Mayor Frank Gove Signs the First Invitation to the Opening of the Mechanical Garage in Parkersburg, W. Va.

Identifier:

030651

Title:

Mayor Frank Gove Signs the First Invitation to the Opening of the Mechanical Garage in Parkersburg, W. Va.

Date:

1958/07/21

Creator:

Artcraft Studio, V.A. Borrelli & Son, Parkersburg, W. Va.

Description:

Parkersburg Mayor Frank Gove, Jr. at table with Chief Mechanical Engineer of Dresser-Ideco Co., Columbus, OH, Robert Smith. The garage, located at the corner of Sixth and Avery Streets, will be the first Dresser-Ideco mechanical garage in the country open to the public. A fill size pilot model has been in operation at Dress-Ideco's Columbus plant for two years. The big steel and aluminum structure will handle 264 cars.

Subjects:

Parking garages--West Virginia--Parkersburg., Cities--Parkersburg--Buildings., Mayors--West Virginia--Parkersburg.

Personal Names:

Gove, Frank.

Corporate Names:

Dresser-Ideco Company.

Acquisition Source:

Dresser-Ideco Co., Columbus, Ohio

Acquisition Method:

Gift

Medium:

print

Projects:

West Virginia History OnView