Carver Heights in Panama City in Bay County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Anderson’s Standard Service Station

c.1939

— Historic Glenwood —

Anderson’s Standard Service Station Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brandon D Cross

1. Anderson’s Standard Service Station Marker

Inscription. Anderson's Service Station, owned and operated by Willie and Bertha Anderson, and was open six days a week from 1939 to 1985. Truly a family business, the Andersons daughters Peggy, Ruth, Barbara, Dannie and Willie, Jr., all worked at the station. A paint and body shop business run by Willie J. "Shorty" Lucas operated out of the back of the station. And many young men, including Leon Miller, Curtis Pittman, and Grant Williams, got their first jobs at the Anderson's Service Station.
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Anderson’s Standard Service Station
1127N. Cove Blvd.

Erected 2024 by Panama City Quality of Life Program.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Notable Places. A significant historical year for this entry is 1939.

Location. 30° 10.168′ N, 85° 39.025′ W. Marker is in Panama City, Florida, in Bay County. It is in Carver Heights. It is on Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard (U.S. 98) 0.3 miles south of E 11th Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1123 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Panama City FL 32401, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on the Florida Panhandle.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and on the Gulf Coast.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

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 territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Battle Memorial Funeral Home (within shouting distance of this marker); Grady’s One Stop Drive In

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Lincoln Theater/KofP Hall (within shouting distance of this marker); Lewis Bail Bonding (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Russ Shoe Shop (about 400 feet away); Lee’s Gulf Service Station (about 500 feet away); St. John’s Missionary Baptist Church (about 800 feet away); Triumph Church (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Panama City.

Also see . . .
1. 5 historical markers unveiled in Glenwood. (Submitted on April 19, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)
2. Florida author captures biz-booming Black community Glenwood in new photo book. (Submitted on April 19, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)

Credits. This page was last revised on May 16, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 19, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 288 times since then and 26 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on April 19, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.