Pope tire company.
1709 Broadway.
Pope tire company had three locations before building this one in 1941. It remained at this location until 1998.
One of Pope's specialties was customized recapping for race cars. They created custom molds so that each racer could have individualized tread on his tires-a sort of signature. Pope created a turned block design that Billy Vukovich, Edgar Eller, Johnny Boyd, and others used. They did the tires for the midget and hard top racers and for antique cars.
In 1989, Pope Tire Company was recognized as the oldest family owned and operated tire dealer in California. On October 30, 1998 George Pope retired and closed the business. For those who love cars and auto racing, the name Pope will long be remembered in the history of our valley.
All above info was taken from "The valley's legends & legacies III" by Catherine Morison Rehart.
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