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WBM november 2018
ATTHEWS owns
used car dealerships in
Clayton, Goldsboro
and Wilmington. He
spends 99 percent of
his workdays at his Market Street location, but
once a week he makes the loop to all three lots
before heading back to Florida Avenue.
“It’s worth it for this,” he says.
Suggesting the details reminiscent of vintage
ocean liners, inlaid moldings inside built-in
shelves house Matthews’ collection of treasures
— shells, sailboat and ship models, masks and
a carved cross — brought back from Costa
Rica and Belize. LEDs inside the cabinets
showcase the artifacts.
ANDREW SHERMAN
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