Photos of Vintage Auto Dealerships, Repair Shops, and Gas Stations
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1910 Olds factory.
Monmouth, Oregon
Walter P. Chrysler's first car was a Locomobile.
Walter P. Chrysler's first car was a Locomobile.
1918 Hotel Astor, NYC
Babylon Long Island NY
67newport
Old Man with a Hat
Portland Oregon
67newport
Old Man with a Hat
67newport
Old Man with a Hat
source: Capital Super Service, Topeka, Kansas - Kansas Memory - Kansas Historical Society
My hometown, alleged to be c. 1960, Quincy Street at Ninth, Topeka KS.
I have no memory of this particular location, though the popcorn stand on the corner hold vague memories of my youth. Why?
Because of many field trips (a short, five minute school bus ride) in elementary school to the state Capitol Building.
Amazing in 60 years, nothing but a parking lot has popped up (city population is barely above, now, what it was when I was a pre-teen 100 years ago
)
I like what location used to be (though too small for me as a "house", a "hobby garage" candidate, ~ 2,500 sq. ft. building, right off I-70, etc., nonetheless).
Anyway, by 1970 we were gone, and I still wasn't of driving age yet, so I don't have good memories of most city locations. Dunno when it was razed either.
Still curious what was there now.
Today, a parking lot, though the building in background (red circle) is still there.
My hometown, alleged to be c. 1960, Quincy Street at Ninth, Topeka KS.
I have no memory of this particular location, though the popcorn stand on the corner hold vague memories of my youth. Why?
Because of many field trips (a short, five minute school bus ride) in elementary school to the state Capitol Building.
Amazing in 60 years, nothing but a parking lot has popped up (city population is barely above, now, what it was when I was a pre-teen 100 years ago
)I like what location used to be (though too small for me as a "house", a "hobby garage" candidate, ~ 2,500 sq. ft. building, right off I-70, etc., nonetheless).
Anyway, by 1970 we were gone, and I still wasn't of driving age yet, so I don't have good memories of most city locations. Dunno when it was razed either.
Still curious what was there now.
Today, a parking lot, though the building in background (red circle) is still there.
LocuMob
Fluid Technician with a hat
I'll have to ask the current Dodge dealership in Mankato what they can tell me about Miller Motors next time I'm there.
Modern Chevrolet, Winston-Salem, NC, art deco, circa. 1940
by 2002 or so
Today, still a thriving, multi-franchise organization, though I cannot find the address for this location.
Possible building is still "somewhere" in Winston-Salem, looking now more like a bland, GM "brand box'" as opposed to an 80 year old , well preserved architectural gem I hope it is.
by 2002 or so
Today, still a thriving, multi-franchise organization, though I cannot find the address for this location.
Possible building is still "somewhere" in Winston-Salem, looking now more like a bland, GM "brand box'" as opposed to an 80 year old , well preserved architectural gem I hope it is.
MrMoparCHP
Old Man with a Hat
my "worst" fears... the modern car biz execs probably cleaned up on that real estate deal. with that old art deco gem, plus all the asphalt parking, it seems to have gotten a lucrative alternative land-use in housing.
yeah, i hate to see great old WWII-era architecture come down but chasing these kinda buildings for 25 years, in urban settings, has shown me razing/rebuilding is economically irresistible (e.g., prices my amateur, private goals out of the market) many times.
yeah, i hate to see great old WWII-era architecture come down but chasing these kinda buildings for 25 years, in urban settings, has shown me razing/rebuilding is economically irresistible (e.g., prices my amateur, private goals out of the market) many times.
Chandler car showroom.
67newport
Old Man with a Hat
1920's Gas station in Washington, D.C
c.1927 - SW Chapman St. (now SW 18th Ave) & SW Salmon St. - Portland Oregon
We've been here before, so to speak. Simonson Packard, built 1937, Santa Monica CA.
Post #76 - Photos of Vintage Auto Dealerships, Repair Shops, and Gas Stations
same showroom ceiling beams/stone floor, with obvious other updates (it caught fire in 1986 and was heavily damaged but restored faithfully) for 90 years.
Still peddlin' premium iron, though its now MB
