Photos of Vintage Auto Dealerships, Repair Shops, and Gas Stations

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Detroit Lakes, Minnesota 1930's
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St. Louis, MS.

Gotta love that huge sign.

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I'm not sure if this is the same view as the 50's pic above. It does show that they kept some tradition with an oversize sign, but the building looks completely different.

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Slightly off topic but at the same time, we've talked about architects here a few times. This is William Van Alen and his wife in 1931. Van Alen was the architect for the Chrysler building.

This was at the annual Beaux Arts Ball in New York and other architects also dressed like the buildings they designed.

Chrysler Building - Wikipedia

William Van Alen - Wikipedia


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Note the eagle epaulets.

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FYI... From left to right: Stewart Walker (Fuller Building), Leonard Schultze (Waldorf-Astoria), Ely Jacques Kahn (Squibb Building), William Van Alen (Chrysler Building), Ralph Walker (1 Wall Street), D.E.Ward (Metropolitan Tower), and Joseph H. Freelander (Museum of New York).
 
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