All those cars are probably waiting to get their tires fixed or reinforced. By 1943 tires were getting scarce due to rubber rationing. People brought in old tires to see if they could get some more mileage out of them.

The large Gothic Revival church behind the Firestone garage is the First (formerly Central) Presbyterian Church on Harrison Street. Construction began in 1927 after moving several moves over the previous three decades. The current building has been in continuous use since. Originally it was affiliated with the Cumberland Presbyterians but in the 1980s joined the Presbyterian Church USA (PCUSA), the largest denomination. PECUSA has a reputation for being rather progressive in its approach to faith and doctrine, but First Presbyterian identifies as a "confessional" church, which is typically code for being more conservative. In 2013 the church affiliated with ECO: A Covenant Order of Evangelical Presbyterians. This denomination appears to be fairly moderate in its theology, a bit to the right of PECUSA but not as conservative as the PCA. They have a well known pipe organ and the building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.

[Huh? PECUSA is an Episcopal denomination. - Dave]

Oops typo in the latter acronym. It should be PCUSA which is short for Presbyterian Church USA. Though interestingly, they are in full communion with the Episcopalians. -A/O

Awesome Firestone place in the foreground.

Now The Firestone Amarillo apartments.