 The Coleman Hotel and associated businesses "In 1929, the Coleman Hotel was located on South Commercial Avenue, southeast corner of College Avenue. Their telephone number was 317. (No address is given, but it would have to be 301 South Commercial Avenue, as 303 South Commercial Avenue is the address of the Coleman Hotel Barber Shop.) Tilden H. Edwards was the manager of the Coleman Hotel at that time. He and his wife Margaret were residing at the Coleman Hotel. Lennie Deaver (colored) was a bellboy at the Coleman Hotel, but with no residence address shown. Lillie Kinchie (colored) was a maid at the Coleman Hotel, but with no residence address shown. Rooming at the Coleman Hotel were C. E. Jordan, who dealt in oil leases; and John S. Simpson, part owner of Simpson, White and Pinkerton, located at 200 1/2 South Commercial Avenue. "Coulson Drug Store No. 2 was located at 301 South Commercial Avenue. It was owned by W. J. Coulson, C. S. Polk, and L. S. White. (See 104 South Commercial Avenue for more information.) "The Coleman Coffee Shop was also located here at the southeast corner of College Avenue. G. D. Phillips and J. E. Simms were the owners. Francisco Andrade, whose wife was Eulalia, was a busboy at the Coleman Coffee Shop, which was part of the Coleman Hotel. There was no residence address given for the Andrades. Miss Maurine Cross was a waitress at the Coleman Coffee Shop, with no residence address given. Fred Smith, was a cook at the Coleman Coffee Shop, with no residence address given for him and his wife, Hazel. "The office of the Coleman Pipe and Supply Company was located in the lobby of the Coleman Hotel. Their pipe yeard was located at 212 North Colorado Street. It was owned by D. P. Rockmaker. They dealt in used casing, line pipe and pipe threading. Their telephone number was 702. The manager's resident telephone number was 817." "Miss Tommie Joyner, a public stenographer, had an office in the lobby of the Coleman Hotel. "The office of the Pecan Valley Bus Line was located in the lobby of the Coleman Hotel." "The office of Smith Independent Coaches was located in the lobby of the Coleman Hotel." (Coleman City Directory, 1929 - Hudspeth.) |