Picture before it’s too late dealership

[gdmn852]

Hello, I had wanted to pose my Modal A in front of a former Ford agency during the Model A era , however they are tearing it down before I got a chance. Attached are photos of the Keystone Ford of Erie Pa. before it’s gone.Located at 8th and Holland St.

[mercman from oz]

Keystone Ford - Erie PA being demolished - Photos by gdmn852

[gdmn852]

Thank you for rotating pictures. Gary

[Eccentric Old Guy]

Got a pic when it was still a Ford dealership?

[gdmn852]

No, Been at the library looking though,maybe look through some newspapers of the era might get lucky. Found out it was a Ford Agency in 1931 city register , drove by that building countless times before I found out . Was also a Lincoln Ford agent on 7th street but that is all newer construction today.

[Oldbluoval]

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To everything there is a season……..
I know in our city there’s been so much demo and rebuild I hardly know where I live!

It’s said you know you’re getting old when you like everything the way it WAS….I’m there

[Eccentric Old Guy]

Originally Posted by Oldbluoval

To everything there is a season……..
I know in our city there’s been so much demo and rebuild I hardly know where I live!

It’s said you know you’re getting old when you like everything the way it WAS….I’m there

I know exactly what you mean. My brother and I visited our home we lived in back in the mid-fifties, and we recognized the house although it's changed. The whole neighborhood was almost unrecognizable .....so much has changed. One surprising thing was the family's handprints in the cement walk on the side of the house. Our Father laid that cement and everyone put their handprint on it for posterity.....including our pet dog, "Patty".....that's still there! There used to be an old ranch next to our neighborhood......but, it's all rows of houses now.

It's kinda like the "back to the future" shock of seeing all the changes!

They say "never look back".....but, I'm glad we did!

eog

[1942deluxe]

If you want to drive out to Albion the building Harris & Sergeant was in is still standing. They were in business from 1907-1990. 3rd oldest in the country when they closed. It's on RT 18 South just before the railroad tracks.

[gdmn852]

Hello, I remember after the deadly tornadoes that hit Albion in 1985 , the Ford agency had a hail sale , damaged brand new Fords discounted .On the list of pictures I want to take are also former Guy M Fish in Spartanburg, Plack and Crandall in Mckean also in Clymer,Ny and Dick Taylor on Route 20 in Connueat , Ohio. Probably find more when I get back to the Library .

[gdmn852]

Also you are right about getting old , my wife remembers all the restaurants and stores that were on State street.

[1942deluxe]

Remember the tornado too well. My wife and son along with M.I.L. where in trailer across the tracks from the dealership that got hit. Paul was 5 months old and had a skull fracture, bruised lung and cuts in his back to the muscle. God was with us and he survived. Add to your list Sherman NY and where Rigby Ford was in Conneautville. I think Rigby's building was the Center Street garage before Otto Koehler bought it. There are some great pictures on the Conneaut Facebook page of the Tyler building as Bates Motor and then Lillie Holden Ford.

[gdmn852]

Glad to hear your son recovered.Thank You the info on other agencies,more on list to photograph.When I first started to drive late 1960s it seemed that every small town had a car dealership. Even up to the 1990s the were still in business, a friend bought a SS454 truck in early 90s from Cordia Chevrolet in Clymer and was mad because they had driven it to give it a full tank of gas .He picked it up on a flatbed and still has it stored in his garage,almost zero miles!

[1942deluxe]

I remember Cordia Chevrolet. Wasn't there also another GM dealership in Clymer at the implement dealership? I'm thinking Pontiac and maybe GMC. Conneautville had Ford, Chevy and John Deere with Pontiac. Albion had Ford Mercury, Plymouth -Desoto, Dodge, Pontiac -Buick and a Case dealership. You are right, every small town seemed to have a dealership. It was a great era we'll never see again but I'm glad I was part of.

[gdmn852]

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[CHuDWah]

Originally Posted by Oldbluoval

To everything there is a season……..
I know in our city there’s been so much demo and rebuild I hardly know where I live!

It’s said you know you’re getting old when you like everything the way it WAS….I’m there

Yeah, but memory is selective. The "good ol' days" often weren't.

[burner31]

My wife and I both grow up in small towns, her in Michigan (Fenton) and me in California (Redwood City), both towns had nice old buildings from the late 1800's early 1900's, seems about the 70's they both decided to make the town more "modern".
Ruined both of them, they each lost their charm, their character and their history.
Guess we're just stuck in the old days

[CHuDWah]

Originally Posted by gdmn852

Hello, I remember after the deadly tornadoes that hit Albion in 1985 , the Ford agency had a hail sale , damaged brand new Fords discounted .On the list of pictures I want to take are also former Guy M Fish in Spartanburg, Plack and Crandall in Mckean also in Clymer,Ny and Dick Taylor on Route 20 in Connueat , Ohio. Probably find more when I get back to the Library .

Small towns (<10K or so) usually still have some old buildings.

[Packrat]

In Conway, Mo., about 5 miles from me, is the old Wilkinson Ford dealership building. It hasn't been a dealership for many years but the building has the Ford and Lincoln tiles imbedded along the top. Cool looking building, I've always talked about taking some pics with my car in front but haven't yet. It is the Senior Center now.

[gdmn852]

Hello to both of you , city of Erie had remodeling project in through the 70s that as more demolition than rebuilding, in many of the smaller towns around Erie they have gone more of a restoration mode fortunately. As you said memory is somewhat selective, era of the muscle car really wasn’t that pleasant, Vietnam war, riots, take over of colleges , assassination, generation gap, Manson family,and on and on .but we do remember the good times we personally enjoyed.

[Dodge]

I know I am getting old when one of the corners where I grew up is on its 3rd. building...