1942 the way American streets looked when there weren't any Japanese, Korean, German, Italian, British, or Swedish cars on American roads.

Instead, you would find Packards, Studebakers, Willys, Oaklands, Terraplanes, Nashs, Cords, Whites, Stars, and a dozen I can't think of right now.

No Hondas, Nissans, BMW's, Saabs, Audi, Kia, VW's, or Toyota's.

Look through http://www.shorpy.com/ For lots of great pictures from 1860 to 1960