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on: 04-27-2007
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Hupmobile dealership in Omaha. Said to be the last preserved Hupmobile dealer in the country. |
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4-27-2007 @ 03:45:27 PM |
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"As you can see it is for sale now. Someone told me that there was a pretty good article in the paper after they took off the false front. They had done an interview with the son on the man who had the dealership there.We’re trying to see if we can come up with the article to shed a little more light on the building’s history. Here’s hoping whoever buys it has the sense to maintain its historical aspects.In the meantime, keep sending in photos of former dealerships and factories. There’s gotta be more that have survived the decades like this one.UPDATE: Well, that was quick. LaChance did a little digging and not only found that the building’s for lease, but that it’s on Omaha’s endangered buildings list: The Hupmobile Building at 2523 Farnam St. sits vacant. It stands as the last preserved Hupmobile dealership in the country. When the Hupp Motor Company ceased operations in 1940, the building was used for war production of artillery shells and plane parts, some for the Enola Gay Bomber. Despite enthusiastic interest from the Culinary School at Metropolitan Community College to reuse the building as an urban training restaurant, a deal could not be made, and the current owner has put the structure up for sale."
[Edited by Adambomb on 4-27-2007 @ 03:47:02 PM]
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