In 1920, on this site at 74 N. Buffalo Street in Springville, resident George Schuster operated a Dodge Motor Car dealership. In 1908, George Schuster drove a Thomas Flyer to win the 169-day, 22,000-mile "Great Auto Race" from New York City to Paris, France. The 4-cylinder Thomas was manufactured by the E.R. Thomas Motor Car Co. of Buffalo, New York.