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Re: Housing on a Junkyard? The Fate of G.I. Auto Salvage
Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2018 11:42 am
by DPDISXR4Ti
Stumbled upon some vintage photos of GI Auto...
This one is from 1965. Apparently the lake was illegally filled in.
http://www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-conte ... 530196.jpg
This one, 1989...
http://www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-conte ... 537851.jpg
Re: Housing on a Junkyard? The Fate of G.I. Auto Salvage
Posted: Thu Sep 27, 2018 5:31 pm
by R Code
Cool thread, I bought many, many parts there in my youth. Last time I was there was to drop off my dad's '69 Rebel Wagon. Had to be 1988.
Re: Housing on a Junkyard? The Fate of G.I. Auto Salvage
Posted: Fri Sep 28, 2018 2:05 pm
by DPDISXR4Ti
R Code wrote: ↑Thu Sep 27, 2018 5:31 pm
Cool thread, I bought many, many parts there in my youth. Last time I was there was to drop off my dad's '69 Rebel Wagon. Had to be 1988.
Welcome aboard. After GI's closed I stopped and realized that over the course of the previous 10 years, I had likely spent more hours there than any other place, not including my own house/property. Only 30 minutes away, convenience was the biggest factor.
Re: Housing on a Junkyard? The Fate of G.I. Auto Salvage
Posted: Fri May 03, 2019 4:38 pm
by DPDISXR4Ti
My ~annual update... Looks like the property has been sold to Avalon, who recently got the zoning changed to NOT be senior housing.
https://www.tapinto.net/towns/montville ... -announced
I think my last string of hope that the property might once again become a junkyard has vanished. Oh well....
Re: Housing on a Junkyard? The Fate of G.I. Auto Salvage
Posted: Mon Oct 28, 2019 10:51 pm
by DPDISXR4Ti
Re: Housing on a Junkyard? The Fate of G.I. Auto Salvage
Posted: Mon Feb 17, 2020 2:20 pm
by DPDISXR4Ti
I wonder if they'll ever actually build anything on this site. I should go to the planning meeting and tell them there really should be a plaque memorializing the junkyard.
https://www.tapinto.net/towns/montville ... he-bridge
