Johnston dealership in Philadelphia, PA

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Please respond if you should have any information on the Johnston Pierce-Arrow dealership located on Broad St in Philadelphia, PA. This information will be used to support a future article in the Arrow.

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I don’t have any information about a Johnston dealership on Broad Street in Philadelphia, but my wife’s grandfather bought his 1930 Pierce 7 passenger at Johnston, Inc., 222 North Hermitage Avenue, Trenton, New Jersey. The Trenton Johnston was also a Nash/Lafayette dealer in the mid 30s. Could that be the Johnston you are looking for?

I always thought Foss-Hughes was the main Pierce distributor in Philadelphia. My grandfather bought his 1929 EDL there. I have a Philadelphia newspaper ad from 1929 that advertises Foss-Hughes as the “Pierce Arrow distributor for over 23 years” Foss-Hughes was located at 21st and Market. The ad also lists the following nearby dealers:

Academy Motor Sales and Service, Inc. – 125 West Chelton Avenue, Germantown

Rogers Motors, Jenkintown, Pennsylvania

Frankford Sales Company, 4821 Frankford Avenue, Frankford

Frankford and Germantown are both parts of the City of Philadelphia.

Hope this helps

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