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Abandoned H-D Dealership in PA

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I was out in Western PA yesterday and ran across the abandoned Ernest Cerini H-D dealership in Donora, PA. It was in business from 1925 until it was shut down in 2009. It is still full of NOS items and it looked like nobody had been in there in years. This is what the Motor Company used to be about. Not any more.
 

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Not too many changes either since this was taken
 

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It's in an area where folks that pillage get hung by their balls before the trial. :) . More of America should follow suit.
 
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Who ever owns it prolly has visions of doing something else with it. I saw some airplane kits in one of the photos. Probably just can't quite let go of the Harley stuff yet. Or it's one that the MoCo shuttered for not building a new facility. I understand that some of those law suits are yet to be resolved.
 
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According to the county assessor, the property is still owned by the Cerini family.
 
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I live in western PA and went to Cerinis several times. Ernest went by the nickname Babe. One time I tried to buy the HD bi-wing airplane model they had on display but very quickly his wife, who was always behind the counter, let me know it was NOT for sale. She was the boss and Babe knew it.

As I recall, they built and moved into a new building closer to the main highway. The son was running the business but went out of business within a couple years of the move.
 
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Wish I would've known when I was back in my home town a few years ago. Bad enough we lost Zanotti's. had to go down 422 a bit to find the other dealer. Can't even remember the name now.
 
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I live out that way too my dad was from butler i remember zannotis as a chile i remeber all of the golf carts... We still have mcmahon's in beaver falls its a small dealership with a bit of the old school feel but nothing like those places
 
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yeah we had a great dealership here in White Plains NY. Reggie Pink. Harley forced them to move to a much larger space across the street, 2008 Wall Street crash happened and it went belly up.
Great local place, could always just walk in a get an inspection, oil change etc.
This was the only image I could find on the net.
 

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Reminds me of the "original" Southside Harley Davidson dealership when it was located on south Meridian St. in downtown Indianapolis; before H-D forced them to relocate to the outskirts, next to the interstate on what used to be the far southside of the city. Thankfully they have thrived and remained faithful to good customer service and the service department is top notch, at least in my experience with them. But I have to admit, I miss the "old" Southside H-D. Nice thread w/some great links by RedRover. Thanks all.
 
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We used to go to Cerini's quite a bit. They were open Sundays & were close. The old man Ernest, would not sell you a part if your bike was modified. My friend had park about 2 blocks away to buy parts. When his son Babe took over, it was a little better. Harley wanted them to near the interstate. Babe died before the new store was finished. Mrs. Cereni and the two boys opened the new shop near Belle Vernon, Pa. The boys could not get along. The boys split, one opened a new Harley shop in Union Town, Pa. Both shops eventually closed. Harley took the Belle Vernon store back. A little while the Uniontown store closed, lack of business. One of the brothers reopened the shop in Donora as a independent shop. Went out of business, not enough clientele. The Motor Company was going to buy the original shop a move it to Milwaukee. It never happened.
 
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