A Christmas Thank You Note - December 26, 1911 Downers Grove

                                This card recently arrived from Vallejo, California.

 

Oakland, California must have been a very small town back when this was sent. There's no street address mentioned at all.

 I am proud to have this in my collection.

Walker Motor Sales 933 Curtiss Street, Downers Grove, Illinois

I came across this matchbook on eBay. This is the first time I have ever heard of this Buick dealership. Most are familiar with Baughman Buick. Can anyone tell me some history of this dealership?

If you bought your car at Walker Motor Sales you would have a smile on your face, so I am told.

If you didn't buy your car at Walker Motor Sales, possibly bad shit might happen. This would make you sad and put a frown on your face.

                                                933 Curtiss as it appears today.

Givens Company made a road trip convenience.

Back before McDonald's and all the other roadside fast food stops, where could you stop if the kids had to pee. Besides fast food, these restaurants promised clean rest rooms. Can you remember the bathrooms at the gas stations that you stopped at on road trips before McDonald's, can you ever forget!?
Downers Grove based Givens Company made a product that saved parents the anxiety of stopping at filthy gas station rest rooms.

I don't know how many times I've seen this item on eBay being sold as a juice container.

                                            I'm pretty sure that I now have the complete set.

The Downers Grove Motel

The Downers Grove Motel according to the information on the back of this card was 2 miles west of Rt. 83 on Ogden avenue. Where exactly it stood I don't know. If you have any information about what is standing in it's place now, please comment.