Historic buick media release
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5 0 4 N. B R O A D W A Y A V E. O K L A H O M A C I T Y, O K 4 0 5. 7 6 0. 1 7 1 4 R E D P R I M E S T E A K. C O M HISTORIC BUICK MEDIA RELEASE The 1911 Buick building was the first automobile showroom built on Broadway in Downtown Oklahoma City, where some 60 showrooms would appear over the next decade. RED Prime Steak returns the elegant Buick to its glamorous heyday. Today the building is just four blocks from Bricktown, a bustling entertainment area born as Oklahoma City’s 19th-century warehouse district. The Buick is the same short distance from the newly restored historic Skirvin-Hilton, also built in 1911. Around 1916 –- when automobiles first outnumbered horse-drawn carriages in OKC, local residents dubbed the area Automobile Alley. It was one of the first downtown districts designated. The Buick is one of many buildings with ample parking along the Alley. Rand and Jeanette Elliott purchased the Buick in 1999 and completed a meticulous restoration of the original façade based on historical photos. While the elegant limestone remained in excellent condition, plywood had covered the street-level storefront for decades. Today, historically accurate ribbed glass transoms embellish the facade and a new copper entrance awning built to match the ornate original welcomes visitors. Inside, the original skylights were replaced and a new roof was installed. The building’s unique original automobile elevator and an adjacent “turntable” (used to maneuver autos into the elevator) are intact. The grand storefront embodies the luxury that showcased early automobiles. Built by the Buick Corporation of Detroit, the street-level space was, in every sense, a “showroom.” The second story held new inventory, and the basement level served as the service facility, accessed from the rear alley. FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CALL: Keith Paul 405-760-1714 or Michelle Jameson 405-232-9554 Directory: sites -> default -> files -> files files -> Wars and State-Making Reconsidered: The Rise of the Interventionist State files -> Annual Report July 2012 June 2013 Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission files -> Veterans business development officers alabama files -> Advisor: Professor Baumann files -> Oil and chemical spills are one of the gravest detrimental incidents that can occur to the environment files -> State of Connecticut Anti-Idling Regulation Information note this document contains a portion of Connecticut regulations files -> 8. External and Indigenous Sources of Khmer Rouge Ideology files -> International organisation for standardisation organisation internationale de normalisation files -> Название журнала Download 58.57 Kb. Share with your friends:
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