The Crosley world (it’s a small world) was recently abuzz with speculation about the 1949 Crosley CD wagon on a stick on U.S. 301 in Mechanicsville, Virginia. Bruce Redford first contacted the property owner in early December and reported that the owners of the Crosley at Atlee Auto Service would like to keep the wagon.
One would think this is a happy ending for one of our little gems, BUT the county wants it to come down.
An article in the Mechanicsville Local late last month had more on the story. It seems a Walgreens is set to replace Atlee Auto Service at the location Atlee currently occupies.
A familiar sight on U.S. 301 will be removed as progress expands in an ever-growing area of Hanover County.
Atlee Auto Service is moving “down the road” from its current location at the intersection of Chamberlayne Avenue and Atlee Road to the property where “the car on the pole” is situated.
Just off the highway and rising high above those passing by, the car—reportedly a Crosley—is considered a landmark by some. Unfortunately, according to Atlee Auto Service owner Dennis Young, it is not structurally sound to be refurnished.
He and his partner, Richard Hollins, originally hoped to have the car repaired and returned to its “home” atop the pole.
But just a couple days later, we heard from Bruce again, who shared some good news.
If the CD comes down it will not be crushed but restored by a group that has taken all of the area’s landmarks and moved them to a county park outside of Richmond. They call it Field Days of the Past. So far they have restored several landmarks such as a garage built in the 40’s, several tractors, cranes, cars and the like. They have a very large area to display and a fall get together that last several days. Although it will be missed if is removed it will not be destroyed.
So it sounds like a happy ending so far. We have an email in to Field Days of the Past and will include more when we hear from them.
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