The southern half of the east side of SW A is now parking lots, but in the 60’s was home to homes and businesses.
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Home at 21 SE A, 1965
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Apartment house at 23 SW A, 1965
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27 SW A, 1965
27 SW A to the end of the block was home to Jimmie Smith Oldsmobile from 1947 to 1958. In 1959, Frye Motors opened up there. By 1965, the business was vacant, and a candidate for Urban renewal demolition.
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31-33 SW A, 1965
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31-33 SW A, 1965
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31-33 SW A, 1965, alley view