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Illinois Car Dealerships (page 1)

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former Corn Belt Motor Company and Thornton-Anderson
Bloomington, IL
This dealership was built in 1946 and housed the Corn Belt Motor Company which sold Buick on the Grove St. side of the building and Thornton-Anderson which sold Lincoln-Mercury on the Gridley St. side. By 1956, the building was housing Imperial Motors and sold Chryslers. It had closed by 1969 and the building housed at least a couple of body shops. Clay Dooley Tire and Auto Service occupied the building from 1987-2018. The building has been vacant since then. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. [map]

former Bruckert-Daley dealership
Carlinville, IL
This Bruckert-Daley Chevrolet Buick dealership may have been established in 1928. This building appears to be from the 1950s. It now houses Victory Lane Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram. [map]

former Ford dealership
Carmi, IL
This Ford dealership looks like it was built around the 1910s like the Ford dealership in Columbus, OH. However, this building now has a drab and reworked ground-level. The upper-level trademark refers to Henry Ford's Model T which was known as the Universal Car. [map]

former Fox Head Motors
Chicago Heights, IL
I believe this building was built around 1958 for Fox Head Motors. It now houses Cris Auto Sales, a used car dealership. [map]

Bauer's Garage
Crystal Lake, IL
Bauer's Garage was built in 1914 as a garage, Auburn dealership, and repair shop. For more, see this website. [map]

former Anguish & Wolfenbarger Ford dealership
Dallas City, IL
The Anguish & Wolfenbarger Ford dealership was established in the early 1920s. The building has been vacant for decades. [map]

former Ford dealership
Du Quoin, IL

2010:
2024:
This building housed a Ford dealership in the 1950s. Does anyone know what make of car was sold here originally? It was still a Ford dealership in the 1970s. The building was heavily remodeled in 2013. [map]

former Vogel Chevrolet-Buick-Opel
Du Quoin, IL
Vogel Chevrolet-Buick-Opel has opened here by 1971. This building might be from the 1960s. The building now houses Du Quoin Auto Service. [map]

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