Located at 390 NW Greenwood
This sign indicates that the building remains but after the sign was placed the Bank of the Cascades removed most of the building and built their offices here. The rock front walls were retained as a monument to Eddie Williams.
Marker Name: B21 - Eddie’s Sales & Service
Marker Text: Eddie Williamson was Bend’s first major auto dealer. He arrived in Bend with his father as a youngster in 1916. When he was still young, his family moved to Eugene, but Eddie stayed behind and learned the automobile business. After owning several service stations and a garage, in 1936 he bought this building and named it Eddies’s Sales & Service. He was the Chrysler dealer in Bend for 40 years. He was a highly visible salesman who promoted a “meet or beat” pricing philosophy. The dealership, with its massive lava rock pillars, became the landmark known today as Eddie’s Corner.
Built: 1915
This Heritage Walk plaque was donated by the family of Eddie Williamson
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