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Source: Vol. II  pg.168  The Lewis Publishing Co. 1923
Author: History of Florida, Past and Present 

	H. J. FREEMAN was the pioneer business man of the Buena Vista section
of Miami. He located there in 1912 when there were no buildings of any kind in
Buena Vista. In ten years he has built up an automobile supply, garage and
general motor car service that is one of the most efficient along the Dixie
Highway in Florida.
	Mr. Freeman was born at Collins in Erie County, New York, grew up on a 
farm, and as a very young man went to Michigan and for a time was in the celery 
growing business in the Kalamazoo district. He then removed to St. Louis, and 
for twenty-six years was a produce and commission merchant on Fourth Street
near Morgan.
	With this long and extensive business experience behind him he came to 
Florida in the latter part of 1910 and after looking over the field, determined 
to establish himself in what is now Buena Vista, Miami’s flourishing suburb on 
the north. Here he put up the first business plant, and that has proved the 
nucleus for the subsequent development that makes Buena Vista one of the most 
substantial commercial sections of Miami. His first building was a one-story
structure 16 x 16 feet, and he used it as a repair shop for bicycles and motor
cycles and also handles these vehicles. Every year has seen an increase and
extension and his establishment now comprises a complete stock of automobile
supplies, accessories, parts and tires. The business is carried on as H. J.
Freeman & Sons, and they own and operate one of the largest garages in South
Florida, with modern mechanical equipment and skilled mechanics for every
possible service. The main building fronts on Northeast Second Avenue, the
Dixie Highway, and is 75 x 120 feet, while an additional building in the rear
used for garage purposes is 55 x 120 feet, two stories high.
	This business has been built up by Mr. Freeman from his many years past
experience as a successful business man and upon the strictest principles of
honor and integrity. Associated with him are his two sons, R. D. and D. H.
FREEMAN, both of whom were born in St. Louis. Mr. Freeman married Miss ANNIE
GORMAN of St. Louis, and besides their two sons they have a daughter, HELEN
LESLIE FREEMAN.
	Mr. Freeman is a member of the Buena Vista Commercial Club, and is vice
president and a director of the Buena Vista Savings and Loan Association. This
association ranks among the strongest organizations of its kind in Florida, and
has been the means of encouraging the building of many homes in Buena Vista.


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