3020 Broadway is a currently vacant space [Q] next to the 3000 Broadway bar and restaurant. The site is being considered for demolition to build a new apartment building. 1
Building History
c.1913-1919, it was the E. L. Peacock Auto Company, which sold trucks 5 and made fire engines. 2
c.1925, it was the E. L. Mathewson dealership, which sold Flint automobiles. It was also the home to radio station KFUU, which Mathewson had recently purchased a 50% stake in. The station closed down in 1926. 6
In 1940, it was the Forman Motor Company, which sold Chryslers. 3
In the 1960s, it was Metropolitan Dodge. 7
Sometime before 2012, it was the Connell Isuzu dealership. 4 [ Q: I thought it was boarded up, but Isuzu.com still lists it as Connell Isuzu? ]
Links and References
- Oakland: 3000 Broadway East Bay Redeveloped
- Building and Engineering News Volume 19, 1919
- Oakland, Alameda, Berkeley Directory 1940
- Oakland's medical marijuana dispensaries struggle to open shop Oakland Tribune July 31, 2012
- Horseless Age: The Automobile Trade Magazine Volume 33, 1914
- Bay Area Radio | History
- California/Oakland City Dealers
