Name/Title
Texaco at Center x Blue Star Hwy.Entry/Object ID
2024.04.07Description
Photo of the Douglas Texaco Service Station that once stood at the northeast corner of Center Street and the Blue Star Highway. One the left the Balaton Inn and the Tara "Mammy" south entrance signs are visible.
The Texaco station facade has lettering that reads "Hensleys" over the office door and "Washing" and "Marfak Lubrication" over the two service bays. A middle-age man and a cash register are visible through the plate glass office windows. The Moderne structure is light-colored and smooth with a pair of stripes following the flat roof line and stars over the service doors.
The back of the print has a partial label from a C-S Engravers, Grand Haven.Photograph Details
Type of Photograph
Print, photographSubject Person or Organization
Douglas Lighthouse Realty/Schreiber's Texaco Service StationContext
The Texaco station is gone, replaced by the Lighthouse Realty building at 29 Blue Star Hwy. The Balaton Inn became The Cove Bar.Collection
Buildings: Commercial, Buildings: Lost, Transporation: automobileCataloged By
Winthers, SallyAcquisition
Accession
2024.04Acquisition Method
Found in CollectionLexicon
Search Terms
Gas Station, Cars, automobilesRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Tara Restaurant/Spencer House/200 Center, The Cove Bar/Klaynik's Balaton Inn/Blue LanternCreate Date
March 28, 2024Update Date
May 13, 2025
