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Philbrick Garage
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An exterior view of the Philbrick Garage, a Ford dealership and Cities Service filling station located at 207 Third Avenue. A sign advertises Quaker State Motor Oil. A new Ford automobile with whitewall tires is parked in front of the building. The business occupies four attached, two-story brick storefront buildings.
1939
Trimpey, Ephraim Burt
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W012G8H
WHi 71962
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