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Old 02-23-2020, 12:34 AM   #1
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Ann Arbor

The've spruced up the building and changed tow trucks but still chugging along...
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Old 02-23-2020, 10:38 PM   #2
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https://www.autorepairsannarbor.com

Says since 1946.

Impressive.

Not as impressive as a guy with 70k posts here, but impressive.
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Old 02-23-2020, 10:52 PM   #3
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The 1959 picture was for an ad showing off their brand new 1960 wrecker.
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Old 02-23-2020, 11:07 PM   #4
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Barely noticed the place, but I'll try and take a pic next time I pass. I'm on the opposite side of town, but used to be over that way regularly when my kids were in school.
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Old 02-24-2020, 06:03 AM   #5
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Is today 30 years ago?
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Old 02-24-2020, 09:43 AM   #6
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Nope...
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Old 02-24-2020, 11:07 AM   #7
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If the wrecker ain't broke, don't replace it, I reckon.



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A few years a fellow I know bought a new tow truck. He said he had to make 300 runs a year just to pay for insurance.

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Old 02-24-2020, 04:12 PM   #8
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oh I see, it's kind of shadowed by the Y, yeah if I go that way, I do see it because traffic crawls along there, but it's not very remarkable as a building. Its longevity of use is, though
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Old 02-24-2020, 04:57 PM   #9
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Wrecker still wrecking I reckon
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Old 02-24-2020, 06:08 PM   #10
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I wonder where those old gas pumps are now
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Old 02-24-2020, 07:12 PM   #11
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Prolly in some guy's man cave...
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Old 02-28-2020, 11:41 AM   #12
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We had a '60 GMC wrecker pulling a car out of a pond a while back.
Is the building with the turrets the Y? What is the tower in both pics?
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Old 02-28-2020, 03:50 PM   #13
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The tower is just a chimbley I think. It used to be an industrial area, but now all the factories and warehouses are razed or turned into fancy loft apartment complexes.

The Y is the monstrous brick block in the recent street view
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Old 02-28-2020, 03:54 PM   #14
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Yes, the tower is a Santa Claus trap.
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Old 03-12-2020, 11:39 PM   #15
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Ann Arbor tire stores on Huron...
Firestone is still around...
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Goodrich got repurposed... uh, honor, pride, dignity, glory.
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