"The Head of Auto Row" is a documented tagline used by one of the earliest (and largest) dealerships in Walla Walla and refers to the corner of Alder Street & Spokane Street. Around that corner within a block or two was the early central location for a number of dealerships.
R.L. McFarland, February’s speaker cites Joe Drazen's site as critical to the research of the early history of automotive dealerships. An archive of everything over decades. So the mystery of "sleuthing out the context" emerges. That is where Up To The Times and the "Reverse Directories" have proved invaluable.
This is the journey that R.L. has taken to stitch together and create/provide context, allowing the viewing audience to better connect with what's in the photos and then pull up bits and pieces of memories of their own to add to the story.
This Museum After Hours presentation is generously sponsored by Lloyd's Insurance and Real Estate. Thank you for making this event possible!