Art & Inspiration vintage car dealership photo thread

.........Sorry, but I don't know where it was located. Just found that image on the web.

 

This is NOT the same building as the one just prior, its a different corner in Longview Washington.
BOTH buildings are STILL there with a few changes,

 

San Francisco, Auto Row on Van Ness, south of Eddy, 1929, San Francisco Public Library

Chevy dealer, Van Ness and Sacramento, 1933, San Francisco Public Library

Rambler Dealer, August 1964, Van Ness, San Francisco Public Library


Interior, Don Lee Cadillac, Van Ness and O'Farrell, 1929, San Francisco Public Library


Don Lee Cadillac, Van Ness and O'Farrell, 1928, San Francisco Public Library. Don Lee had a network of Cadillac dealerships in California, and also owned a broadcasting empire. His son Tommy inherited his fortune and built a series of hot rods, calling on the best Southern California talent. He was injured later in life and committed suicide.

 

Ummmm, same pic. Even the same guy by the car. This is 12th & Hudson. I'm trying to think of which other dealership you're thinking of, but I'm drawing a blank.

 

If anyone has a photo of "Central Motors" of Jefferson, Iowa, I would appreciate seeing it. My 1948 Plymouth was originally sold there when new.

 

As a retired brick and stone mason I not only enjoy seeing the cars but many of buildings designs and craftsmanship make the presence of the cars secondary.
The towns and cities that have repurposed these buildings if possible are preserving a place in time we’ll never experience again.

 

Courtesy Chevrolet in the 50's, and still in the same location today on Camelback Rd. in Phoenix, AZ.

 

this building is of MASON MOTORS, then COLUMBIA FORD..
now, several businesses. Corner of Vandercook Way and 12th

 

Old Vettes on the lot

 

Wish I had a time machine....

 

A '51 Chevy fastback. Rare!

 

Verde7422:
Mason Motors Longview. That building still has one of those wood ramps that they would drive cars on to the second floor. There is another in town with the old ramp but I don't have a "vintage" photo of it.

 

Love this thread, I would wallpaper my house with these pics.

 

In 2018 went to the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Museum and it has been restored into the Art Deco period. The first picture is an old one the others as it was in 2018.

 

Oh, I misread your post. Yeah, this is Fred Hess Motors. He sold out to Mason some time in the 30s. I didn't recognize it. The drive through for the gas pumps was walled in and the building stuccoed before my time. Its even worse today.

 

So did the cars!