Then and Now
From Ford to Hyundai, Dealerships Still Anchor Intersection
Join Sam Kurtz every Monday for his "Then and Now" column.
Happy Monday, Patchers! I realize that this week’s Then and Now photo isn’t quite as historical as some of the previous photos in this column, but I hope you, like myself, still get a kick out of looking at the cars at the Ford dealership from 20-some years ago. The photo above was taken in the mid-1980s and shows a much less developed intersection of Route 9 and Otis Street. You’ll notice that the car dealership pictured above isn’t Herb Chambers Ford, but rather Duddie Ford – which was owned by David “Duddie” Massad. Herb Chambers purchased the dealership in 2003, according to a press statement on the company’s website, and further developed the property to include an Infiniti dealership – which now occupies the former used-car lot at …
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