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In [[1994]] Lynn Strickland Tire Co. was purchased by GCR Tire, a division of Bridgestone/Firestone's Retail and Commercial Operations. | In [[1994]] Lynn Strickland Tire Co. was purchased by GCR Tire, a division of Bridgestone/Firestone's Retail and Commercial Operations. | ||
In [[2004]] | In [[2004]] GCR Tires & Service Store No. 400 relocated to the former [[St Joe Paper Company]] facility at 3340 [[Vanderbilt Road]] near [[East Lake Boulevard]] and the western end of the [[Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport|Birmingham airport]]. | ||
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Lynn Strickland Tire Co. was a commercial tire sales and service business founded by Lynn Strickland in the 1930s or 1940s. The company was well-known since 1954 for the large fiberglass "Michelin Man" advertising statue that was relocated, along with the business, several times. Strickland died of a heart attack in 1957 and his widow, Theodosia took over management. It was incorporated as Lynn Strickland Sales & Services in 1960 and moved to 1st Avenue South and 12th Street in the 1970s.
In 1994 Lynn Strickland Tire Co. was purchased by GCR Tire, a division of Bridgestone/Firestone's Retail and Commercial Operations.
In 2004 GCR Tires & Service Store No. 400 relocated to the former St Joe Paper Company facility at 3340 Vanderbilt Road near East Lake Boulevard and the western end of the Birmingham airport.
References
- Nicholson, Gilbert (July 11, 2004) "GCR Tire moving from Southside to near airport." Birmingham Business Journal