If this picture doesn’t conjure late 1950’s Americana, I don’t know what does. Norwood and Colleen Jonas built this home. The house still stands at 142 North State Street, Richmond, Utah. Colleen stands with her bicycle near the front door.

My mother, Sandy, stands holding the bike upright while Doug is crouched behind it for some purpose. Since Jackie was born in 1960 and Grandma is in maternity clothes, this would have been the spring or summer leading up to August 1960. Doug couldn’t remember which Beck boy this was with the bike in the front. Gary Beck was born in 1947, Kenny in 1949. I am guessing this looks more like a 13 year old than a 11 year old, so probably Gary Beck.

The Cadillac in the driveway is interesting. I don’t recall ever being told the family owning a Cadillac, I heard about Plymouths and Buicks, but never a 1953 Cadillac. In doing more research and a call from my Uncle Doug, the plates on the Cadillac are from 2C. While outsiders consider this unique, Idaho still follows this model. 2C is Canyon County. Vance and Millie Beck, Colleen’s sister, lived in Nampa in Canyon County. Doug also let me know that Becks did own a Cadillac like this and it eventually went to Preston to my Great Grandparents and roamed around Preston and the farm for a few years. Doug told me that he remembers this particular date and instance like it was yesterday!

The bicycle Mom holds is also interesting. It looks similar to an old bicycle I rode around Paul, Idaho in my youth.

This is a snap shot of another era.