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Studebaker Buildings & Dealerships (page 2)

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Studebaker Building
St. Paul, MN
I believe this Studebaker Building was built as Byers-Patro Motor Co. in 1927. It previously housed Grand Avenue Ford from at least the early 1950s through the early 1970s. The building was renovated around 1982. It now houses Cafe Latte and other businesses. For more, see this website. [map]

Studebaker Building
Missoula, MT
This Studebaker Building was built around 1921 for the Main Street Motor Company. In 1930, Nybo Chevrolet operated in the building. From 1936 until the 1950s, Nybo & Co. sold Studebakers and White Trucks there. The building now houses the Zootown Arts Community Center. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [map]

Studebaker Building [gone]
Durham, NC
This Studebaker Building was built in 1928 as Henry Motor Sales. The dealership closed around 1930. By 1943, the building was used by Brown's Auto Supply. It housed several businesses after that. From 2006-2008, the building was renovated. The building housed Ogilvy & Mather when these photos were taken in 2010. In 2014, the building began housing ReverbNation. It later housed the Prescient company. In 2019, the building was destroyed in a gas leak explosion. For more, see this website.

Studebaker Building
Red Cloud, NE
This Studebaker Building was built for the Killough Motor Co. which was established by 1936 as Killough's Garage. By 1940, the company was selling Studebakers. [map]

Studebaker Building
Asbury Park, NJ
The Studebaker Building in Asbury Park seems plainer than most. It was probably refaced at some point and stripped of a cornice and other details. I believe this building is from the late 1920s. [map]

former Studebaker showroom
Asbury Park, NJ
This Studebaker showroom was built in 1931. The building housed the ABL Appliance Brokers when these photos were taken in 2012. By 2017, the building was housing the Asbury Park Cyclery. [map]

Studebaker Building
Pleasantville, NJ
This Studebaker Building was built in 1926 for Mathis Motors Studebaker. The dealership remained in operation here until the late 1960s. There are six Studebaker emblems, each five feet tall. The green trim is copper. The building housed an antiques store when these photos were taken in 2007. It has been vacant and endangered now for many years. For more, see this website. [map]

Studebaker Building
Brooklyn, NY
This Studebaker Building was built in 1920 as a Studebaker dealership. The five-story building faced with terra cotta was converted into apartments in 2000 and the ground floors were somewhat remodeled. There was a fire in the building in 2012 just before these photos were taken. [map]

Studebaker Building
New York, NY
This Studebaker Building was built in 1923 and was used as an assembly plant. In the 1930s, the Borden's Dairy Company used the building as a milk processing plant. In 2007, Columbia University purchased the building and has been restoring it. The ground floor is now occupied by the Studebaker Cafe while the upper floors are used for administrative offices. [map]

Studebaker Building
Schenectady, NY
The Studebaker Building in Schenectady was built in 1926. In 2005 when these photos were taken, the building was vacant and deteriorating. The Studebaker name in both spoked wheel logos had been defaced. The building now houses a couple of restaurants. [map]

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Studebaker Building
Steubenville, OH
This Studebaker Building was probably built in the 1920s. The Studebaker logos appear to have been damaged by the DiNovo Chrysler Plymouth dealership which installed its nameplates on top of the ribbons and later removed them. The building was vacant when these photos were taken in 2012. For more, see this website. [map]

Studebaker Building
Lakewood, OH
This Studebaker Building was built in 1925. It is currently home to Air Rite Products, an air conditioning service and supply company. [map]

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Studebaker Building
Hazleton, PA
This Studebaker Building is probably from the 1920s or earlier. Studebakers were sold here until 1957. It became an Edsel dealership at that time. [map]

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former Studebaker showroom
Gunnison, UT
This former Studebaker showroom has been an auto parts store for many years. The round part of the building was probably an addition, most likely from the 1940s. The blade sign on the roof bears the Studebaker label scar from now-missing letters. [map]

former Studebaker showroom
Racine, WI
This Studebaker showroom was built in 1927. It housed the Century Motor Car Co. at that point. Kovach Motors occupied the building in the 1940s. In 1992, Kovach moved out and Frank Boucher Chevrolet-Geo-Mazda-Volkswagen moved in. The building was vacant when these photos were taken in 2012. Since 2015, it has housed an Indian motorcycle dealership. [map]

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