839 Foote Avenue

Julian W. Naetzker, Architect

Scalise Brothers Company, Contractor

Stateside Motors, Inc.

Jamestown, New York

839 Foote Avenue

Circa 1960

Stateside Motors, Inc. having outgrown their old location at 501 Foote Avenue built a new facility at 839 Foote Avenue in the summer of 1960.  The new building was drawn up around February of 1960, built in July and opened for business on November 12, 1960.  The new building housed a service station section that operated two hydraulic lifts and contained a repair shop with a machine and overhaul area.  In June of 1972, Stateside Motors, Inc. had grown to 33 employees.  The Volkswagen franchise was later discontinued and replaced with a new line, "Toyota" the following month in July of that month. 

501 Foote Avenue

Letter with photo of Rocky Marciano visiting Stateside Motors, Inc.

The gentleman standing next to Rocky is George Seftko, the owner of Stateside Motors.

Circa 1968