Shell service station at Forest Avenue and Livermore Avenue in Westerleigh , September 19 , 1963 . As car ownership surged , service stations appeared across the Island . Flamm ’ s clients included some of the large national oil companies that operated these stations .
Showroom of the Nelson K . Mintz automobile dealership , April 4 , 1955 . Nelson K . Mintz established his business in 1928 . This photograph shows the dealership ’ s grand opening at their new location , 720 Richmond Terrace in New Brighton . The car featured in the foreground is a DeSoto Firedome convertible , made by the Chrysler Corporation .
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