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William F. Harrah collected approximately 1,450 automobiles, which he stored inside warehouses in Sparks, Nevada. It was the world's largest collection of historic automobiles, and was open to the public. [2] When Harrah died in 1978, Holiday Inn acquired his hotel-casino company and the automobile collection.
William Fisk Harrah (September 2, 1911 – June 30, 1978) was an American businessman and the founder of Harrah's Hotel and Casinos, now part of Caesars Entertainment. Early years and education [ edit ]
The Motor Row District is a historic district in Chicago's Near South Side community area.Motor Row includes buildings on Michigan Avenue between 2200 and 2500 south, directly west of McCormick Place convention center, and 1444, 1454, 1737, 1925, 2000 S. Michigan Ave., as well as 2246-3453 S. Indiana Ave., and 2211-47 S. Wabash Ave. [2] The district was built between 1905 and 1936 by a number ...
The 1955 Chevrolet Biscayne is part of the exhibition "GM’s Marvelous Motorama: Dream Cars from the Joe Bortz Collection" at the Petersen Automotive Museum. About the Petersen Automotive Museum ...
The 1977 Jerrari at the National Automobile Museum View of the Ferrari V12 in the 1977 Jerrari. The Jerrari Wagoneers are a pair of 1969 and 1977 Jeep Wagoneers built for William Fisk Harrah, founder of Harrah's Hotel and Casinos, [1] that have had their stock 360 cu in (5.9 L) AMC V8 engines replaced with a 4.4 liter V12 engine and 5-speed manual transmission from a Ferrari 365 GT. [1]
An automotive museum is a museum that explores the history of automotive-related transportation. Bold – museums owned by automotive manufacturers Italics – no longer open to public access, excluding private or invitation-only collections that were never intended for public access
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Mississippi Valley Antique Auto Museum: Quincy: Adams: Western: Automobile: Operated by the Mississippi Valley Historic Auto Club in Quincy Park, may be closing [47] [48] Mitchell Museum of the American Indian: Evanston: Cook: Chicago area: Native American: Money Museum: Chicago: Cook: Chicago area: Numismatic: History of the Federal Reserve ...