Biography of Larry I. Sullivan, 1922, State of Oregon
Surnames: Sullivan, Kirkpatrick, Ems
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History of Oregon, Vol. 2; The Pioneer Historical Publishing Company, pub.
1922, page 12

LARRY I. SULLIVAN.

One of the profitable business enterprises of Portland is the Fashion Garage,
of which Larry I. Sullivan is the proprietor. He is one of the progressive
young business men of the city, whose intelligently directed efforts are
meeting with a substantial measure of success. Mr. Sullivan is a native of
Kansas. He was born in Wichita in 1888 and is a son of E. and Sarah
(Kirkpatrick) Sullivan, the former a native of Kentucky and the latter of
North Carolina. They became pioneers of Kansas, going to Wichita during the
period of its boom, and the father is now living retired on a farm adjacent to
the city. 

Larry I. Sullivan acquired his education in the common schools and when a
young man of twenty-four years made his way to Portland. He established his
present business in June, 1916, starting with two Maxwell cars, and during the
intervening period of five years he has built up a trade of extensive and
gratifying proportions, being now the owner of fifteen new cars of superior
style and quality and employing eight men in his garage. Mr. Sullivan is an
enterprising and energetic young man, possessing initiative and business
ability of a high order, and he was the originator In the Pacific coast of the
plan of renting out automobiles without drivers. He leases the repair
department of his garage to W. E. Winslow, who does repair work of all kinds
and also rents storage space for machines. The Fashion Garage is located at
the corner of Tenth and Taylor streets in Portland and is one of the most
modern and up-to-date establishments of the kind in the city, enjoying a large
and constantly increasing patronage as a result of the excellence of its
service and the reliable and progressive methods employed by its owner. 

On the 8th of August, 1918, Mr. Sullivan was united in marriage to Miss Mary
Ems, of Wichita, and they have become the parents of a daughter, Bertha May.
He is the owner of a good modern residence in Laurelhurst and is a firm
believer in the future of this section of the country, it being his desire to
induce his relatives to establish their home in the "Rose City." He is much
interested in the welfare and progress of Portland and as a citizen does all
in his power to expand its trade relations and promote civic development. He
is yet a young man but has already accomplished much and all who know him
esteem him for his energy, his aggressiveness and his sterling integrity.