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Hal Steiner's Hudson,12800 Aurora Ave N. This dealership had its beginning in 1936 when Mr. Hal Steiner started
 a Hudson Motor Car dealership, located in the University District at 4057 Roosevelt Way. He sold Hudsons through 
World War II. In September 1945 Mr. Steiner gave up ... show more the Hudson dealership to acquire a promising new 
line of automobiles ... Studebaker. He sold Studebakers for nine years before being awarded a Buick franchise for the 
launch of the 1955 model year in October 1954. In May of 1959 Mr. Steiner sold the dealership to John Dresslar and 
Jim Waesche who kept the store at Roosevelt Way until 1967. On September 1st of that year the dealership was moved to 
a brand new facility at 9600 1st Avenue Northeast near the Northgate Shopping Center. Ten years to the day after 
buying the dealership together, Mr. Dresslar bought out Mr. Waesche. On October 1, 1972 Mr. Dresslar sold the 
dealership to Warren Westlund who remained at the Northgate location until 1986. In February of that year the 
dealership moved to its present location at 12800 Aurora Avenue North. Warren became ill with cancer and named Mark 
Westlund as successor dealer. Warren passed away in February of 1992 and Mark became the dealer and purchased Warren 
Westlund Buick GMC from the estate of his father.