10-14 East Mount Royal Avenue
200 West North Avenue @ Oak Street
United Auto Sales shows the address in the early years of 12 East Mount Royal avenue. In many of the early ads of United Sauto Sales, the ad would point out that it was just across the street from “Studebaker Park”. I have yet to find a map of Baltimore marking the park, however.
By the 1920’s, they had moved ” up to “North Avenue and seem to be the first tenant in the Oriole Pontiac Building on the northwest corner of North Avenue and Oak Street ( Later to be renamed Howard Street for that extension )
United Auto Sales – North Avenue and Oak Street , circa 1920’s
1929 view of the United Auto Sales building.
Above – 1926 Construction of the United Auto Sales site. Bridge in the background is the North Avenue Bridge crossing the Jones Falls Valley towards Mount Royal Avenue. In 1926, United called for a ” Special Show”that year, to mark ten years of service for the dealership. The bridge was even used in the dealership’s ads as “On the Bridge” was used in one ad. 1927 through 1931 saw ads, usually not all that large for the sale of used cars for the most part.
Ten year anniversary for United Auto Sales Staff
In June of 1932, United Auto Sales had a big announcement of the addition of Desoto vehicles being offered for sale by them. Sadly, by October of that same year, an auction was held for the dealership and all of it’s belongings. After 1932, I found no more mentions of United Auto Sales. By 1932, the site was being used by Oriole Pontiac.
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