Bankston Texaco, 1949 Malakoff, Henderson Co. TX

Modern Service Station to Be Built by Paul Bankston for the Texas Co.

From The Malakoff News

Friday, March 25, 1949

A new and ultra-modern automobile service station, described as the "EM" type, to be erected by Paul Bankston on his newly acquired Terry Street-Highway 31 property, is expected to be into the process of construction shortly after April 1st.

The station, which Mr. Bankston estimated would necessitate an outlay of approximately $15,000 and pictured above from the architect's drawing, will be under lease to The Texas Company, manufacturers of Texaco Products. The lease contract, which covers a period of 10 years with three additional 5-year option periods, has already been signed and the company will be ready to institute operations as soon as the structure is completed.

The new station, which Mr. Bankston said is to be strictly modern in every respect, will occupy a ground space of 72 x 100 feet and will be equipped with the latest type equipment throughout. It will contain ample office and showroom space, wash and grease racks, electric drinking fountain and two modern rest rooms.

The building will be of brick construction and painted in accordance with Texaco's color scheme. The property from the building to the property lines on both the Highway and Terry Street sides will be concreted, and hard-surface topping will be laid from there to connect with the paving on both streets.

Mr. Bankston told the news this week that as soon as it can be started, construction work will be rushed through to completion as rapidly as possible in the hopes of completing the entire project within a sixty-day period.

Submitted by Britt Thompson

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