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Weidner Auto Court

OLYMPIA HERITAGE SITE
ca. 1929 
WEIDNER AUTO COURT 
(OLYMPIA COURT APARTMENTS, 1999) 
JOSEPH WOHLEB DESIGNED THIS DISTINCTIVE 
TUDOR-STYLE/BUILDING FOR VIOLA AND ERNIE 
WEIDNER, A BREWERY SALES MANAGER. THE AUTO 
COURT REFLECTS THE GROWING IMPORTANCE OF 
THE AUTOMOBILE AGE AND THE NEED FOR 
CONVENIENT ACCOMMODATIONS ALONG 
OLD HIGHWAY 99 (NOW CAPITOL WAY) 
THE MAIN NORTH-SOUTH ROUTE 
OF THE PERIOD. 
 
Submitted by @Ritterton

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