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1 month ago | magicvalley.com | Mychel Matthews

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Feb 1, 2025 | magicvalley.com | Mychel Matthews

In 1909, Carl E. Lind, opened the first car dealership in Twin Falls — Lind Automobile Co. — on Second Avenue South, after selling Buicks in Newman Grove, Nebraska. Lind, 30, sold the first of his inventory of Buicks to S.H. Bolton, according to an article in the March 26, 1909, edition of the Twin Falls News. In 1915, 618 cars were registered in Twin Falls County. By 1918, the number had grown to 3,520.

Jan 25, 2025 | idahostatesman.com | Mychel Matthews

Paris Building 1982The Paris Building is seen in 1982 on Main Avenue North in Twin Falls. Earl and Hazel Faulkner opened The Paris Department Store in January 1952. Now known as the Paris Building, the old Smith building once boasted the largest dance floor in southern Idaho. The two-story, red-brick behemoth now houses Slice, Yoi Mi Japanese Steakhouse and Canyon Rim Crafts and Boutique on Main Avenue North in Twin Falls.

Jan 25, 2025 | magicvalley.com | Mychel Matthews

Now known as the Paris Building, the old Smith building once boasted the largest dance floor in southern Idaho. The two-story, red-brick behemoth now houses Slice, Yoi Mi Japanese Steakhouse and Canyon Rim Crafts and Boutique on Main Avenue North in Twin Falls. C.M. Smith, one of the village’s first trustees and later a Twin Falls city councilman, and partner W.P. Rice first built the center section, then each added an extension of the building at opposite ends.