Housing on a Junkyard? The Fate of G.I. Auto Salvage

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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
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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.
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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.
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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.... :mrgreen:
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Someone more nostalgic than me about GI Auto...

http://www.curbsideclassic.com/uncatego ... ent-850047
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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
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