City Council conders fate of Packards
Posted by portlandon On 2012/3/13 23:11:15
City considers fate of old Packards & old Packard dealer in downtown Lawrence.
"Fifteen deteriorating Packard automobiles are in a partially fenced backyard at 1106 Rhode Island, just east of the Judicial and Law Enforcement Center. City commissioners Tuesday started the process of declaring the property at 1106 Rhode Island unsafe and in need of demolition.
The Packard brand of automobiles has been extinct since the mid-1950s, and now Lawrence city commissioners are being asked to put an end to perhaps their largest Lawrence resting grounds as well.
City commissioners at their meeting on Tuesday will start the process of declaring the property at 1106 Rhode Island unsafe and in need of demolition.
"The property presents itself pretty much as a junk yard," said Brian Jimenez, the city's code enforcement manager. "There is really no other way to describe it."
Fans of the late Packard automobiles -- big boats of a machine that once were among the most luxurious of American autos -- might see the site as a rare opportunity. The property, which is just east of the Judicial and Law Enforcement Center, has 15 deteriorating Packard automobiles in its overgrown, partially fenced backyard.
"I'm not a car guy, but I think they probably still have some value to collectors," said Jimenez.
If not, they at least still have a story. An old garage on the property still has the sign of "University Motors," which research shows began serving as the city's Packard dealership in the mid-1940s.
The property is owned by the estate of Raymond Barland. According to a 2004 obituary for Barland, he and his brothers Delmar and Leroy started University Motors in 1947. Old phone books indicate the dealership was in the 700 block of New Hampshire Street into the 1960s."
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"Fifteen deteriorating Packard automobiles are in a partially fenced backyard at 1106 Rhode Island, just east of the Judicial and Law Enforcement Center. City commissioners Tuesday started the process of declaring the property at 1106 Rhode Island unsafe and in need of demolition.
The Packard brand of automobiles has been extinct since the mid-1950s, and now Lawrence city commissioners are being asked to put an end to perhaps their largest Lawrence resting grounds as well.
City commissioners at their meeting on Tuesday will start the process of declaring the property at 1106 Rhode Island unsafe and in need of demolition.
"The property presents itself pretty much as a junk yard," said Brian Jimenez, the city's code enforcement manager. "There is really no other way to describe it."
Fans of the late Packard automobiles -- big boats of a machine that once were among the most luxurious of American autos -- might see the site as a rare opportunity. The property, which is just east of the Judicial and Law Enforcement Center, has 15 deteriorating Packard automobiles in its overgrown, partially fenced backyard.
"I'm not a car guy, but I think they probably still have some value to collectors," said Jimenez.
If not, they at least still have a story. An old garage on the property still has the sign of "University Motors," which research shows began serving as the city's Packard dealership in the mid-1940s.
The property is owned by the estate of Raymond Barland. According to a 2004 obituary for Barland, he and his brothers Delmar and Leroy started University Motors in 1947. Old phone books indicate the dealership was in the 700 block of New Hampshire Street into the 1960s."
The rest of the article is here:www2.ljworld.com/news/2012/mar/12/city-c ... ate-packard-graveyard-middle-lawre/
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