Today it's owned by the 9th Street Gang Car Club. Back in the day, it was Carter's Motorcycle Shop. Located near the Winslow farm where James Dean spent his formative years, it was a favorite hangout of his.
The car club keeps it looking like it did in the fifties. Notice the Indian Motorcycle sign over the door.
Jimmy's uncle Marcus Winslow gave him his first motorcycle which he purchased here. He was just fifteen at the time.
That bike can now be viewed at the James Dean Museum in Fairmount. It's one of two on display.
If you go, you're welcome to pull into the parking lot for pictures. You're also very close to the Quaker Church he attended, the family farm he called home, and the cemetery where he is buried.
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