Vintage dealerships

I'm trying to think as to what front hole covers were once called

 

Wondering what the front of the plane will now be called? Things that make you go Hmmmmmm.

 

The 1950 model unveiling of the new Chevrolets at South Tacoma Motor Company located at 5602 South Tacoma Way in Tacoma, WA.

 

Here South Tacoma Motor Company highlighta the introduction of the first all new post-war car from Chevrolet for the 1949 model year.

 

Are you familiar with that dealership Orthmann?

 

5602 does not exist anymore, it's a parking lot, and the first address is 5606. When I lived in Lakewood (the next town on Tacoma's South border), the Starbucks was a burger and dairy joint.



And another burger joint is behind that Starbucks.

 

That’s progress for ya!

 

Afraid not.
And as Andrew pointed out, it's long gone.

 

Vacant car dealership and filling station located at Michigan Ave. and Schlaff St. in Dearborn photographed during November of 1957.

 

Furlow-Cate Ford located at 4009 Brainerd Road in Chattanooga, TN in 1964. This location now contains a shopping plaza.

 

Raymond P. Scott Oldsmobile located in Wynnewood, PA, is pictured (above) in 1957 at 265 East Lancaster Ave. The postcard (below) was taken ten years later in 1967 when Scott was also selling Ramblers. The building has survived and now houses a Nissan dealership

 

Anderson Ford located at 707 South Washington Blvd. in Sarasota, FL.

 

I'll take one of those Galaxies.

 

Nice photos of the time before the mega dealerships. The largest car dealer where we now live sells Kias. They have so many cars that they show off the inventory with flying drone shots. Liked how Raymond Scott Olds had a full size wagon on the floor. High optioned wagons were often amoung the most expensive cars in a dealers inventory back then.

 

Yup, and now, some dealers have mega-expensive dealerships, like the Seattle Honda dealer, whose inventory is all kept in a 3- or 4-story parking garage, visible from Southbound Interstate 5. It's one way to get people in...shelter them from the rain!