Santa Ana Hudson dealership building
http://www.neighborhoodlink.com/public/newsPhoto.html?nneighid=460540771&nsupercity=915415571&nid=155531612
I found this photo (click link to see photo) on a website for Heninger Park, evidently a suburb of Santa Ana, Calif.
"Located in Heninger Park on South Main Street (at First Street) is a large brick building listed on the City of Santa Ana's Register of Historic Buildings as the United Auto Building. This 1936 photograph shows James Robert Wann buying 7 of his 8 sons new Hudson Terraplane automobiles from the then P&L Motors Inc. Dad paid cash for the seven cars. He was the owner of Wann Bros. Spray Rig., a supplier of spray equipment used to spray orange groves in Orange & surrounding areas. There were two Wann sisters. This wonderful photograph is curtesy of Wanda Schramm. Her father James, Jr. is seventh from right in photo. "
This building is evidently now on the Historic Register, and here is what the Santa Ana Register of Historic Buildings has to say: "This building was apparently constructed in two parts by W. E. Chilson. In June 1922, Chilson applied for a permit to construct a public garage at 102-108 South Main Street, at a cost of $30,000. In September 1923, a second permit for stores and nine apartments to be constructed at 108-110 South Main Street at a cost of $25,700 was issued. In 1924 the first occupants were the Hull, Witner-Haynes Company, who sold Haynes and Oldsmobile motorcars. The following year, the R. W. Townsend Motor Company, sellers of Marmon and Pierce autos, and the Orange County Motors Company occupied the site. By 1927 the Hub Motor Company, dealers in Hudson and Essex autos, was located in the building. They were followed in 1931 by Marmon Motors, which handled sales of Marmons, Roosevelts, and Austins. In 1937 the United Automotive Service, owned by Leonard Forcey and Arthur Tobey, began a long occupancy; a sign in the window today still contains their name."
Anyone from that area? Maybe we could get a photo of the building "today" to see the contrast. Sorry I couldn't come up with a larger "period" photo but that's what was posted.
I found this photo (click link to see photo) on a website for Heninger Park, evidently a suburb of Santa Ana, Calif.
"Located in Heninger Park on South Main Street (at First Street) is a large brick building listed on the City of Santa Ana's Register of Historic Buildings as the United Auto Building. This 1936 photograph shows James Robert Wann buying 7 of his 8 sons new Hudson Terraplane automobiles from the then P&L Motors Inc. Dad paid cash for the seven cars. He was the owner of Wann Bros. Spray Rig., a supplier of spray equipment used to spray orange groves in Orange & surrounding areas. There were two Wann sisters. This wonderful photograph is curtesy of Wanda Schramm. Her father James, Jr. is seventh from right in photo. "
This building is evidently now on the Historic Register, and here is what the Santa Ana Register of Historic Buildings has to say: "This building was apparently constructed in two parts by W. E. Chilson. In June 1922, Chilson applied for a permit to construct a public garage at 102-108 South Main Street, at a cost of $30,000. In September 1923, a second permit for stores and nine apartments to be constructed at 108-110 South Main Street at a cost of $25,700 was issued. In 1924 the first occupants were the Hull, Witner-Haynes Company, who sold Haynes and Oldsmobile motorcars. The following year, the R. W. Townsend Motor Company, sellers of Marmon and Pierce autos, and the Orange County Motors Company occupied the site. By 1927 the Hub Motor Company, dealers in Hudson and Essex autos, was located in the building. They were followed in 1931 by Marmon Motors, which handled sales of Marmons, Roosevelts, and Austins. In 1937 the United Automotive Service, owned by Leonard Forcey and Arthur Tobey, began a long occupancy; a sign in the window today still contains their name."
Anyone from that area? Maybe we could get a photo of the building "today" to see the contrast. Sorry I couldn't come up with a larger "period" photo but that's what was posted.
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JB: I have an 8 x10 of this photo (somewhere) and did a story on the building when I was editor of the Calif. Inland Chapter newsletter in the 90's. I don't think the building is still standing. I'll did out the story and revisit it. :cool:0
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I am not to far from Santa Ana and will check it out.0
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Thought I'd revive this old thread with a photo of the building today:0
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Here's a link to a photo of the building when it was a dealership (you can click on the photo to enlarge it):
http://www.neighborhoodlink.com/public/newsart.html?nid=155531612&nneighid=460540771&nsupercity=9154155710 -
Jon B wrote:Here's a link to a photo of the building when it was a dealership (you can click on the photo to enlarge it):
http://www.neighborhoodlink.com/public/newsart.html?nid=155531612&nneighid=460540771&nsupercity=915415571
That's the same link that you posted 5 years ago . . . surprisingly, the view hasn't changed.0 -
Do my eyes deceive me or is the that the name "Norton" in the far left corner window??
Makes me wonder if at one time somebody sold Norton motorcycles in there - or parts and service.
Russell, that was posted 5 years ago - we got a lot of people around now that didn't see it the last time. LOL
Hudsonly,
Alex Burr
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This building is now a great restaurant. Been there a few times, there is a cruise in on Sundays. CIC will be having a meeting there soon.
http://elmomonster.blogspot.com/2006/10/original-mikes-santa-ana.html0
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