Site #10 - Arcade Hotel & McGimsey Garage

131 W A Street

See also Arcade livery info site #9 to add here….

1876-1900 this was the site of the Arcade Hotel

1/13/1914 pg 3 Vallejo times Herald Dixon Hotel wanted has information on Bender & Kippley Garage...here or another site? get article newspapers.com

10/01/1921

Malone & McGimsey have secured the half of the McDermott building on A street formerly occupied by O.L. Dean, and will open up immediately as the Ford Garage Company, carrying a full line of cars, trucks and tractors and parts, as well as supply Ford service. (here or #7 site or west of #8 site?)

09/01/1922

F.I. Peacock has a crew putting up the new Fordson garage for Chas. McGimsey. The garage is 100x50, cement floor, and walls and roof of galvanized iron. The front will be stuco. The concrete floor was laid by Olaf Olson who also laid most of the sidewalks in the town.

11/10/1922 get article in jpeg have pdf

12/10/1922 pg 9 Tribune get article on garage also in jpeg

12/13/1933 get article ficticious business name for mcgimsey Dixon Gasoline and Oil Co. in jpeg

01/01/1932

---Chas. McGimsey started his new lubrication plant under way with a good run of business Wednesday. The hydraulic lift was placed in the front of the garage, on one side, and the drives in under cover while powerful oil guns are operating.

archive info on mcgimsey... link oral history

https://dixonlibrary.pastperfectonline.com/Search?search_criteria=McGimsey&onlyimages=false