Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-20

gates to the National Eagles CON 90
venuon to Omaha last August and
in the entertainment of many Wis
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itors. When the GIidden tour MA
passed through Omaha the Omaha ~ KV
Automobile club joined in the en- MNAA Nv
tertainment, although the visitors N\
stopped over night at Council % M% W
Bluffs. When Kansas City sent "
its road race through Omaha the NJ \
Omaha Automobile club acted as w
host for the evening. V ~
When there were but two gar N&A
ages in Omaha they were located
at Fifteenth and Capitol avenue. 4AN
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from Eighteenth to Twenty-fourth (CAouI
streets. Clarke Powell was the
pioneer and since that time there -nn-
has been a continual scramble to /
get a location along Farnam street. Large tenement houses
have been elevated and garages built under them. New
garages too numerous to count have been built during the 4
last year and others re under way. M
r. r. Kimbal built what was considered the finest ga q r
rage in the entire west two years ago, but now ii entirely
too small and he has prepared plans to build one twice III
as large across the street. This will provide a permanent n
home for the Stanley Steamer and will enable Mr.. Kimball
to have his salesroom IN al entirely separate build
ing from his workshop. The building will have some architectural
pretensions, as the Farnam street front will be worked out in the
Doric order, with trigyphs and details as entablature decoration
The ample and striking entrances are provided and effectively
hanked by hambeaux. the wall veil between being given up to plate
glass and spectacular show windows. The structure is to be fire
proof and the floor space so arranged that two model show rooms
with offices and other accessories are provided on Farnam street,
while in the rear space is left for the Stanley garage and machine
shops and a commodious elevator service to the storehouse on the
second floor. In general appearance the building will match the
Kimbal garage across the street.
The Omaha Automobile company will move into its new garage
at 1910 Farnam street soon, where the new freproof building will
provide a splendid salesroom. The present quarters at 216 South
Ninteenth street will be retained IS a storeroom.
The Western Automobile Supply company has doubled the size
of its place of business during the last few weeks by securing the ad-
Joining stroeroom at 1920 Farnam street. This firm has met with
great success since locating here last August and the necessity for
more room forced them to secure additional quarters.
Denise Barkslow, manager Of the Electric Garage company, who
last fall built a large commodious structure on Automobile Row, has
also found his room insufficient and has plans drawn for adding an
other story to his present building, which is sc by 1875 feet.
Guy L. Smith, a pioneer with Clarke C. Powell in the business
who some time ago opened for himself in the old Christian church on
Nineteenth street and who last year moved into his new garage on
Automobile Row, has also seen the necessity for more room and will
add 100 feet to the rear Of his present structure.
The Nebraska Puncture Proof company has moved from zoe
North sixteenth street to 2201 FarnaE street, on Automobile Row
Alterations were made in the building to suit the new tenant.
The sweetEdwards company is n new firm, with one of the
finest salesrooms in the west. The design for the new building wal
made by Ernest Sweet. who is quite a builder of houses. A new
feature is the overhead skylghts and also the front windows, which
extend to the floor. The building is one of the best lighted in tn
country.
C. +. Louk has a new home for his automobiles on Automobil
Row and will be located in time to show visitors to the show in hi