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Tyler Vintage Postcard Collection: Businesses
Postcards represent yet another media, in addition to text, stories and photographs, that enables us to visualize, and remember, the past.
Knowing the value that such cards possess in documenting the past of Tyler and East Texas, we have assembled a small collection of historic postcards, and present them on this website.
Thus, this section attempts to build a more complete collection depicting the architecture of Tyler and East Texas during the first 50-60 years of the 20th Century. It is hoped that its availability will provide another media contributing to the enjoyment and edification of those of you with East Texas connections.
Peoples National Bank
Peoples National Bank was founded in 1892. Peoples Bank Building, opened November, 1932, at the corner of North College Avenue and West Erwin Street, Tyler, Texas.
At 15-stories in height, it stood for many years as the tallest building in the United States West of the Mississippi River. A 10-story addition was added to the back in 1936.
It was announced in April 2012 that Tim Brookshire and Andy Bergfeld have formed a new partnership, The Peoples Petroleum Building, LLC, which renovated the building back to its original grandeur of the 1930s.
The iconic, multi-colored neon tower was added in 1950, and removed in 1980. Today, the search continues for the location of the tower so it can be part of the restoration efforts.
Note that the tower is shown on first postcard below, left. The tower is not shown in the postcard below, right.
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Other Businesses Around Tyler
Carl's Famous Brown Derby, 1905 South Broadway Avenue, Tyler, Texas ... near the location of Mentoring Alliance today
Opened December 1935, closed 1953, demolished 1958
 The Tyler Home of Dodge - Holley Motor Co, 236 South Broadway, Tyler, Texas |
 Home of Lew's Welding Service - Machine Shop - Radiator Service - Tyler, Texas |
Smith County Lumber Company, 213 Fenton Street, Tyler, Texas
 Bergfeld Shopping Center, Tyler, Texas |
 Grapette Bottling Company, 1123 East Erwin St. |
Ideal Bread at 1200 W Erwin Street in Tyler ... "East Texas' Finest"
Home of Carlton Lumber Company, 314 S. Spring Street, Tyler, Texas
Automatic Gas Company, Dallas Highway at City Limits, Tyler, Texas
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New Mack's Cafe, Dallas Highway, Tyler, Texas ... "We Never Close - DriveIn Service"
Home of Young Motor Company, Ford Dealership ... 800 West Erwin, Tyler, Texas ... Phone 5500
 Typical awing job produced by J.W. Gilley Awning Company, 111 S Glenwood |
 Johnston Music Company, 206 S. Broadway Avenue, in the Elks Building |
 El Charro Cafe, East Erwin, circa 1940 |
 Pratt Jewelry Company ... "East Texas' Largest" |
Malloy Prescription Pharmacy at 106 South Broadway in Tyler ... Phone 6330
 Nowlin's Ornamental Iron Works, Tyler, Texas |
 Country Club, Tyler, Texas |
Cotton Belt Railroad, Depot, Tyler, Texas
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