Historic Parade Bicycles on Marine View Drive
Photograph description
A large group of two-wheeled riders passes the service-station streetscape during a community parade near Del’s Texaco.
- Date or period
- Mid-20th century; exact parade date not established.
- Place
- Near Del’s Texaco, 22341 Marine View Drive South, Des Moines, Washington
- People
- Cyclists/parade participants are not individually identified; Delbert and Wally Osterhoudt built Del’s Texaco.
Historical context
DMHS says Delbert and Wally Osterhoudt built the gas station/auto-repair facility at 22341 Marine View Drive in 1935; it was sold in 1953 and became associated with Butler Auto Repair.
Research note: Catalog review recommended: the legacy caption calls these “bicycles,” while the supplied image filename is old_motorcycles_in_parade.jpg. The revised description uses the neutral phrase “two-wheeled riders.”
Research references
Historical identifications are stated only where supported by the existing DMHS collection or corroborating research. Unresolved dates, names, and locations are identified as such rather than inferred from appearance alone.