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Title
Lester
Motors
Ford
Date
1946
Description
Pictured
in
January
1946
is
Lester
Motors
Ford
at
1301
K
Street
.
Founded
by
Edward
“Ted”
Lester
in
1935
, the
original
Lester
Motors
Studebaker
was
located
at
Sixteenth
and
K
. In
May
1937
, and
after
a
12,000
dollar
renovation
,
Lester
moved
his
business
into the
pictured
building
. In
1945
,
however
,
Lester
Motors
became
a
Ford
dealer
, and
continued
to be a
Ford
dealer
until
1949
.
Soon
after
this
picture
was
taken
,
Lester
moved
to an
ultra
modern
facility
on
Thirteenth
and
I
Streets
. With the
death
of
Lester
in
1946
, the
company
wasn’t
the
same
and was
sold
to
Burton
and
White
Motors
,
which
took
over
at
1300
I
Street
in
1949
.
Format
8 x 10 in.; b&w
Holding Institution
Sacramento Room, Sacramento Public Library
Rights
This image may be protected by Copyright Law (Title 17 U.S.C.). Copyright restrictions applying to the reproduction and use of this image are available from the Sacramento Public Library.
Street/Neighborhood
1301
K
Street
;
Downtown
City/County
Sacramento
Subjects
Street Scenes
Automobile Dealerships
Automobile Repair
Business Enterprises
Collection
Sacramento Room Photograph Collection
Identifying Number
408
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