I don't know why but I don't think it was a dealership - think their primary vehicle was another brand, but they did have Fiats there. I bought I copper colored one and when I wrecked that, I found a blue one on the same lot, both brand new. I don't remember a lot of mechanical problems with them but...it's been centuries ago.
Does anyone remember
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Here's one for you @TPD. This will tell me how young you really are. Do you remember a couple of row home type looking buildings around the same place the Lexington Park Post Office is now? It was around the area where the Hub used to be, like across the street I believe. What businesses were in that area?
No that was Rosie's II. Same side of the street though.
TPD
the poor dad
That was the old elementary school I believe before it moved across Rt 235 where the pass office at gate 2 is now.
You mean Frank Knox? Nah, that's the wrong area. There was a stationary store there, I believe a movie theater and a Mexican restaurant that served their Sangria in 50's style aliminumnumnum (probably spelled wrong) pitchers. It was ice cold and the best sangria I've ever had in my life bar none.
TPD
the poor dad
Ok if you are talking about the building that was directly across from the Hub, Linda’s, the old McKays grocery - this may be it. I thought it was frank knox elementary originally before moving.
The community building located next to the current Three Notch Theatre continued in public use as a library, post office, sheriff’s headquarters, branch office of the St. Mary’s County Board of Education and a St. Mary’s County Recreation and Parks programming space until razed in the late 1980s.
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A Historical Timeline 1790–1878 – Farmland lines the southwest shore of Patuxent River’s mouth into the Chesapeake Bay. The area at the crossroads of Three Notch Road and Great Mills Road is k…
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Trying to figure out exactly where you are talking about. Are you talking about places on Tulagi Place or are you speaking about across Coral Drive where the Plaza Theater was?
That's an interesting article, really good background stuff in there. This "The Navy dormitory built on Coral Place converted into the Lexington Park Hotel, a movie theater named Park Theater and a row of small shops. This bank of buildings was condemned in the late 1980s and razed in the 1990s" is exactly the place I'm talking about. I saw Jaws 3 in that movie theater, horrible movie btw, and ate God knows how many lunches in that Mexican restaurant. VP68 reservists used to go there on weekends and drink their lunch.Ok if you are talking about the building that was directly across from the Hub, Linda’s, the old McKays grocery - this may be it. I thought it was frank knox elementary originally before moving.
The community building located next to the current Three Notch Theatre continued in public use as a library, post office, sheriff’s headquarters, branch office of the St. Mary’s County Board of Education and a St. Mary’s County Recreation and Parks programming space until razed in the late 1980s.
History
A Historical Timeline 1790–1878 – Farmland lines the southwest shore of Patuxent River’s mouth into the Chesapeake Bay. The area at the crossroads of Three Notch Road and Great Mills Road is k…
Thanks for posting that.
Across Coral Drive. I knew you would remember that!
There were two Rosie's? I didn't know that.
CPUSA
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First one fell victim to to an insurance payout...fire insurance, if I'm not mistaken...
As far as car dealerships on GMR...I remember there was a Hyundai dealership in the square for a brief time...where the old Roy Rogers was.
Also, where the SAVON gas station was, there was a used car lot; also for just a brief time...
Here is another interesting take on LP City - https://lexleader.net/the-rise-of-lexington-park/
Notice how some of the north county folk thought about the area -
Maybe you "borrowed" it from Rosie's parking lot!
totinthapeach
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The dealership was Macs Imports. Owned by Walt Powell, he sold Volvos and Fiats. it was directly across the street from Aldridge Ford. I washed cars there after school in 78-79.
I'm probably the only person my age that had never been in Rosie's or Rosie's parking lot.Maybe you "borrowed" it from Rosie's parking lot!
Thank you! I knew I wasn't crazy.
That Savon was where a guy was murdered one night wasn't it?