The Brockway family moved to California in 1884 and Don joined them in 1886 and became associated with Ernst and Rucker, the city’s largest hardware store. While working for the firm he married his wife Louise (Foss) and their union was blessed with the birth of four sons; Foss R.; Murillo M. (June 11, 1900); Don C.; William W. and one daughter; Ramona. Ernst and Rucker were distributors of wagon and carriage parts and supplies and in 1903 Don M. Brockway decided to form his own business, which was organized as the Crown Carriage Co. Originally located in a barn behind his house, in 1904 the firm moved into a two-bay wood-framed workshop located at 717 E. 6th St. at the corner of S. Los Angeles St. The firm’s name and marketing slogan Business Wagons for Business Men was prominently displayed on the front of the building. coachbuilt/bui/c/crown_coach/crown_coach.htm
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