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My grandmother lived on the same street as Sara Thomas, who was an heiress to the Thomas Company

Columbus Street, in Elyria Ohio.

Why and how Mrs. Thomas landed there is a good question. But I visited with her a few times, seemed very nice. She had a butler / cheauffeur and parked her 10-pin Buick ( a '50-something Super 4-door ) in the right hand side of Grandma's garage. I don't ever recall seeing it move under its own power, though.

Only reason any of this rings, when our family went to California in '72 - an epic sojurn - we saw the Thomas Flyer at the Harrah's collection in Reno, and I recall my father telling me about the connection with Mrs. Thomas.

One of these days, may have to line up the kit and get to building, probably a good weathering subject.

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