Nice pic of Hoffman Studebaker in Los Angeles, 1937

[showbizkid]

Courtesy of our friends at Hemmings:



They say this pic is from 1937 - two years into his term as President of the Corporation. The building lasted until 1951, when it was demolished to make way for the Statler Hotel that became the Wilshire Grand, which is now itself gone; going up is a 45-story hotel owned by Korean Airlines.

Pics of some more old LA dealerships and archaeology of other dealer locations are at http://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/2...l-los-angeles/ , one of which is the Don Lee Cadillac building, which later became Thomas Cadillac -- the Thomas Brothers had previously been the Studebaker dealers in Long Beach

[alaipairod]

Just love that sign on top of that building............................

[DEEPNHOCK]

Make sure to add it to, or find it on, the long running Studebaker Dealer Thread......

http://forum.studebakerdriversclub.com/showthread.php?1021-Studebaker-Dealers&highlight=studebaker+dealers

[aarrggh]

Here's another i think of the same building . .

[StudeRich]

Got me going there, I thought it might be the "Other" Hoffman Store in Inglewood, CA.

I believe originally it was owned by his Son Paul G. Hoffman Jr. and later was bought by a VERY Good Salesman there... Frank H. Afton.

Still looking for pics of that Store where Dad worked.

[55 56 PREZ 4D]

Same building, different corner ?

[63t-cab]

That Sign is a work of Art,colossal Sign.