Junk car removal in Auburn Gresham: two-flats and bungalows
Auburn Gresham was built up mostly in the 1920s, and it still looks like it: block after block of bungalows and brick two-flats. The Auburn Gresham Bungalow Historic District alone lists 264 brick bungalows built between 1918 and 1932. We buy and tow junk cars across the whole neighborhood as part of junk car removal across Chicago, with free towing and payment at pickup.
Two-flats matter for a junk car pickup. Two households usually means shared parking: one garage, one pad, a stretch of curb, and two sets of cars competing for it. The junk car is often the one wedged in the back.
Good landmarks to give a driver: St. Sabina Church; the Thurgood Marshall Branch of the Chicago Public Library at 75th and Racine, which opened in 1994; the St. Leo Campus for Veterans; and the Gresham Metra station on the Rock Island line at 87th Street and Vincennes Avenue. The Red Line stops at 79th and 87th along the Dan Ryan are close by, in Chatham. In the southeast corner, around 87th and Parnell, there’s a large newer development of single-family houses.
Pickup notes for Auburn Gresham
- Behind the building or on the street? Say which. If it’s behind a two-flat, say whether the garage or pad opens onto the alley.
- Blocking, or blocked? If the car is boxed in by a neighbor’s car, ask them to move it before pickup. If your junk car blocks theirs, they’ll be glad to see it go.
- Give a cross street near 79th or 87th, or the nearest landmark from the list above.
- Garage door and clearance. Older detached garages can have narrow doors. Measure if you can, and clear whatever’s stored in front of the car.
- Car won’t roll? Flat tires and stuck brakes are normal on cars that sat. Read non-running car removal before we call.
How it goes
Send the year, make, model and title status. We call with an offer. The truck comes to the car, the driver checks it matches what you described, you show your paperwork and you’re paid at pickup. No title in hand? We can still help. Tell us which papers you’ve got, like a bill of sale, the registration or an insurance card. Illinois rules set which of them a scrap sale can use, and we’ll tell you where you stand on the call. Same-day pickup is often possible.
Pickup or work van instead of a car? See junk truck and van removal. Next door in Chatham or Englewood? We cover other South Side neighborhoods too.