Step Inside the 1937 Pavilion
The largest artifact at America’s Packard Museum is the automotive history museum building itself.
Take a virtual tour! Click on the image and come into the Museum!
The Pavilion
Visitors pass through a breezeway to enter the Pavilion. Originally, the area was an open used car lot, but it was mostly enclosed in 1936 to improve the shopping experience. This 1937 image from the Dayton Daily News shows the Showroom, and the remaining open lot. The breezeway and Pavilion are to the right of the picture. The lot is now used for staff and volunteer parking.
Look for the green ceiling lamps. These are original fixtures from Packard’s Detroit plant.
The displays tell the story of Packard in both World Wars, and the postwar period through 1956.
The children’s area (we like to call it the Junior Executive Suite) was the office for sales personnel.
The Library was added in 2009, in honor of Packard historian Robert Turnquist.
How You Can Help
We tell the Packard story for this and the next generation. Maintaining original cars and original buildings requires financial support, and we hope you will join us. Please learn more about our stewardship guidelines, corporate sponsorships, or how to have a private event at the Museum.
Happy motoring from all of us at America’s Packard Museum!
