"We will wash and grease your car, beginning now and running through July and August, for 50¢. Washing or greasing, 75¢. All work guaranteed. Call for and deliver. A. O. Reece Service Station. 155 Elizabeth, phone 197." [July 1, 1931 BHerald ad]
Landreth's Locksmith
Apr. 22 1935 Landreth's opening ad in Brownsville Herald. Photo shows a Sinclar gas station at 156 Elizabeth St ( could be East Elzabeth where Enco was on 2nd St maybe or maybe the Herald used a Sinclair Company "stock" photo?).
Gustine, Texas gas station 2008 - photo by Barclay Gibson
Aug.10, 1930
Oct. 5, 1931 Brownsville Herald
Apr. 7, 1946 (By 1937 A.O. Reece added & Son to business name and sold Oldsmobile, GMC trucks and Cadillac vehicles. By 1940 Reece managed a Gulf service station on 13th and Roosevelt.
Aug. 1, 1946
Bishop, Texas (Photograohy by Chris McGathey)
Artist's rendering of building as restuarant
Pier 247 seafood restuarant in Bishop, Texas
thanks to Leroy Lopez for suggesting this post
thanks to Leroy Lopez for suggesting this post
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