Business
|
Location
|
Year(s)
|
Notes
|
| Bicknell
Mfg. & Supply Co. |
22-24
N. Academy St. |
?
- 1927 - ? |
radios,
accessories, parts; automotive supplies & parts; mechanics
tools |
| Bower
City Implement Company |
corner
of Milwaukee & Bluff Sts. |
1919
- 1936 |
agricultural
equipment manufacturer (Philip Doheny, proprietor in 1919) |
| Brokaw,
J. N. |
----- |
?
- 1866 - ? |
carriage
manufacturers |
| Buchholz
(H.) & Co. |
----- |
?
- 1888 - ? |
carriage
manufacturers; 1888 photo from Picturesque
Janesville; see also Hodge & Buchholz Carriage Manufacturers |
| Chevrolet
Motor Co. |
----- |
?
- 1927 - ? |
automobile
manufacturer |
| C.O.D.
Harness Shop |
15
S. Main St. |
Pre-1898 |
H.
F. Sadler, proprietor; light & heavy harness, turf goods,
lap robes, blankets, trunks, whips, etc. |
| Desens
Janesville Motors |
400
W. Milwaukee St. |
?
- 1954 - ? |
Ford
dealer; Carl A. Desens, prop. |
| Empire
Cross Spring Co. |
----- |
?
- 1889 - ? |
wagon
manufacturer |
| Flaherty
(W. T.) & Son, Inc. |
[opposite
City Hall] |
?
- 1936 - 1954 - ? |
automotive
service & parts; shop equipment; Janesville's oldes automotive
supply house |
| Foster,
William |
----- |
Abt.
1860 |
built
steamboat "Star of the West"; later became William
Brooks' "The Lotus" |
| Frink
& Walker |
----- |
1846
- ? |
tri-weekly
stages to Milwaukee |
| General
Motors |
----- |
----- |
----- |
| Hammond
& Thorne |
----- |
1856
- ? |
steamboat
builders; built first in city |
| Hodge
& Buchholz Carriage Manufacturers |
corner
E. Milwaukee & Bluff Sts. |
1860
- 1919 |
bought
from John King; Robert Hodge & Herman Buchholz, owners; renamed
the Janesville Carriage Company in the 1880s; see also H. Hodge
& Co. |
| Inman
& Co. |
----- |
1836
- ? |
stage
line to Racine; John Inman, proprietor |
| IXL
Tire Co. |
103
N. Bluff St. |
?
- 1927 - ? |
General
tires; Texaco motor oil; G. B. Fisher & W. T. Dixon, props. |
| Janesville
Carriage Company |
corner
E. Milwaukee & Bluff Sts. |
1880s
- 1919 |
carriage
manufacturers; previously Hodge & Buchholz; asst. mgr., 1897-1907-?,
George O. Buchholz; spun off the Wisconsin Motor Car Co. in 1908 |
| Janesville
Machine Company |
----- |
1882
- 1919 |
farm
machinery; became Samson Tractor Company; 1888 photo from Picturesque
Janesville |
| Janesville
Products Co. |
----- |
1915
- 1931 |
coasters
(wagons); was Wisconsin Carriage Co.; turned into furniture company
in 1931; closed in 1940 |
- Janesville Traction Co.
|
----- |
?
- 1927 - ? |
Assessed
value in 1927: $30,000 |
| Joyce,
J. M. |
N.
Main St. |
? |
horseshoer |
- King, John
|
SE
corner of Milwaukee & Bluff Sts. |
1848
- 1871 |
carriage
manufacturer; employee M. S. Ryckman built the first buggy in
Janesville here; King sold to Hodge & Buchholz |
| Lawrence
Carriage Top Co. |
----- |
1884/5
- Abt. 1891 |
carriage
manufacturers; became Wisconsin Carriage Co. |
| Marsch
Battery & Electric |
N.
Parker Dr. |
? |
batteries
& electrical supplies |
| McDaniels,
H. H. |
----- |
?
- 1912 - ? |
motorcycle
dealer |
| McMartin,
J. C. |
----- |
?
- 1866 - ? |
saddles
& harnesses |
| Monitor
Auto Co. |
N.
Academy St. |
1910
- bef. 1917 |
Chicago-based
company with plant in Janesville; manufacturer of open cab trucks;
built buses starting in 1911 |
| Nichols,
Skelly & Co. |
----- |
?
- 1866 - ? |
carriage
manufacturers |
| Nitscher
Auto Sales |
26
N. Bluff St. |
?
- 1927 - ? |
Chrysler
dealer & garage |
| O'Connell
Motor Co. |
11
S. Bluff St. |
?
- 1925 - 1927 - ? |
- Dodge Bros. motor cars, Graham Bros.
trucks, Goodyear tires, Mobil oils
|
| Ott
& Pierce |
----- |
?
- 1866 - ? |
saddles
& harnesses |
| Owen
Thomas Automobile Co. |
S.
Pearl & Terrace |
1907
- 1910 |
manufacturer
of a 6-cylinder engine, one-piece frame, welded all-metal body
vehicle; sold patent rights to Corliss Motor Car Co. in 1910 |
| R.
W. Motor Sales Co. |
208
E. Milwaukee St. |
?
- 1925 - 1927 - ? |
Chevrolet
cars & trucks sales & service |
| Ridge
Janesville Co. |
11
N. Parker Dr. |
?
- 1954 - ? |
automotive
parts & equipment |
| Russell's |
12,
14 & 16 Court St. |
?
- 1927 - ? |
garage
(Page cars, White trucks) |
| Samson
Tractor Company |
----- |
1919
- 1921 |
previously
Janesville Machine Company; became Chevrolet assembly line |
| Schacht-Tuck
Co. |
70
Water St. |
?
- 1954 - ? |
automotive
parts distributors; branches in Belvidere, DeKalb, Elgin, Rochelle
& Beloit |
| Seaton
& Whiffen |
----- |
?
- 1866 - ? |
carriage
manufacturers |
| Sheldon
Hardware Co. |
----- |
?
- 1919 - 1925 - ? |
- hardware, sporting goods, Diamond
tires
|
| Smith,
P. L. |
----- |
?
- 1866 - ? |
carriage
manufacturers |
| Stevens,
C. |
----- |
?
- 1866 - ? |
saddles
& harnesses |
| Strang
Safety Service |
----- |
?
- 1925 - ? |
motor
lines; chartered busses; Burr A. Strang, mgr. |
| Teubert's
Tire Mart |
222
W. Milwaukee St. |
?
- 1954 - ? |
tire
repair; batters; Glostex seat covers; Roper stoves; water heaters |
| Treader
Tire Sales & Service |
11
N. Parker Dr. |
?
- 1954 - ? |
Kelly-Springfield
tractor, passenger car & truck tires & tubes; Vulanizing |
| Weber
Battery & Electric |
18-20
Parker Dr. |
?
- 1954 - ? |
automotive
electrical & carburetor distributor, sales & service |
| Wells
Motor Sales |
1250
Milton Ave. |
?
- 1954 - ? |
Chrysler
& Plymouth dealer; Stan Wells, prop. |
| Wisconsin
Carriage Co.* |
corner
of W. Milwaukee & Marion Sts. |
Abt.
1891 - 1915 |
carriage
manufacturers; originally Lawrence Carriage Top Co.; began producing
automobiles in 1909 (as Wisconsin Motor Car Co.); became Janesville
Products Co. |
| Wisconsin
Motor Car Co. |
----- |
1909
- 1914 |
manufacturer
of Wisco automobiles (Janesville's 2nd auto manufacturer) |
| Wright
& Hunt |
----- |
?
- 1866 - ? |
saddles
& harnesses |
| Yellow
Cab Co. |
----- |
?
- 1925 - 1927 ? |
taxi
& auto crane service |
