Map of South El Monte, Los Angeles County, California. If you are the owner of such rights and wish acknowledgement please contact Winton Read, for assistance. No copyright, patent or trademarks are intentionally used outside of their respective domains. NOTE #4 All images are taken from the public domain, used by permission, or if of unknown credit/origin are so stated. There were rural route numbers, but not in incorporated areas. NOTE #3 There were no telephone area codes or postal ZIP codes between 1950-1960 in California. The first two letters of the exchange name (GIlbert, MOnroe, etc.) are capitalized and represent corresponding numbers on a telephone dial… NOTE #2 Telephone numbers are from the years 1950-1960 and are all 6 numbers including an “Exchange” name. NOTE #1 “Fiberglas/Fiberglass”, “Linoleum”, “Porcelain”, “Bias-Ply”, “Porta Potti”, “Galvan/Galvanic/Galvanized” and “Formica” are registered trademarks. Other trailer manufacturers using the name “Empire” intended to refer to their locations in what is called the “Inland Empire” or mid-western USA, not the New York City building by that name. Another oval metal badge with a graphic of a world globe has been reported. It is believed the park models or mobile homes also used this decal. There was also a portion of the logo in the form of an angled EMPIRE decal used on the front of the travel trailers above the window. Perhaps since the Empire State Building represented a symbol of American strength in the 1950’s, the company wished to project that symbol as indicative of its manufacturing prowess. The direct connection, if any, between New York and El Monte, California is not known. The first known company logo was a rectangular metal badge with a graphic of the Empire State Building in New York City. ![]() Presumably this meant other dealers took on the marque. Later brochures indicate an interested buyer could contact Empire for the nearest dealer. A number of 5817234 means a unit was made in 1958, is 17 feet long and is the 234th of all trailers made that year.Īll trailers were sold initially through the multi-brand dealership of Incorporated in 1949, first production was in 1950, last production was in 1960.įactory serial numbers are located on the top of the front right frame rail in the hitch triangle. Telephone CUmberland 3-4521, or GIlbert 4-4951. The company had two divisions the Travel Trailer Division. and the Park Model Division which later became the Mobile Home Division. corporate offices and factory were located at 1452 Chico Avenue, El Monte, California, USA. Of course you are free to make any changes or additions you wish, but the more we coordinate our efforts, the better and more factual this Wiki will be… When revisions are made, please update the revision date at the bottom of each section.Įmpire Trailers, Inc. Questions or concerns about this content? Please contact him. ![]() Winton Read solely responsible for this posting. ![]() Other sources include original company advertising, web searches, email and voice contacts with actual and former owners and from some of the 21 other known trailer manufacturers who were located in the cities of El Monte/South El Monte between 1949-1960, and beyond. NOTE Information contained herein was gathered from archival sources in the present City of South El Monte, County of Los Angeles – Public Records Division and the Los Angeles County Public Library, California. The original city was split in 1958 into the City of El Monte 91732 and the City of South El Monte 91733, California. was an American manufacturer of travel and park model recreational trailers in the original City of El Monte, California, USA. NOT Empire Heavy Equipment Trailers, extant.Įmpire Trailers, Inc. NOT Empire RV, Empire Recreational Vehicles, Incorporated, 1974-1994. This Wiki is about Empire Trailers, Incorporated, 1949-1960.
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