August 2010- Acceleration on the Alley

In 1920, Oklahoma City was still a young town making its way, looking for its character and its personality. North of downtown, automative dealerships began to spring up like wildflowers on Broadway. Among them was the Packard Building at 811 N. Broadway, offering one of America's iconic luxury cars. It was a fine time and place to buy an outstanding automobile.

Nine decades later, Packard is no more. Its last cars rolled off the line in 1958. But the Packard Oklahoma Motor Company building still stands in the area now known as Automobile Alley. 811 N. Broadway, after years as home to the Individual Artists of Oklahoma Gallery, now houses Accel Financial Staffing, led by modern-day urban pioneer and Oklahoma City Council member Meg Salyer.

Click here to read more about Accel Financial written by Oklahoma City Downtown Monthly’s website…