Elkins Chrysler Dealership - Mangum St.

35.990473, -78.901641

923
Jackie Robinson Boulevard
Durham
NC
Cross Street
South Roxboro Street
Year built
1969
Architects/Designers
Latimer, John D.
Architectural style
Modern
Construction type
Steel frame
Masonry
Brick
Neighborhood
Downtown South
Use
Auto Dealership
Building Type
Commercial
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Under construction, ~1970

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1969 (Special Grand Opening section of the Herald-Sun)

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1969 (Special Grand Opening section of the Herald-Sun)

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1976 (Courtesy Jim Elkins)

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Elkins Chrysler Dealership, October 1983 (Courtesy Jim Elkins)

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Minivans! (Courtesy Jim Elkins)

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Elkins Motor Company was founded in 1918 by Augustus B. Elkins in Mebane, NC. Elkins worked for the DuPont company in Hopewell, VA before starting the business. The dealership initially sold Studebaker and Willis Overland vehicles, but "acquired the Chrysler franchise" in 1926. In 1933, AB Elkins moved the business to Durham, and it was initially...
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Submitted by John Martin on Wed, 1/14/2015 - 10:46pm

@Ron: Come again?

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