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[[Image:birdad.jpg|left|thumb|250px|1967 advertisement for Bird Chevrolet. Photo courtesy: Bob Reding]]BIRD CHEVROLET. Bird Chevrolet was the first automobile dealership to move from downtown Dubuque to the west side. | [[Image:birdad.jpg|left|thumb|250px|1967 advertisement for Bird Chevrolet. Photo courtesy: Bob Reding]]BIRD CHEVROLET. Bird Chevrolet was the first automobile dealership to move from downtown Dubuque to the west side. | ||
Founded in 1927 as Mathey Chevrolet, the dealership became Bird Chevrolet in | Founded in 1927 as Mathey Chevrolet, the dealership became Bird Chevrolet in 1936 when it was purchased by [[BIRD, Willis E.|Willis E. BIRD]]. Arthur Walsh, the company's accountant, guided the company through the 1940s and 1950s and acquired majority ownership. | ||
The business was operated from several locations in the downtown area prior to the opening of its present location on July 6, 1966. Its last location in downtown Dubuque at Sixth and Iowa was planned fort urban renewal. Arthur Walsh and his son James W. Walsh purchased five acres of land at 3255 University and reopened the business. A major remodel was completed in 1996 and a Chevrolet "image update" completed in 2008. | |||
In 2012 the fourth generation of the Walsh family was operating the company | |||
The 1955 and 1959 ''Dubuque City Directory'' listed the address as 600 Iowa. | The 1955 and 1959 ''Dubuque City Directory'' listed the address as 600 Iowa. | ||
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[[Image:bird.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Photo courtesy: Bob Reding]] | [[Image:bird.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Photo courtesy: Bob Reding]] | ||
[[Image:birdchev.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Ice scraper. Photo Courtesy: Bob Reding]] | [[Image:birdchev.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Ice scraper. Photo Courtesy: Bob Reding]] | ||
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''Families in Business''. (magazine) Telegraph Herald, July 30, 2010, p. 22 | |||
[[Category: Auto Company]] | [[Category: Auto Company]] | ||
[[Category: Firsts]] | [[Category: Firsts]] | ||
Revision as of 00:12, 11 November 2012
BIRD CHEVROLET. Bird Chevrolet was the first automobile dealership to move from downtown Dubuque to the west side.
Founded in 1927 as Mathey Chevrolet, the dealership became Bird Chevrolet in 1936 when it was purchased by Willis E. BIRD. Arthur Walsh, the company's accountant, guided the company through the 1940s and 1950s and acquired majority ownership.
The business was operated from several locations in the downtown area prior to the opening of its present location on July 6, 1966. Its last location in downtown Dubuque at Sixth and Iowa was planned fort urban renewal. Arthur Walsh and his son James W. Walsh purchased five acres of land at 3255 University and reopened the business. A major remodel was completed in 1996 and a Chevrolet "image update" completed in 2008.
In 2012 the fourth generation of the Walsh family was operating the company
The 1955 and 1959 Dubuque City Directory listed the address as 600 Iowa.
The 1962 Dubuque City Directory listed 576 Iowa.
The 1966 through 2012 Dubuque City Directory listed the corner of University and Highway 20.
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Source:
Families in Business. (magazine) Telegraph Herald, July 30, 2010, p. 22