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Article: Santa Barbara News-Press, Calif., Shop Talk Column.
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- Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
- Article date:
- September 4, 2003
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By Maria Zate, Santa Barbara News-Press, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Sep. 4--After spending 18 years at the corner of State and Gutierrez streets, Michael Fitzpatrick has moved his auto body repair and refinishing business -- Fitzpatrick Auto Refinishing -- to a new location with triple the space.
His new 3,000-square-foot location at 411 N. Quarantina, at the corner of Gutierrez, is a high-traffic area like his previous spot but with much more space to hold equipment and cars.
"We ran out of room at our old spot," he explained. It took him five years to find a suitable space in Santa Barbara, but that was the trade-off ...