38Buick 80C Posted July 16, 2020 Share Posted July 16, 2020 best I could get from Google Street View Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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avgwarhawk Posted July 16, 2020 Share Posted July 16, 2020 Pennington Buick 2303 Avenue M (at 23rd), Galveston altered Historic name: Pennington Buick Co. Current name: Custom Design Tees Completed: 1950 Architect: Ben Milam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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91vert Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 Not sure where this was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billbuickgs Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 1 hour ago, 91vert said: Not sure where this was. What make car is that on the side street ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Schramm Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 5 hours ago, 91vert said: Not sure where this was. The Buick sign on the front & side of the building is generally pre 1930. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elpad Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 Seen today on American Pickers. $2,200 was offered. No deal was made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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MrEarl Posted August 6, 2020 Share Posted August 6, 2020 From Old Motor 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elpad Posted August 6, 2020 Share Posted August 6, 2020 Choose your model and color! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machine Gun Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 Being at an unknown location could not have been good for business. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jframe Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 On 5/22/2020 at 8:40 PM, Larry Schramm said: When I worked in the Buick Detroit Zone, the file for Krajenke went back like 80 years. If I remember correctly, the original papers signing the dealership were signed by Billy Durant. A lot of history at that location. They sold Yugo cars at one time. In 1978, I almost bought a Bricklin from them. They were also a Bricklin dealer in the day. Joyce and I bought a Corvette instead which we still have. My Dad bought his '65 Riviera there brand new. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billbuickgs Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 23 hours ago, MrEarl said: From Old Motor Look at all those Dagmars and taillight housings !!! Good flea market items . Bill 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elpad Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 59 minutes ago, billbuickgs said: Look at all those Dagmars and taillight housings !!! Good flea market items . Bill If you can find them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JohnD1956 Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 10 hours ago, billbuickgs said: Look at all those Dagmars and taillight housings !!! Look at the dynaflow oil stains on the floor! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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38Buick 80C Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 1 hour ago, avgwarhawk said: I do get on roofs of car dealerships frequently due to my occupation... I swear they all have scattered debris on them...at least no one threw some poor customer's key up there so they couldn't leave until they made a deal...😎 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuickBob49 Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 Two great photos of Braley & Graham Buick on West Burnside St. in Portland, Oregon. Torn down in the 1960s for construction of Interstate 405. The dealership then relocated west of town. It is now known as Beaverton Buick GMC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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avgwarhawk Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 (edited) Galbraith Biography When Robert P. Galbraith built his flagship automobile dealership building, he was one of the most important men in the community. As the mayor of Rock Island from 1937 to 1945, he was responsible for the most progressive public investments ever made in the city. At the same time he was constructing the modernistic Galbraith Motor Company at 1401 4th Avenue, he also oversaw construction of Centennial Bridge, the accompanying Centennial Bridge Commission Building, the new City Hall, a municipal sewage system and disposal plant, municipal waterworks improvements, 200 blocks of street paving, and two housing projects, which included the 305-unit Arsenal Courts, now known as Century Woods, which was built to house the pre-World War II influx of workers at the Rock Island Arsenal. Galbraith’s interest in automobiles began in 1912 when, at 22 years old, he started a used car business called Tri-City Auto Exchange. He is believed to be one of the first men to make a specialty of selling used cars as well as new ones. He acquired his first new car agency, the Halliday, in 1915, and finally incorporated the Galbraith Motor Company in 1927. He was responsible for the construction of three car sales buildings and garages in the city. His company was located at 1500 4th Avenue just prior to building the structure at 1401 4th Avenue. He sold his Buick and GMC business in 1942, and devoted his time to public life. Mr. Galbraith died on October 31, 1946 at age 56, after several years of illness with heart disease. Other Dealership Owners The Buick dealership was purchased by Kinney Buick, Incorporated, in 1942, but sold to Buck Buick Company by 1945. Howard P. “Cub” Buck owned the business until the late 1960s. He was a member of the Green Bay Packers professional football team from 1921 to 1926 as an outstanding member of both the offense and defense. He started his own automobile dealership in 1928 in Rock Island after playing and coaching football for seven years. “Cub” Buck was elected to the Wisconsin Sports Hall of Fame in 1956. This building was last used as a car dealership in 1991 as Austin Buick. Edited September 2, 2020 by avgwarhawk (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
61polara Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 CC Coddington Buick Distributor, Charlotte, NC 1925 and the same building in 2015. It was torn down a few years ago. The building had internal ramps to drive cars from floor to floor. Cooddington was the distributor for North and South Carolina. It was on W Trade Street. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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