Findings “Eureka” Garage 1923 638-44 Degraw St., 637-641 Sackett St. The auto industry had a significant presence on this block during the 1920s with the rise of the automobile, and this 1923 garage stands as one of the early examples. Notable features on the façade of this building include cast stone medallions of a winged wheel and the carved “Eureka” sign, which associates the building with a chain of other historic auto repair shops of the same name. The building was converted in 1956 to a woodworking shop, which required extensive interior alterations, however, the building’s façade was not altered with the exception of the installation of a “large dust collector in the buildings northwest corner, which is seen in the photograph to the right.” The woodworking company sold the building in the 1970s to the current occupant, Bush Wholesalers.
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