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California Car Dealerships (page 4)

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former Vintage Buick
Madera, CA

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2014:
This building was built in 1945 for the Granger Motor Co. It was probably remodeled in the 1950s or early 1960s. Vintage Buick moved into this building in 1983. The dealership moved to a new location in 2012. The building now houses Wilson's Powersports, a Honda and Suzuki dealer. [map]

Hiway Garage
McArthur, CA
The Hiway Garage was built in 1924 as a Chevrolet dealership. The dealership closed in 2010. The repair shop and gas station remain open. The building has housed a Chevron station since at least 2012. These photos are from 2016. [map]

former dealership
Montebello, CA

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2013:
This former dealership was built in 1946. The building now houses the Montebello Auto Center. The windows have been boarded up since at least 2012. [map]

Jimmy Vasser Chevrolet
Napa, CA
The Jimmy Vasser Chevrolet building was constructed around 1950 and has always housed a Chevrolet dealership. In 1968, it began housing Good Chevrolet. In 1973, it became Valleywood Chevrolet. It has been Jimmy Vasser Chevrolet since around 1994. [map]

Toyota of North Hollywood [gone]
North Hollywood, CA
I'm assuming that this Toyota of North Hollywood building must have originally been a dealership. This photo was taken in 2008. By 2011, this building had been demolished and the dealership had built a much larger building.

car dealership
Oakland, CA

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2014:
This car dealership building was designed by Walter Reed and built in the 1920s. Over the years, a variety of automobiles have been sold here including Chevrolet, Citroen, and Triumph. This building was abandoned for years before it was restored in 2004 and became a Kia dealership. The dealership closed in 2008 shortly after the top row of photos was taken. The building recently housed Infiniti of Oakland. The building has been vacant since at least 2017. [map]

former Connell Motor Company
Oakland, CA
2008: 2014:
The Connell Motor Company dealership was designed by Alben Froberg and built in 1947. The dealership sold Oldsmobiles. At that point, there was just the name "Connell" and "Oldsmobile" letters on top of the roof's lip. As the dealership added other makes of cars, additional neon letters were added above. In 2011, Bay City Chevrolet moved into the building and removed these signs. In 2014, the building was vacant. In 2016, the windows were boarded up. The dealership now houses a Mercedes-Benz dealership and large apartment complex has been built behind it. For more, see this website. [map]

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