamers on the handlebars parked out there!

Seating At The Shanghai Cowgirl

You can't get much more retro than this - even the floors at the Shanghai Cowgirl look unchanged from the 50s. And check out the details on those booths! The food was a bit heavy for me but the service was great and the atmosphere was wonderful so I'll probably go back and maybe try a burger & fries out on their patio which I'll show you tomorrow.

Old Time Diner

I finally went to the Shanghai Cowgirl for some food and certainly wasn't disappointed by the interior which looks like it has been unchanged since the 50s. I had shown you their exterior & sign here in April and wanted to check out the menu and can report that I wasn't thrilled - heavy on the greasy stuff which I guess was typical for the times. Look at those great stools though!

Sunny Winter Day At High Park

It is a beautiful sunny day here with a temperature of +3˚C and no wind so I went off to High Park which is the largest park in the city. There were thousands of people there - walking dogs, skating, playing tennis, hiking the trails, and just sitting in the sun. It was also a good day to pull out the vintage car and here we have a 1955 Dodge Custom Royal Lancer hardtop parked in front of one of the skating rinks in the park!

Great Nose

This is a close-up of the hood ornament from yesterday's car. Apparently they changed the ornament for every new year's model. This one is fabulous!

'56 Studebaker

They don't make any cars with a front grill like this anymore! This is the traditional weekend for planting up your garden here and the owner of this beauty was loading it up with flowers at the local garden centre. She told me she bought the car at an auction on a whim and hasn't regretted it for a moment.

50s House

I love it when I stumble across one of these great 50s houses in the middle of an otherwise boring neighbourhood. Not sure what the term for them is - not really ranch style. Maybe we would now say mid-century modern.