Southgate Motors, Palo Alto, California

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" height=90 BGCOLOR="#003366" TEXT="#F7F7FF" bgproperties="fixed" background="008005a0dkcfqa.png"> <div> <A HREF="http://www.vernco.com/DealershipProject/index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.vernco.com/DealershipProject/"><U><B>home</B></U></A><B>     | </B><B> </B><B> </B><B>  </B><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><B>Willys De</B><B>alership Project</B></FONT></div> <div> <B>             Back to: </B><A HREF="id472.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="California"><U><B>California</B></U></A><B> </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Use your browser's Back button for best results</B></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=390 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> Southgate Motors</div> <div> 999 Alma Street</div> <div> Palo Alto, California</div> <bR> <div> Many kudos to Bryce from California, who provided these August 2003 photos of what is now part of the trendy clothing chain <A HREF="http://www.anthropologie.com/companyinfo/companyinfomain.jsp?cid=27&stid=87" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.anthropologie.com/companyinfo"><U>Anthropologie</U></A>.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="8ac68270.jpg" border=0 width="360" height="295" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> The entire area has moved decidely upscale:</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="8ad68270.jpg" border=0 width="360" height="295" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> The outfit in the window costs about $500.  For anything in my wardrobe to be worth that much, there'd have to be at least $480 worth of cash in one of the pockets:</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="8ae68270.jpg" border=0 width="360" height="295" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> Bryce is due our eternal gratitude for his unmatched bravery, having actually set foot in the store:</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="8af68490.jpg" border=0 width="360" height="329" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> By this point in his photographic expedition, Bryce was suffering the ill effects of seeing too many $129 T-shirts.  He longingly suggested the following may have been part of the water testing track from the days as a Willys dealership.  Personally, I don't know why such an expensive store would have a reflecting pond.  Would customers return after reflecting on how much they've just overpaid?  Unknown is whether the building is all-new construction or an extensive remodel of the original:</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="8b068270.jpg" border=0 width="360" height="295" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> At least his day wasn't a total loss.  He was able to see a big, noisy 4-wheeler disturbing the peace in tony Palo Alto:</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="8b168270.jpg" border=0 width="360" height="295" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> Source, circa 1954: <A HREF="http://clubs.hemmings.com/clubsites/pnwkfoci/dealers/ca.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://clubs.hemmings.com/clubsites/pnwk"><U>K-F Dealer List</U></A></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>