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Lemon holds the lot until December 25, 1867, when he sells to Lola Bennett.[20] Lola[21] is the wife of Joseph F. Bennett[22], a California Column veteran. The Bennetts (Lola by some accounts) build a new structure on the lot, evidently removing the stone structure. Looking for space to expand, Lola buys half of her southern neighbor’s lot for

For those of you not in the business, a dismantling yard primarily deals in used auto parts and recycling scrap iron. I would buy cars—mostly the ones that weren’t drivable and had come to the end of their life—and pay thirty-five dollars to fifty dollars and then tow them to the yard. There, I’d pull all the parts off that I thought I could

The combination of an existing small business’ profitable and sustainable infrastructure with the innovation and drive of an entrepreneur is a magical recipe.

IAA would show up wearing suits and riding in limos. I showed up wearing cowboy boots and driving a rental car. Some owners were wooed by the flash of IAA. Some were put off by it. For other owners, it came down to the bottom line—who would pay more? I had the advantage there. IAA bought companies the Wall Street way—based on pretax or after-tax