Alexandria Louisiana Retrospective

Pontiac Dealership
Pontiac dealership, Alexandria Louisiana

	Introduction
	Downtown
	Bolton Avenue
	Moms and Pops
	The Automobile
	Closed But Not Forgotten
	Signs of the Times
	Neighborhoods
	Afterthoughts
	Credits

The old Turpin Pontiac dealership is also closed, but not forgotten. Our family has ties to this establishment, from the 1930s when my father worked there, and became a Notary Public. In later years, in 1967, my first used car was purchased off this lot, for the astounding sum of $1,200!