Name/Title
Dill-Wood Motors, 17th & Frederick, Photo, 1950-1951Entry/Object ID
P2018.25.15Description
Dill-Wood Motors, 17th & Frederick, Photo, 1950-1951. b/w. Three views of new Buick car dealership built on NE corner 17th & Frederick. Yellow brick structure with curved glass at corner. "Buick" and "Dill-Wood" in neon signs at corner and over service bay to east.
By c. 1960, this became Polsky Motors. In 2018,. Acme Music & Entertainment occupied the building and showcased billard tables in the window.
A = Corner view with new auto in window. 17th Street side of building in view. Handwritten on back: "Dill-Wood Motor Company, Sales & Service Building, 1950"
B = Service Bay side to east of showroom. Pickup truck at curb. 1950's model cars in parking lot east. Handwritten on back: "Dill-Wood Motors, Completed March, 1951"
C = Construction photo showing metal superstructure only. Wall of Mt. Mora cemetery along 17th Street in background. "17th & Frederick" street marker in foreground. Stamped on back "Photo by: P.G. Hanke & Reno, 403 S. 7th".Made/Created
Date made
1950 - 1951Place
City
St. JosephState/Province
MissouriNotes
Date: 1950Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Print, PhotographicNomenclature Primary Object Term
PhotographNomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsSearch Terms
Seventeenth Street & Frederick Avenue, Lehr Construction Company, Car Dealers, Dill-Wood Motors, Frederick Avenue, Polsky MotorsDimensions
Dimension Notes
Printsize: "8" x 10"
A & B on linen album pageProvenance
Notes
Photos taken by Lehr Construction Company of building sites from their company. Donated by Jim Lehr, a fourth generation owner.
