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American Garage in Niles, 1931

Washington Township Museum of Local History
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Title

American Garage in Niles, 1931

Date Created

1931

Description

American Garage in Niles in 1931. Original, vintage. Pictured from left to right: Ed Leal, Joe Nascimento, Tino Arias, Egizza DiGuilio, Salvatore DiGuilio, child on top of car, Ed Leal Jr., and Louis DiGuilio Salvador and Egizza Di Guilio started the American Garage and Auto Supply at G and First Streets in 1925, and Salvador's son Louis took over in 1926. This photograph was taken in 1931 when the price of gas on the sign read '15 cents per gallon, 7 gallons per dollar.' In 1940 a new business, Di Guilio Furniture, was annouced at '751 Main St., Niles, between the American Garage and Florence Restaurant.' The telephone number was Niles 67.

Creator

Unknown

Subject Topic

Alameda County (Calif.)--History
California--History
Local history
Store buildings
Mercantile buildings

Location

Niles (Calif.)

Media Type

Text

Format

Photograph

Number of Parts

2 Pages of 2

Dimensions of Original

5 x 4 in.

Generation

Original

Copyright Statement

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Country of Creation

US

Source Institution

Washington Township Museum of Local History

Source Call Number

1996.3.7.22.009

Source Institution Contact Information

Washington Township Museum of Local History, 190 Anza Street, Fremont, CA, 94539, US, Telephone: (510) 623-7907, email: info@museumoflocalhistory.org, http://museumoflocalhistory.org

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