Built in 1929, for the Pendleton, Bowen Company this was apparently the first full service
auto center in St. Joseph and certainly an early one in the U.S.
J.I. Pendleton and Porter Srite, Jr., had been operating an ignition service in the 1800 block of the Avenue.
With the construction of this building all of the services, gasoline and oil-tires-batteries
Located at 2311 Frederick Ave, this building was once Ziph's Car Wash
It was the first fully automated car wash in town
Your car was towed through the wash via a chain through a series of brushes and sprayers
At the end of the wash there were several people who would dry your car off with towels
It was so popular that they opened a 2nd Ziph's Car Wash at the Belt Highway & Mitchell Avenue
The car wash was operated by the Mortimer family
This building later became a sporting wear shop and since has been occupied by several different businesses
Photos #1 & 2 - 2008 Photos submitted by Terry McGinnis
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