Vintage Pics of the Day

[RichO]

Steve, Ah, those where the days. '70 and home from the war. '47 EL with 18" over Wayne girder w/ 1' rake. I'd be shaky today! Glad for the memories though. You to I bet. Rich

[Steve Swan]

Steve, Ah, those where the days. '70 and home from the war. '47 EL with 18" over Wayne girder w/ 1' rake. I'd be shaky today! Glad for the memories though. You to I bet. Rich

Wow. Home from the war... Glad you survived. my lottery # in 1972 for my 1952 birth year was 242, the lottery was capped at 95. 2 kids of similar ages, one a classmate, the other a neighbor in my rural area didn't make it back. Thank you for your service.

[droptopford]

Thanks to all of you veterans for your service. I graduated high school in '75. I remember watching the news as Saigon fell and being thankful I wouldn't have to go...

[Steve Swan]

December, 1969, age 17 with my sis on back, CB750-1004779, stolen August '71. Purchased September 30, 1969, from Olson Cycle, Sioux City, Iowa, formerly Olson Brothers Indian-Triumph.

Back when CAIMAG was alive.... Olson Brothers Cycle on 413 Pearl Street in downtown Sioux City, Iowa were Indian dealers from the mid-late 30's until Indian's demise. After graduating high school, i worked for Art Olson summer of 1970 putting together the little 50 cc so-called monkey bikes and setting ignition timing on them...

At my request, "Sidecar" over on CAIMAG did a bit of research on Olsen Brothers, this is what he found, "Olson Cycle Center opened its doors at this location at Third and Wesley Way in April 1970. Carl N. Olson opened the bicycle repair shop in 1927 at 410 Virginia St. and later added motorcycle sales in 1934 and operated his business at 211 Fifth St. For many years the business was known as Indian Cycle Shop, the trade name for the motorcycles sold. The dealership moved to 511 Pearl St. in 1956 and became Olson Bros. Cycle Shop under the ownership of brothers Arthur and Carl Olson. In 1965 the business moved one block south to 413 Pearl Street. In his late teens, Art moved out to California to play minor league baseball. After the outbreak of World War II, Art returned to Sioux City and joined his brother, Carl, in the bicycle and motorcycle business. They ran Olson Brother's Cycle Shop, which later became Olson Cycle Center until Art's retirement in 1989. Olson Brothers Cycle on 413 Pearl Street in downtown Sioux City, Iowa were Indian dealers from the mid-late 30's until Indian's demise. Art Olson died in 2015.

SIOUX CITY | Arthur Olson of Burnsville, Minn., formerly of Sioux City, died Thursday, March 5, 2015, at his residence.

A prayer service will be 1 p.m. Friday at Immanuel Lutheran Church, 315 Hamilton Blvd, on Sioux City.

Born on Nov. 26, 1918, to Nels and Ida Olson, Art grew up and went to school in the Greenville area of Sioux City. In his late teens, Art moved out to California to play minor league baseball. After the outbreak of World War II, Art returned to Sioux City and joined his brother, Carl, in the bicycle and motorcycle business. They ran Olson Brother's Cycle Shop, which later became Olson Cycle Center until Art's retirement in 1989.

Art married Beth Robinson in February 1951, and they had four children.

Art was a member of Soo Cycle Club and Immanuel Lutheran Church.

He is survived by daughters, Kathy Fjestad, and Susan (Steve) Ostendorf; eight grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

Art was preceded in death by his parents; siblings; his wife, Beth; and his two sons, Robert and Scott.

Memorials to be made to Immanuel Lutheran Church.



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[Rubone]

My lottery number was in the 300 range and the comment was something to the effect of "no need to worry, it won't get there"!
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[Steve Swan]

My lottery number was in the 300 range and the comment was something to the effect of "no need to worry, it won't get there"!
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yeah, i remember hearing that too, Robbie, "won't get there..." not the case for my classmate Jack Hayes... https://www.vvmf.org/Wall-of-Faces/2...-HAYES/page/2/

[BigLakeBob]

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[Steve Swan]

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[T. Cotten]

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[BigLakeBob]

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[Steve Swan]

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Dented front fender, busted right headlight, another one bites the dust

[BigLakeBob]

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[Rubone]

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Interesting modification on that two tone sidecar making it into a double passenger type.

[ammorest]

Thanks, Badger, wonderful information, how do you find or know details such as the dealer was John A. Mast? i wonder what year that row of buildings were built?

Steve, Those buildings were probably built between 1865 and the 1880s. That neighborhood is called "Over-the-Rhine". The German immigrants that lived there named it that because there was a canal they had to cross to get to the neighborhood that reminded them of the Rhine River in Germany. Dave

[ammorest]

Steve, if it helps the proprietor of Motorcycle Service Co. in Cincinnati was a John A. Mast who passed on late in the year 1939. I too had looked at the current image of the 1410 Race St location.

badger34, really enjoying your family and Milwaukee stories. Could you possibly research when Motorcycle Service Co moved from Race Street to 1924 Central Parkway? I know they were there in 1946 as I have a September 1946 Motorcyclist magazine listing them at that address with Ray Konkler, proprietor. I went there in 1960 to buy a coil for my Panhead. Around 1962 they move to 1381 Tennessee Avenue. In the late 1990s it was taken over by Ferd and Thelma Meinor. A few year later They moved to a big new facility up the street at 1799 Tennessee Avenue. It is now called Cin-City H-D. The old Tennessee Avenue location is now an animal hospital. Again, thanks for your research.
Dave