psdenno Posted January 26, 2015 Report Posted January 26, 2015 New York City could be viewed from at least six different modes of transportation that incorporated Loewy design elements. Name the modes of transportation.
mfg Posted January 27, 2015 Report Posted January 27, 2015 OK.....A Hupmobile, or a Lincoln, or a Cadillac, or a '53 Studebaker, or a '63 Avanti or a Concorde airplane! (Throw a Penn Central locomotive in there somewhere also)
Guest dapy Posted January 27, 2015 Report Posted January 27, 2015 Well it wasn't the Concorde which was about 25 years after Loewy. I think he was best known for household appliance design so the answer here would be enlightening. In my youth Loewy was driven around NYC by Jimmy, a delightful Irishman who was the Studebaker "company" driver in NY. My pal Dick Hutchinson and I got an occasional ride. So did Joan Fontaine and her sister. Who was her sister?
mfg Posted January 27, 2015 Report Posted January 27, 2015 dapy,...didn't Loewy design the original interior in the Concorde?
psdenno Posted January 27, 2015 Author Report Posted January 27, 2015 Well it wasn't the Concorde which was about 25 years after Loewy. I think he was best known for household appliance design so the answer here would be enlightening. The sleek silverware used on the Concorde was a Loewy contribution. To answer this question, think general modes of transportation, not necessarily specific brands. For instance, "car" could be a general mode and "Avanti" could be the specific vehicle within that mode. Now, what are the other five modes?
mfg Posted January 27, 2015 Report Posted January 27, 2015 Well, I did mention locomotives for one. (And don't forget the entire interior of the original Concorde....not just the silverware.)
Gunslinger Posted January 27, 2015 Report Posted January 27, 2015 Let's try a bus (Greyhound Scenicruiser), a ferry, a locomotive (GG-1), a car (several makes and models), aircraft, possibly taxicabs and who knows what else. Olivia DeHavilland is Joan Fontaine's sister.
psdenno Posted January 27, 2015 Author Report Posted January 27, 2015 Let's try a bus (Greyhound Scenicruiser), a ferry, a locomotive (GG-1), a car (several makes and models), aircraft, possibly taxicabs and who knows what else. Olivia DeHavilland is Joan Fontaine's sister. Nice job! You got five of the six - car, plane, train, boat, and bus. Anyone want to take a shot at the sixth Loewy influenced mode of transportation that would offer a view of New York City?
Guest dapy Posted January 27, 2015 Report Posted January 27, 2015 Wasn't there a tramway across the East River and perhaps a skyride at the 1960's New York World's Fair? (I lived there then.) Joan Fontaine died last year and DeHavilland is 98. Met them both as a kid. Fontaine's connection with Studebaker was personal. Dennis and Gunny are winners.
mfg Posted January 27, 2015 Report Posted January 27, 2015 Actually, there were at least eight modes of transportation R.L. became involved in...maybe more!
lschuc Posted January 27, 2015 Report Posted January 27, 2015 What about by boat... Loewy designed the 1959 design for the Dorsett Catalina.
Gunslinger Posted January 27, 2015 Report Posted January 27, 2015 I had the chance to buy a Dorsett Catalina a couple of years ago. My wife would have been ok with it as she said I needed another project...but I'm clueless about boats and have heard all the "advice" about boats: "They're a hole in the water you throw money into" and "The two happiest days in a boat owner's life are the day he buys it and the day he sells it!" The boat sold for just over $600 with the trailer. It was in decent shape overall...but as I said...I'm clueless about boats. All I would have wanted it for is to rehab it, paint it to match my Avanti and tow it to car shows as two examples of Raymond Loewy's work. The boat and trailer are well within Class 1 weight limits so the Avanti could easily pull it. I still have the NOS trailer hitch for the Avanti sitting in the garage...never installed. I don't know, but maybe Loewy had some design influence in a helicopter or observation deck in NYC.
lschuc Posted January 27, 2015 Report Posted January 27, 2015 Here's another of Loewy's Dorsett Catalina at the 2012 South Bend international meet... towed behind a Lark convertible.
Gunslinger Posted January 27, 2015 Report Posted January 27, 2015 Sharp looking boat. My plan was to get an outboard engine, remove the mechanicals and rehab it externally and add the Avanti script on each side in place of the engine maker's name.
psdenno Posted January 27, 2015 Author Report Posted January 27, 2015 Not a helicopter, elevated tram, or an observation deck, but you're thinking in the right direction.
psdenno Posted January 30, 2015 Author Report Posted January 30, 2015 So far, forum members have come up with five of the six modes of Loewy inspired transportation that a traveler could use to see New York City. We have: Car, Boat Train Bus Airplane Anyone care to take a shot at the remaining mode of transportation that Loewy had a hand in designing before we close this question?
Gunslinger Posted January 30, 2015 Report Posted January 30, 2015 Add the International Harvester Metro Van delivery trucks and the R40 subway cars.
psdenno Posted January 30, 2015 Author Report Posted January 30, 2015 Live and learn. I didn't know Loewy did subway cars. So add yet another mode of transportation. I suppose the IH Metro could be another mode. But, there's still one more we haven't listed. Any more ideas?
psdenno Posted February 2, 2015 Author Report Posted February 2, 2015 This question has been open for a week without listing the final mode of transportation that sported a Loewy design element. While several correct answers were added to the list, the missing mode is out of this world. Skylab
Gunslinger Posted February 2, 2015 Report Posted February 2, 2015 I know Loewy had a hand in the interior design for Skylab, but what did Skylab have to do with New York as the original question asked?
psdenno Posted February 2, 2015 Author Report Posted February 2, 2015 I know Loewy had a hand in the interior design for Skylab, but what did Skylab have to do with New York as the original question asked? The original question asked for Loewy influenced modes of transportation from which NYC could be viewed. I'm guessing that the astronauts in Skylab (a mode of transportation) had a most spectacular view of New York (the city in question) from 275 miles above Earth on at least some of the 34,981 orbits around the planet.
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