Mosier Valley in Hurst in Tarrant County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Emma's Cafe and Souder's Grocery Market

Hurst Historical Landmark

Photographed by Morgan Petermann, August 4, 2024

1. Emma's Cafe and Souder's Grocery Market Marker

Inscription. In 1936, with $150, Richard and Emma Souder opened a grocery store on what was then known as Highway 15, now present day Highway 10 better known as West Hurst Boulevard. The Souder's store grew to include a service station by 1939 and then added the adjoining cafe in 1944. The store was open seven days a week and maintained canned goods, meats, vegetables, and a few hardware items.

One corner of the grocery store also housed the first post office, which opened on February 1, 1949. While Emma managed the business, Richard worked as a carpenter on projects such as the Hurst School across the street. Emma's Cafe featured large ten-cent hamburgers with all the trimmings and was a favorite coffee and lunch stop for Dallas-Forth Worth truckers.

Emma Souder quit the cafe business in 1949, closed her grocery store after seventeen years in 1953, and went to work for the City of Hurst. Longtime Mayor of Hurst, Bill Souder, is the son Richard and Emma Souder.

Erected by City of Hurst.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce.

Location. 32° 48.522′ N, 97° 10.266′ W. Marker is in Hurst, Texas, in Tarrant County. It is in Mosier Valley. It is on West Hurst Boulevard

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west of S Northwood Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 149 W Hurst Blvd, Hurst TX 76053, 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Hurst School (within shouting distance of this marker); Hurst Train Depot (approx. one mile away); Arwine Cemetery (approx. 1.2 miles away); a different marker also named Arwine Cemetery (approx. 1.2 miles away); William Letchworth Hurst (approx. 1½ miles away); Windmill Park (approx. 1.7 miles away); Post Oak-Parker Cemetery (approx. 2 miles away); Site of Mosier Valley School (approx. 2.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hurst.

Photographed by Morgan Petermann, August 4, 2024

2. Emma's Cafe and Souder's Grocery Market Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 6, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 4, 2024, by Morgan Petermann of Hurst, Texas. This page has been viewed 463 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 4, 2024, by Morgan Petermann of Hurst, Texas. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.