Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-12
October 10. 1919.
TO Automobile Dealers,
Omaha, Nebraska.

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TO Automobile Dealers,
Omaha, Nebraska.
Gentlemen:
Three years ago when l first be-
gan to agitate Harvey street as the
logical location for the new Auto
Row. property there was selling
for. $500 to $3.50 per front foot. To-
day it is selling for $3.50 to $500 per
front foot, and the street is just be-
ginning to develop.
What will it be worth in three
years from now?
JUMP IN and let me drive you
out on Harvey street and show you
therow as | see it three years
hence. Whoa! Open the tonneau
door and let those two realtors take
The back seat. They will probably
be glad to see how things have
been booming" out Harvey way.
Now we're off. How's that?
No, I'm not a realtor. arm just
a cleaner, dealing in real estate
occasionally for the fun get out Of
it course, you know there would
be no fun if there were no profits.
Here we are at Twenty-sixth and
Harney, October 10, 1922.
/ put the top down so you men
can get better view. First | want
You to look down this street. Don't
see a single car parked along the
curb, do you? But you do see
plenty of them coming and going;
and, you will notice while we are
stopped here, the cars going west
dodge round us without causing, a
lam" That's the beauty Of a nice
wide street with no car line to
bother.
Now on Side Streets.
What | was going to say is, when
the auto dealers began coming over
early in 1920 they got the city eoun-
Gil to pass an ordinance torbidding
parking, at all, on Harvey between
Twenty-sixth and the boulevard.
They argued that SO long as they
had gone to the expense OF putting
IN fine silowrooms to display their
cars, that to allow row of cars
parked along the curb would destroy
the view of those driving along the
street, the very people they want to
see their displays. The council saw
it their way and passed the ordi,,
nance. Their own and customers
cars are now parked on the side
streets. in the alleys, and back on
Dewey avenue.
Well drive slowly down the street
and I'll point out the points OF IN
terest
The northeast corner there, is the
Stearhs agency, with the Kelly
Springfield tire people next door.
Those fellows came in in the sum-
mer of 1919 and got snap on their
leases. ......,
That big building on the north
west corr.er is the new home OF the
Marmon and Franklin. Pelton got
wise and moved up here in the fall
Of 1920
That tilree-story building west OF
him belongs to Tom O'Brien, built
for the O'Brien, Davis, Coad Co.
Davis says their business has dou-
Sled since they got room enough to
give their customers proper atten-
tion. The Dodge is all right, but II
has TO be cared for the same as any
other car.
Location Best in City.
Notice that big Packard building
across the street. 1t is l0S feet on
Harney by 1S5 on Twenty-seventh
and 108 on Dewey avenue. 1t was
the first big garage built on Har-
ney, so, of course, they have the
best lease on the street. | under.
stand Mr.. Hurst has had several
chances to sell at a god proht-but
/. what's the use? You can't beat his
location in Omaha.
No. thanks. | can't smoke and
talk; but I can drive and talk, es-
pecially along Harvey, where !!
don't have to keep my eye peeled
for street cars. and for passengers
waiting for the car. Notice those
cars coming up the street. Nearly
every occupant is looking at the
show windows; regular window
shoppers, amt theyi Can't do that
where the curb is lined with parked
cars and street cars go darting by
every minute.
That fine building extending from
Twenty-seventh to Twenty-eightt
is all occupied by Dick Stewar,
with his Pierce-Arrow and Mitchell
cars. Handy garage, isn't it? H,
has a street entrance for each floor
and tive fine show rooms
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