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Old 02-17-2014, 11:02 AM
 
Location: Independence, MO
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Someone said they could not recall Bostian at the address on Maple. This may not help, but...

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Old 02-17-2014, 11:05 AM
 
Location: Independence, MO
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Default Main and Lexington

Remember this store?

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Old 02-17-2014, 11:07 AM
 
Location: Independence, MO
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Default East Lexington

I wish I could find pictures of East Lexington and East Maple in the 100 block. I went to both blocks when I was around 5 to 8 years old. I cannot recall why we went there, but I'm pretty sure one was a produce store, maybe Quality Produce and then there was this store...

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Old 02-17-2014, 11:09 AM
 
Location: Centennial, Colorado
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Remember this store?
That is the Carl building, chuckle.

My dad started working there right after the war. Then he moved over to A&P on south Liberty, south of Chrisman Sawyer.
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Old 02-17-2014, 11:16 AM
 
Location: Independence, MO
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That is the Carl building, chuckle.

My dad started working there right after the war. Then he moved over to A&P on south Liberty, south of Chrisman Sawyer.
I wish I also had pictures of all the places that existed in 1951 or 1952 along Kansas from Main to Osage and along Walnut from Main to Osage. I'm trying to remember the A&P on Liberty and I am having trouble picturing it.
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Old 02-17-2014, 11:27 AM
 
Location: Centennial, Colorado
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I wish I also had pictures of all the places that existed in 1951 or 1952 along Kansas from Main to Osage and along Walnut from Main to Osage. I'm trying to remember the A&P on Liberty and I am having trouble picturing it.
Chrisman-Sawyer bank, then Pioneer Grill, then A&P parking lot with maybe two rows of angled parking, then A&P. It was a super market but in actuality, a small store--like Milgrams and Safeway.
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Old 02-17-2014, 11:31 AM
 
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This has been edited a few times because of address confusion on my part.

This is a 1947 Fraser.

The Kaiser-Fraser dealer in Independence was Grimmer-De Backer.

An August 1950 Kansas City Star advertisement lists the K-F address as 311 S Main, which would have it on the east side of Main. A month later in a Star advertisement the address is listed as at 300 S Main, which would have it on the west side of Main. Something is goofy here or they moved.

Latimer Motors was at 301 S Main according to that post card that I posted recently. This would place it on the east side of Main, whereas I thought it was on the west side.

300 south main would be on the west side and I do remember going to the Kaiser-Fraser dealer on the west side around 1949 and maybe earlier but that was almost 65 years ago, chuckle.

The 301 side I always remember as being a Gas Service Company facility. Someone help me out here. Something does not make sense.

A 1952 KC Star advertisement lists the Grimmer-De Backer Kaiser-Fraser dealer address as at 11008 Truman Road.

Fraser went out in 1952. Kaiser went out in 1956.

MRG, can you find something on Grimmer-Debacker in your directories?


Sure. 1948:

Grimmer-DeBacker Motors
300-302 S. Main

Wm E Grimmer res) 8617 Roberts (PO KCMO)
Gerald E DeBacker.
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Old 02-17-2014, 11:38 AM
 
Location: Centennial, Colorado
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Sure. 1948:

Grimmer-DeBacker Motors
300-302 S. Main

Wm E Grimmer res) 8617 Roberts (PO KCMO)
Gerald E DeBacker.

Thanks.

Kaiser-Fraser only started making cars right after the war. I think that Fraser might have once been the Graham car company before the war, though. I remember the Dave Garoway program on the Today Show on NBC advertising the 1954 Kaiser Manhattan and by that time I think that was the only model they had left. I also think the Kaiser had the first one piece windshield.

If you guys got to see the Dave Garoway progam, he had J. Fred Muggs as his guest or maybe sometime cohost. J. Fred Muggs was a chimpanzee. He was sometimes dressed up in a business suit.
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Old 02-17-2014, 11:38 AM
 
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That is the Carl building, chuckle.

My dad started working there right after the war. Then he moved over to A&P on south Liberty, south of Chrisman Sawyer.

Mom's beauty salon upper level. Then I came along and that was that
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Old 02-17-2014, 12:09 PM
 
Location: Independence, MO
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Chrisman-Sawyer bank, then Pioneer Grill, then A&P parking lot with maybe two rows of angled parking, then A&P. It was a super market but in actuality, a small store--like Milgrams and Safeway.
I don't recall the Pioneer Grill either. Was A&P on the NW corner of Liberty and Kansas?
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