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| Bittorf Motor
Company - ( Auburn )
Cathedral and Eager Streets ( ad Circa 1935 ) A beautful building, that had seen use as a nightclub, until a fire in the 1980's gutted it. The building has been restored and is currently a restaurant. In the mid 1930's, the building was used to showroom Auburn vehicles, and was used until atleast the late 1940's at least that I can tell. .... 
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| Bob Fleigh Studebaker Mt Royal at McMechen ( Circa 1939 ) ........................................................................................ 
There were plenty of car dealerships along Mount Royal Avenue, in the area of Charles Street, but atleast one deallership, Bob Fleigh could be found a few blocks north on Mount Royal , at McMechen Street, just south of North Avenue. There, one could find the lastest Studebaker models for sale, until the dealership moved to 29th Street in the 1940's. |
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| Brooks - Price Buick 1370 West North Avenue Kelly Buick Sales Corp. Charles and Mt . Royal Avenue ( Circa 1939 ) ......................... 
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One of the old car dealership buildings in the City is the Brooks- Price Buick dealership on West North Avenue, just east of Pennsylvania Avenue. The building has been used by Greenwood's Garage ( a towing company ) for years, and much of the complex is still used by Greenwood's. The Baltimore City Health Department currently uses part of the building today. |
| Buick Motors Sales
Company Mount Royal and Maryland Avenues One of several dealerships along Mt Royal Avenue, the Motor Sales Company seen to the right could be found a few years later, with everything the same on this postcard, except the vehicle brand had been carefully changed to show the Desoto car brand. The building is gone, and is now part of the University of Baltimore complex. .................................................... 
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| C.W. Curry Mt Royal and Maryland Avenues ( Circa 1930 ) Another Baltimore dealership located at the intersection of Mount Royal and Maryland Avenue. ................. 
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| Chenoweth Motors Harford and Joppa Roads................................ ...... 
Traveling through the intersection of Harford Road and Joppa Road today is just part of the daily commute , but back in the 1930's, I'm sure it was considered quite a ride to " go so far ". Chenoweth Motors carried several brands and would supply car buyers with the cards seen here to remind you of the car you were considering buying. ........................ 
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| Cunliffe Cadillac North Charles Street at 24th Street .......................................................................................................... 
Cadillacs weren't cheap in the 1930's, and the building for Cunliffe Cadillac on the northeast corner of 24th and Charles Street was built to remind you of this fact. Even into the 1980's, when the building was finally torn down ( as Chesapeake Cadilllac ) , the building was a attractive addition to the neighborhood. Some of the buildings details were used in the design of the new building, a supermarket. ............................... 
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| Downtown Motors Inc- (Ford
) 814 Light Street 814 Light Street had been the location of a early movie theatre for years , just south of Baltimore City. When the theatre was torn down, the address was used for years as various car lots. The lot was empty for years, until the 1980's, when a office building was built there. In later years, Volkswagens were sold there. |
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( Ford ) 134 West North Avenue I'm not sure if Ford wanted to go by the dealership name of Ford Motor Sales or not, but for years, a local name could not be found selling Ford vehicles in Baltimore. Fords could be bought in the City at 21 East North Avenue, 2 blocks away at 131 West North Avenue, and just down the street at Mount Royal and Maryland Avenues. I'm not quite sure why there were three different locations for Ford sales in such a close area. ....................... 
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| Funk & Ennis 1309 - 1311 Cathedral Street ( Circa 1935 ) Just a few blocks south of the many Mount Royal Avenue dealerships, on Cathedral Street, you could find Funk & Ennis Chrysler. Cathedral Street had several smaller dealerships located along it. |
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| Hudson Various dealerships around the City. In the 1930's, Hudson was looking for your used car, and you were able to trade up to a brand new Hudson at over 10 locations in the Baltimore area. |
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| Hupmobile Reisterstown Road and Elgin Avenue The building survives to this day, although painted an odd green. The building is currently in use as a business. ........ 
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| Jarman Motors
( Circa 1935 ) AKA Harton B. Hull Motors ( circa 1930 ) 301 West 29th Street Northern Baltimore City The address of 301 West 29th Street ( at Remington ) on the Southwest corner went by several different names over the years. It opened I believe as the Eastwick Motor Sales, and was soon being operated as Harter B. Hull Dodge by 1930. In 1935, Jarman Motors Inc offered the 1935 Plymouth form the address,as well as Dodge trucks , and Jarman would remain at the location for years, also selling Pontiacs in later years. Below, you can see the dealership building still being used by Anderson for Body Repairs, in 2007. ................ 
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| Martin J. Barry
1700 North Charles Street Martin J. Barry appears to have started as a repair and accessory shop, but by the 1950's, you could buy Mercurys and Lincolns from Martin J. Barry at this same address. The garage is still used as a parking garage, accross the street from the Charles Theatre, while the dealership showroom is a laundrymat, if I remember correctly. |
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| Mid City Car Sales 111 West North Avenue ( circa 1939 ) West North Avenue around Howard Street had several car dealerships , and was one location where you could find a Desoto in Baltimore. Across the street , you could find a Oldsmobile dealership and a Willy Jeep dealership. ........................................ 
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| Oriole Pontiac Oak Street ( Howard Street ) at North Avenue ( circa 1935 ) ........ 
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| Park Circle Ford 3400 Reisterstown Road ( Circa 1934 ) .......................Photo - Courtesy of the Baltimore Gas and Electric Collection at the Baltimore Museum of Industry |
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| Talbotts Motor Company -
(Ford) 3431 Greenmount Avenue |
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| Walter Scott Inc ( Ford ) |
St Paul Street and Mount Royal Avenue |
| Zell Dodge 10- 12- 14 East Mount Royal Avenue ( Circa 1935 ) |
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