Jimmy's History of Longview, Texas

Originally Published in The Longview Daily News on January 1, 1947 . The W. P. Hurst Motor Company, founded in 1931 by Walter P. Hurst, has kept pace with the growth of Longview by offering an ever increasing variety of machines and services to its customers in Longview and surrounding territory. This company is the dealership for the well known International and McCormick-Deering line which comprise trucks, farm tractors, farm machinery, dairy and refrigeration equipment. The line of Interantional trucks is complete from the 1/2-ton pick-up to the new West-Coast models of up to 90,000 pounds gross vehicle weight rating.  This new line of extra heavy-duty models was developed for on-and-off highway work in mountainous territory, and for heavy oil field service.  Each truck model of this complete line is available in various wheelbases; a variety of gear ratios and such optional features as tire sizes, two-speed axles, increased cooling capacity, increased braking, power brakes...

 

 

The T & P Train Depot still stands today at the Junction in Longview, Texas.  It has undergone restoration as part of the Longview Intermodal Station encompassing Amtrack, Greyhound, and the local Longview Transit bus system.   Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976,  allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research . Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing.  

 Located on Marshall Ave/Hwy 80 near Eastman Road.

 

Longview’s newest and most ambitious courts project, the Dun-Roamin’ Ranch Motel , situated on East Marshall avenue, now is open to the public, it has been announced by James Hurst, owner and developer. The project, in the easter edge of Longview on U.S. Highway 80, is a large-scale motel , courts.   It is not yet completed, but portions of the project are ready for occupancy and have been opened for business.   Mr. Hurts will continue work on the project, and plans a general public opening as soon as the building layout can be finished, grounds landscaped and drives completed. Further details of the project will be revealed to the public at the time of the formal opening. *******************************************************************************************************************

I am starting a new series entitled "My Collection" where I highlight pictures of Longview memorabilia which I own.  I will also add a Label, or Bookmark, with the same name so all my related posts will be grouped together. To kick start this off, I want to share the newest addition to my collection.  It is a color postcard of the Gregg Hotel which was in downtown Longview where Heritage Plaza now sits.   This postcard is "used" as it was mailed.  It is postdated March 1, 1936.  What is interesting is the writer of the postcard dated when she penned it, which is the same day so she must have mailed it immediately after writing her message.  The writer was one of the last few guests to stay at the Gregg Hotel as it was in 1936 the building was enlarged and became part of the Hilton Hotel chain. I prefer "used" postcards over uncirculated, especially for the older ones, such as this.  The reason is you know the person is deceased and it is a way to ...