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Tate-Gillham Motor Car Company
Tate, a distributor for Dodge, occupied the building for a relatively long seven years; the company was successful enough to have another building across the street as well. Other auto sellers followed through the 1940s, followed by various other uses including a warehouse. Angle-patterned MidCentury concrete block has infilled the display room windows. Today, it's home to M & M Forklift Motor Repair - "New & rebuilt replacement motors, snow plows, salt spreaders, lift gates and winches." |
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Reliable Auto tire Company Building
Home to two tire companies in its first two decades, it hosted an auto repair company in the 1960s - long after the rest of Automobile Row had vanished from the scene. Today a tromp o'leil painting adds visual spice to this plain building, advertising its current occupant, Clarion Marketing & Advertising. |
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Mississippi Valley Motor Company
A half dozen auto-related companies rotated through this building's space in its first 30 years. Since at least 1960, this has been the home of John Baumann Safe Company (aka Baumann Safe & Alarm Co.), whose site claims that they are "the oldest family owned and operated business in the state of Missouri", dating back to 1843. |
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Kardell Motor Company
The Kardell company was a dealership for REO autos and trucks (the latter forever immortalized by 70s rock band REO Speedwagon). After many decades of use as a warehouse, the building was renovated in 2009-10. The building is now home to the REO Lofts. |
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United States Tire Company
Occupied by a major rubber manufacturer, these two buildings went up as a pair. Automotive uses continued into the mid-1940s. A recent renovation was completed in 2010, incorporating the smaller building into the REO Lofts. The taller building includes at least one artist's studio. |
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