Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 8 December 1950 — Page 46

Herb Swiggett . . . parts manager.

Mrs, Mary Lynch . manager.

. + office |

TV Entertains: While You Wait

“It's television while-you-walit at Washington Chevrdlet Co.

: Besides enjoying the show on the screen in the waiting room you can size up the good paints of a new Chevrolet, The waiting room is part of the small sales room in the Illinois St. building And there aré comfortable red leather lounge chairs to while away the minutes. Another step-saver is the cashler's office right across the room. With a complete glass front the showroom offers a wide range of vision through the service department and down Illinois St,

.came from carrying the old In-

clamped down on building ma-| terials and stymied further ex- one, pansion.

Abe Wides, owner and president of Washington Chevrolet Co., at his spacious desk in “his new office. It's on the second floor of the new building. :

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Success of Firm

Is Story of Hard Work

Abe Wides' success story has its deep and vigorous roots in

hard work.

The modest owner of Washington Chevrolet talks straight from

the shoulder and not about himself.

He's interested in serving his customers and keeping content= ment in his large family of employees, the secret, ¢ of his success.

Mr. Wides started in the auto-,~

mobile business in 1919 selling The new building which is the! Nine years later he culmination of years of hard new car Work was actually started May 2.|

used cars. took over his first

agency and in 1931 he acquired Mr. Wides looks with pride at|

his Chevrolet dealership.

his building which has all the,

Mr. Wides is a home-town boy. beauty of modern architertural

business design.

His earliest training dianapolis Sun. “During those days you could buy a paper for half a cent and

sell it for a penny,” he recalls,

But there Is nothing luxurious or lavish about his building. It has that element of modesty and honest construction which is so characteristic of its owner, | He's also proud of the func-|

Mr. Wides' Sr was a the tional nature of his new sales nid] point where the Lincoln Hotel jo ice plant. Every department

now stands, {head and

individuals in the

After branching into the auto-\various departments were con-| mobile sales business he organized ‘sulted as to what they wanted in

the Washington Auto Sales then their new quarters. located on Washington St. Since Chevrolet has been doing business in the Capitol Ave.-Vermont St. so” area at different locations.

Idea’ for a new sales and parts way she wanted it,” “And she knew how she wanted

department germinated 10 years ago when the company purchased things.”

the ground for building pur-| ses, Chevrolet doesn’t

po World War ‘1I, however, owner, His philosophy

CONGRATULATIONS TO

NOW— Within Reach of ALL

INDIVIDUALIZED (Where You Need It)

Foot-Builder Shoe

For corns; vellouses, bunions, shortages or deformities.

INNERGUIDE HEEL

Heid Q 411K. LUNols

The future of Washington

is a practical that of facing each day's {problems as they come, i

WASHINGTON CHEVROLET

Results for persons AND— small down payment, balance when ready. Adults 10.85 up, children’s 3.85 up, no advance as yet.

no shoe has ever helped, barring none, even patented makes.

DRIVE-IN PARKING

It's always been that way with that time Washington Mr. Wides. His employees are his “big family.” They have a “say in all that involves them. “I built my wife's kitchen the

he said.

worry the

3-POINT

Congratulations.

d Best Wishes T hat

“the Future of

WASHINGT ON

‘May be as Successful as Their Past!

nen

Rex Long . . . general man- William adton

ager,

manager.

ftle Automobile

Association.

Autos and Supplies Cost U. S. $25 Billion a Year totals $25 billion a

The sale of automobiles and ment including petroleum prodjautomebite supplies and equip- ucts used by motor vehicles now

year. So says

Manutacturers | AL AULBACH

| Our Congratulations...

to WASHINGTON CHEVROLET COMPANY

on the formal Opening of its New Building

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The Chevrolet Dealers of Indianapolis salute Abe Wides for his fine contribution to the ever expanding facilities by Chevrolet

dealers for sales and service in Greater Indianapolis.

Chevrolet Dealers of Indianapolis

‘Harry Sidrow - Coburn Chevrolet Co., Ine.

550 S. Meridian St.

Robert D. Johnson

Johnson Chevrolet Co., Inc. 1035 N. Meridian St.

3 Show, Inc.

Emil Voelker

Paul Kuhn « East Side Chevrolet, ..

5436 E. Washington st.

Life of

50,000 Within “Wire nerve modern build Like the hu ing is depend cal system fo wheels turn. Within the the new buil of wire suppl lighting fixtu flourescent ti

Form D

Part of the are used in ft aluminum cei Louvred p: in the ceiling tern

against the mirrored salésroom. Small cells three inches v

high. They're 24 by 48 inch

Hanging a

‘white floure:

throw light casting a pin salesroom an A four-foo ceiling and tl moval of pan repair.

Terrazzo By Early

Terrazzo | been installec let Building 1 the 16th Cen Terrazzo is of marble or | with a bondi cement.