Grapevine in Tarrant County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
The Confectionery
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City Drug Store
The Confectionery / City Drug Store has been listed in the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior
1992
Restored 1980 by Horace N. Gilliam
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1992.
Location. 32° 56.244′ N, 97° 4.711′ W. Marker is in Grapevine, Texas, in Tarrant County. It is on Main Street just south of Worth Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 406 S Main Street, Grapevine TX 76051, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Prairies & Lakes Region and in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American South. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the Republic of Texas, and one of the Confederate States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Grapevine Home Bank (here, next to this marker); Lucas General Store & Undertakers (a few steps from this marker); E. M. Jenkins-Tate Building (a few steps from this marker); E. J. Lipscomb Dry Goods Co. (a few steps from this marker); Grapevine Masonic Lodge #288 (within shouting distance of this marker); Tate Hardware Company Building (within shouting distance of this marker); First National Bank of Grapevine, Texas (within shouting distance of this marker); Koonce Bros. / Buckner's Grocery (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Grapevine.
Regarding The Confectionery / City Drug Store. The Olympia Confectionary was owned by C.S. & Frank Rainwater. Silent films were shown here in early days. C.E. Pie Stewart bought the confectionary in 1914. He added a soda fountain, and teenagers met here for ice cream and cokes. Barbershop quartets occasionally entertained the patrons. In the late 1940s, it became City Drug, owned by Roy Chambers. The drugstore continued to attract the after-school crowd for sodas in the happy days of the 1950s.
-from Grapevine Texas Historic Downtown Walking Tour
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