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Their three-story building at 8th and Iowa was demolished during [[URBAN RENEWAL]]. In 1969 [[RICHARDSON MOTORS]] was constructed at 1475 John F. Kennedy Road. It remained there through 2018.
Their three-story building at 8th and Iowa was demolished during [[URBAN RENEWAL]]. In 1969 [[RICHARDSON MOTORS]] was constructed at 1475 John F. Kennedy Road. It remained there through 2018.


[[Image:richardson.jpg|right|thumb|350px|2010 photo of the new building on Kennedy Road]]
 
[[Image:shike.jpg|left|thumb|300px|1976 advertisement. Photo courtesy: Bob Reding]]
[[Image:shike.jpg|left|thumb|300px|1976 advertisement. Photo courtesy: Bob Reding]]
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Shike-Richardson at 770 Iowa. Photo courtesy: Telegraph Herald

SHIKE-RICHARDSON, INC. Shike-Richardson, Inc. purchased the former BELSKY MOTOR COMPANY in 1958.

The 1964 through 1968 Dubuque City Directory listed 770 Iowa.

Their three-story building at 8th and Iowa was demolished during URBAN RENEWAL. In 1969 RICHARDSON MOTORS was constructed at 1475 John F. Kennedy Road. It remained there through 2018.


1976 advertisement. Photo courtesy: Bob Reding
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