In the mid 1950's, Midas Muffer's first shop in Allentown was just off Front & Union, just west of the former Hamilton Street Bridge. The current bridge was built in 1959.
Shown above, in addition to the muffler shop, is the Russ Bankes auto repair/ gas station, and the rear of the C Keller & Sons Moving and Storage warehouse, which faced Hamilton Street. The section of Front Street between Hamilton and Union was eliminated for the new bridge ramps. The gas station was torn down to accommodate the new bridge's Union Street off ramp. The warehouse would remain until destroyed by a fire in 1982.
The former muffler shop was later torn down to build a larger auto body shop. That newer building is now Los Primasos Tire Shop.
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