Maxwell Dealership Building Built in 1913

[Maxwell]

This building in Wilber, Nebraska was built in 1913 as a Maxwell Dealership. I have an antique picture that shows the front of the building. The right side window was the garage entrance. The partial basement is reinforced with large metal beams that allowed for cars to be driven overhead. The building is actually for sale at this time for $55,000.

[John_S_in_Penna]

Can you scan your picture of the building

as it looked originally?  "Then and now"

comparisons are always very interesting!

[Guest]

It's always nice to see old buildings like this saved and repurposed. More common in the rest of the country I think. California tears down eveything after 30 years.☹️

[John_S_in_Penna]

4 minutes ago, GregLaR said:

It's always nice to see old buildings like this saved and repurposed. More common in the rest of the country I think. California tears down eveything after 30 years.☹️

 

I'd say it's more common in any part of the country

that isn't under fast-growing development pressure,

Greg.  So in many small Pennsylvania towns, for instance,

a street view from 120 years ago may look very similar

to a street view from today.

[daniel boeve]

On 8/24/2019 at 4:14 AM, Maxwell said:

This building in Wilber, Nebraska was built in 1913 as a Maxwell Dealership. I have an antique picture that shows the front of the building. The right side window was the garage entrance. The partial basement is reinforced with large metal beams that allowed for cars to be driven overhead. The building is actually for sale at this time for $55,000.

 

10 hours ago, John_S_in_Penna said:

 

I'd say it's more common in any part of the country

that isn't under fast-growing development pressure,

Greg.  So in many small Pennsylvania towns, for instance,

a street view from 120 years ago may look very similar

to a street view from today.

For sale for 55.000 $ .imagine this in our town .A dream to house your old cars in .Down here it would have been sold 10 times already .

[Mikefit]

In my town 55k would not even get you a tear down . It is getting crazy here they tear down 1.5 m to built something bigger.