Martin's Grocery Store - Glen Rose, TX - Signs of History on Waymarking.com

The sign reads:

Martin's Grocery Store

For nearly 50 years (1924-1973) the Ed Martin family operated a grocery store in Glen Rose, most of that time in this building.

Ed's business philosophy was to give service to the customer. And that they did. Staying open late on Saturday nights for the farmers who came into town once a week. Extending credit to nearly anyone who was running low on cash. Delivering groceries to your door and sometimes putting things away in a refrigerator. Taking orders by phone. Housing a walk-in freezer where locals could store their garden produce. Trading farm produce for groceries and stock feed. Besides that, the Martin family always lent a helping hand to those in need.

Martin's was a one-stop shopping store: Full line of groceries, meat market with cuts made to order, nails, nuts and bolts, saws, paint, chicken and stock feed, garden tools. A familiar sight was boxes of vegetables sitting on the sidewalk next to the building, advertising their specials of the week.

Prior to Martin's Store, White House Cafe operated here.

[Somervell County Historical Commission; Glen Rose-Somervell County Chamber of Commerce]

Group that erected the marker: Somervell County Historical Commission, Glen Rose-Somervell County Chamber of Commerce URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: [Web Link] Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary: 110 NE Barnard St Glen Rose, TX USA 76043

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