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- Notes:
- Exterior of a four-story building with Friendly Chevorlet at 355 Sheldon SE, corner of Wealthy, displaying the showroom windows and the Service Department entrance. A woman and child are outside on the sidewalk.
- Date Created:
- 1948-06-30T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- The exterior of Gezon Motors, 720-734 Monroe Ave NW, a distributor of the Studebaker, with the round Studebaker logo above the door. It's a brick building with multiple windows with awnings on the street side showing the cars in the showrooms.
- Date Created:
- 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Lot of cars for sale, with four men posing in the foreground.
- Date Created:
- 1949-04-08T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- The A. B. Burkholder used car lot at 321 Ionia Ave NW. Three men stand by a Chevrolet tow truck with A. B. Burkholder Inc. on the side. Three houses are visible behind the lot as well as the spire of Immanuel Lutheran Church.
- Date Created:
- 1937-08-05T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Exterior of the Oldsmobile Dealership. Sign for "United States Tires" on the side and "Oldsmobile, General Motors" hanging out front. Cars can be seen through the glass windows of the showroom and parked in the lot outdoors. Row Motor Sales Co. selling and servicing Oldsmobiles, was at 66 Sheldon SE (Polk's Grand Rapids city Directory, 1935).
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- The parts and accessories department at Friendly Chevrolet at 355 Sheldon Avenue SE, with parts on display including head lamps, lighters, and tissue dispenser. A sign reads "The new 49 Chevrolet now in our showroom. See it today."
- Date Created:
- 1949-01-26T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Vandecar, Inc. was located at 1528 Lake Drive SE in the Eastown neighborhood, Grand Rapids. The dealership sold Dodge and Plymouth motor cars and Dodge trucks when it opened in 1938. By 1940 the International Harvester Co. operated a truck sales room in the building. The building currently houses a CVS drug store.
- Date Created:
- 1938-07-16T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Mulvihill Motor Company at 1233 Chicago Dr. near the intersection of Chicago and Godfrey as it appeared in 1940. Specializing in sales and service of Dodge and Plymouths at the time, Mulvihill originally opened in 1920.
- Date Created:
- 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Interior view of Bissell Sears Motors garage, located at 430 Bridge St. NW. Shown are employees working on vehicles elevated on lifts.
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- The A. B. Burkholder used car lot at 321 Ionia Ave NW at night.
- Date Created:
- 1937-08-05T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Clock Motor Sales, offering Nash automobiles, the "Worlds most modern car." Photograph taken inside their showroom at 1525 Godfrey Ave SW on September 23, 1947.
- Date Created:
- 1947-09-23T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Interior of the large garage with curved roof displaying the rafters. A large fan hangs from one beam. Five service workers in uniform are working on cars, one on a hoist and the others with the hood raised. Seven cars displayed.
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- The A. B. Burkholder used car lot at 321 Ionia Ave NW. Two houses are visible behind the lot.
- Date Created:
- 1937-08-05T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- The service garage area of Gezon Motors, 720-734 Monroe Ave NW, a distributor of the Studebaker, with a few cars and one truck.
- Date Created:
- 1947-10-04T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Exterior of a four-story building with Friendly Chevrolet at 355 Sheldon SE, corner of Wealthy, displaying the showroom windows and the Service Department entrance on the street level.
- Date Created:
- 1948-06-30T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Lot of cars for sale, with four men posing by a sign.
- Date Created:
- 1949-04-08T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Interior of the large garage with curved roof displaying the rafters. A large fan with "Modine" on the side hangs from one beam. Four service employees in uniform are working on cars, one on a hoist and the others with the hood raised.
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Exterior view of Stehouwer Motor Sales at 353 Michigan St. NE near the corner of North St. in the Belknap/Lookout neighborhood in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
- Date Created:
- 1950-01-25T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)