ChrisBcritter Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 While looking for old photos on the North Carolina State University Library site, I found some architectural drawings for a car dealership, Ocean Motor Sales Lincoln-Mercury, dated 1947. The files are very large so I'll post a link here: http://d.lib.ncsu.edu/collections/catalog?utf8=%E2%9C%93&id=mc00096-001-ff0261-000-001_0005&search_field=all_fields&q=ocean+motor+sales (I looked on Google Earth at North 2nd street in Wilmington, but I guess the building is long gone...) Happy building! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scaleauto Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 that is awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swifster Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 (edited) That IS great. That would work as numerous repair shops. I could see a body shop with that layout. And it would only take up a 8'x4' (or less) piece of wood for a base. The size would be 2.640 for the width and 6.600 for the length. I wonder if you could get those drawings on legal size paper (11"x17") from NCSU? Edited September 17, 2013 by Swifster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie8575 Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 Very nice. Charlie Larkin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Repstock Posted September 18, 2013 Share Posted September 18, 2013 I noticed there are separate locker rooms, and not because of gender. In 1947, this is how it was. I found these plans fascinating, and have saved them for further examination. It's like a paper time capsule. How things have changed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisBcritter Posted September 18, 2013 Author Share Posted September 18, 2013 Oh, yeah, that... I'm looking through all the architectural drawings in the collection and I've found several more "separate but equal" facilities. On a happier note there are many other drawings I'm turning up from a collection of over 700 items including... well, I'll put that in a new topic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swifster Posted September 18, 2013 Share Posted September 18, 2013 I noticed there are separate locker rooms, and not because of gender. In 1947, this is how it was. I found these plans fascinating, and have saved them for further examination. It's like a paper time capsule. How things have changed! Depending on the blueprint, there is either 1 or two locker rooms. The other thing to keep in mind was that this was the south (Wilmington, NC). I'm not sure that two locker rooms would have been included if this dealer was going to be in Detroit or Chicago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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