(From The Telegraph files) There are plenty of vintage photos floating around that show how Nashua's downtown looked at various stages from the pre-auto era through the late 20th century, but fairly rare are those that illustrate in such detail the days when diagonal parking spaces outnumbered parallel spaces by a pretty wide margin. Based on the fact that the majority of the cars and trucks -- and even a bus -- appear to be mid- to late-30s models, the photo was probably taken in the late 30s, possibly in the early- or mid-40s -- remember, no cars were manufactured for nearly four years during World War II. Whenever it was taken, it looks like plenty of people were out and about that day.

There are plenty of vintage photos floating around that show how Nashua’s downtown looked at various stages from the pre-auto era through the late 20th century, but fairly rare are those that illustrate in such detail the days when diagonal parking spaces outnumbered parallel spaces by a pretty wide margin. Based on the fact that the majority of the cars and trucks – and even a bus – appear to be mid- to late-30s models, the photo was probably taken in the late 30s, possibly in the early- or mid-40s – remember, no cars were manufactured for nearly four years during World War II. Whenever it was taken, it looks like plenty of people were out and about that day.

There are plenty of vintage photos floating around that show how Nashua’s downtown looked at various stages from the pre-auto era through the late 20th century, but fairly rare are those that illustrate in such detail the days when diagonal parking spaces outnumbered parallel spaces by a pretty wide margin. Based on the fact that the majority of the cars and trucks — and even a bus — appear to be mid- to late-30s models, the photo was probably taken in the late 30s, possibly in the early- or mid-40s — remember, no cars were manufactured for nearly four years during World War II. Whenever it was taken, it looks like plenty of people were out and about that day.