Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ellis Brooks Auto Center

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The result was keep. MelanieN (talk) 03:38, 21 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Ellis Brooks Auto Center

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Non-notable local company. SSTflyer 05:10, 5 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of California-related deletion discussions. SSTflyer 05:11, 5 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Companies-related deletion discussions. SSTflyer 05:11, 5 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Transportation-related deletion discussions. Nordic Dragon 07:11, 5 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

delete fails WP:CORP. Despite existing since 1939 gets hardly any coverage. LibStar (talk) 15:30, 5 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. Advertisement. Bishonen | talk 20:07, 5 April 2016 (UTC).[reply]
Delete per nominator....William, is the complaint department really on the roof? 20:15, 5 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. Ellis Brooks Chevrolet was a very high-profile dealership. A detailed Automotive News story from 2012 notes that it was "a downtown landmark for decades, with the dealer's name on the roof in neon and visible for miles", and goes into detail about the company's history, including Marie Brooks becoming one of the first female GM franchisees in the country after her husband died in 1963, as well as Penske's recent repurposing of the original building. "How Roger Penske wooed and won Frisco's grande dame of auto retailing and revived a 7-story downtown jewel". When Brooks gave up its Chevy franchise in 2008, it was notable enough to earn a feature story on NPR's Weekend Edition. "Auto Dealing Family Feels The Pinch". Coverage in the San Francisco Chronicle includes "Those Merry Oldsmobile Days Waning / Demise of Auto Row has been tip-off" ("A whole generation of children from San Francisco can recite the Ellis Brooks jingle"); "It's painful to watch passing parade of change"; and a bunch of others that can be found readily by following the Ellis Brooks Chevrolet find sources links above. Given the national coverage plus the extensive local coverage, I think this passes GNG as a San Francisco landmark. --Arxiloxos (talk) 21:47, 5 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Delete as it's simply a local car place and it's still questionable for solid notability here at Wikipedia. SwisterTwister talk 05:08, 6 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Keep, I do know a bit about this one and there is actually a historical aspect to this dealership. This one needs a lot more work to make it acceptable. 11:58, 13 April 2016 (UTC)
Comment, I'm coming across more and more about this dealership. I have no doubt in my mind that it is not only historical but notable as well. I'm almost thinking that Marie Brooks may be notable herself. It think that I'll just create a section in the article for her. I'm going to put in some work on this article over the next few days to improve it. It needs much work. Be nice to have some help though. :‑) Karl Twist (talk) 13:01, 13 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Relisting comment: To give Karl Twist time to work on the article. Onel5969 ^{TT me} 18:50, 13 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Onel5969 ^{TT me} 18:50, 13 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - it is notable in its own right as a high profile dealership. It has coverage in several reliable sources. That said, I would trim the article significantly. DaltonCastle (talk) 22:47, 14 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Looks to be of historical significance, and there are enough decent sources. Edwardx (talk) 12:46, 16 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Meets the GNG. Philafrenzy (talk) 13:49, 16 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Comment, I have done a bit pre 13 April 2016 and will do more over the next few days. There is a lot of info about this dealership. You just need to know where to look for the refs and info. Karl Twist (talk) 11:31, 18 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.