A message from the past has been spotted at Best Buy at 10901 Georgia Avenue in Wheaton. It is etched in the cinderblock wall behind the checkout/pick-up area at the electronics store. "Keep Selling Chevrolets. Best Wishes Bud," it reads.
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| Message etched in wall around the orange line at center |
The message is truly from the golden age of Wheaton. Many decades ago, this property used to be Tom's Chevrolet Later, Montgomery Blair High School graduate Jack Amatucci purchased the dealership, and it became Jack Amatucci Chevrolet. Amatucci served a time as president of the Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, and was the head of John F. Kennedy's Montgomery County campaign operation in 1960.
Next up was Dick Stevens Chevrolet, which operated until going out of business in 1992 due to the recession. It then became a Toys R Us store. Incredibly, no successive tenant has ever removed the message, and we are now receiving it today. Best wishes, Bud!
Does anyone have a pic when it was a toys r us
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