Rogers Caddilac was on henley st in front of the current Hampton Inn. It was remodeled for an office building during the worlds fair. In 1980 the Mazda dealer was on N Gay at the present location of Auto technicians. Maybe that was the location of Knoxville motors?

Besides Beaty Chevrolet, which seems like a recent departure, Harry Lane Chrystler Plymouth was on Broadway at the site of Broadway Carpets, The Volkswagon dealer was on Fifth near Central.

A reader reports that Roddy Rodgers (Cowan "Roddy" Rodgers III) is the President/Owner of Rodgers Cadillac. I guess I could have looked at their web site further. It also shows Cowan Rodgers IV is a salesman.

Cool.

Don't know where it was but Dad bought a '62 light blue Ford station wagon there.

The old Knoxville Motor Company building is now Knox Area Rescue Ministries. It was supposedly the "World's Oldest Rambler Dealer"

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Could that be the old Knox rail annex? I remember the concrete ramps and never made the conncetion to car dealership.

Makes sense,Dad owned a store,on Central Avenue back then.

The Economy Shop.Right next door to the old Western Auto.

Hull-Dobbs - just down Central from the Blue Circle, Sears, and Brown's Appliance. I seem to remember too when Knoxville Motor Company was also a Studebaker dealer in the few years before Studebaker-Packard's demise.

And remember Snyder Motors on 5th near Old Knoxville High? I bought a beautiful black Volkswagen Cabriolet there in 1969.

My dad bought his first new car at Rogers & Company on Main and Henley back in 1959, a '60 Pontiac Bonneville 4-door land yacht. He loved that car.

He had talked about getting a new car and Mom put her foot down - no new car until the kitchen was remodeled. So he went the next week and bought the car, waited a few days to stir the pot, then made a trip to Dixie Cabinets on Broadway to pick out the new kitchen.

My new neighbors gutted that kitchen last week in a complete remodel of house.

If I'm not mistaken the Blue Circle was just across the side street (Pruett?) from Hull-Dobbs.

Of course I could be wrong, I've slept a few times since then.

Wow! Now Rodgers Cadillac (and Airport Cadillac) are closing, after 73 years. How sad, unless Roddy Rodgers no longer wants to be in the business.