Grimes Garage - Hillsboro, TX
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member WalksfarTX
N 32° 00.736 W 097° 07.799
14S E 676623 N 3543322
The "most famous garage in the world" was opened in Hillsboro in 1906 by Fred Grimes Sr., the first auto mechanic in the area.
Waymark Code: WMQRXC
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 03/25/2016
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Team RAGAR
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From Heart of Texas Tales

With 14 gas pumps, a machine shop, a repair shop, a tire store, 20 employees and free soft drinks to any customer who had to wait more than 30 seconds for service, Grimes Garage became the Neiman-Marcus of garages. Maids, dressed in white uniforms, greeted customers with ice water and ushered them into the first lounge and restrooms ever located in a service station.

Address of the station:
110 N. Waco Street
Hillsboro, TX USA
76645

Type of Gas Station: Reborn
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