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Dodge, That's for sure about a 3rd building, I told my wife we've lived long enough to see 3 totally different buildings in one spot.

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Hello, still looking for a picture of the building when it was a Ford agency , according to the city registration it became Williams Ford around 1937 and also sold Lincoln too at that time ,also listed was Robert Y Burns Ford located at 140-150 East 12 st roughly 2 blocks south of 8 th and Holland, Burns also had a location in Wesleyville ,that would be to the east of Erie city limits on US route 20 .

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There was a calendar on Ebay for the Robert Burns agency 15 plus years ago. Kind of a Vargas girl type. I think it was something like $65 then. Wanted it in the worst way. Wife indicated not a good idea if I wanted to live....

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Are you sure we aren’t married to the same woman? I can remember my dad saying that he bought cars from Burns agency in early 40s , also saw a 39 Ford Deluxe Fordor at a show in early 1970s that still had decal on deck lid advertising Robert Y Burns with a 5 digit phone number, nice original car Folkstone gray . I think Harris later took over the Burns Ford as it was the same location . That Building is still standing on 12 street, but has been remodeled.

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My hometown of Delaware Ohio had many of its downtown buildings "modernized" in the early 1960s.
Ugly modern metal cladding installed over charming 19th century brickwork.
I remember the newapaper stories touting how "modern" it looked.

Fast forward to 21st century, appreciation of and preservation of old buildings has increased.
Now all of the hideous cladding has been removed and downtown Delaware looks much better.

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Sometime in the1990s the original Duval Motors building was demolished in downtown Jacksonville FL.
It was the last survivor of the 4 buildings housing Ford agencies in December 1928.
The building had been a livery stable before a Ford dealership and was mostly wooden construction- lots of heart pine beams and beadboard which had been covered over the years by modern materials.
Would have loved to have had the opportunity to salvage that wood, but it was cheaper for them to send it to the landfill.
When I find the photos I took mid-demolition I will post.......