Sachs Garage

Sachs Garage. . , The Oldest Garage in Boerne , Martin Sachs added another one-story addition by 1937. After several decades, Sachs began to call his garage “the Oldest Garage in Boerne.” The phone number was only two digits: #33. Mr. Sachs loved to collect antique cars and was a generous man in the community. He added selling Frigidaire products to his business. The garage stayed open until the flood in 1964 severely damaged it. He closed down the garage but kept selling Frigidaire products until his death in 1978. Mrs. Sachs, his widow, lived a secluded life in a small trailer inside the garage for about ten years. By the time his widow sold the property in 1988, it was ready for a new use., A New Business , The United States underwent change with the introduction of the car in the early 1900s and particularly in 1908 when Henry Ford introduced the affordable Model T. Change also came to Boerne as automobiles replaced horses on Main Street. Walter Voges built a two-story garage in 1916 and although some garages served horses and/or cars, this one was just for cars. It could hold up to nineteen cars and had one pump up front. Business had already slowed in the late 1920s before the Great Depression. Voges sold the business to Martin Sachs from Houston., New Uses in Old Buildings , Today the garage is an example of sensitive redevelopment that turns an old building to a new use without tearing it down. Hadel and Dwayne Haskett purchased the property and turned it into restaurant, retail, and office space. The new doors are sensitively fitted into the openings that used to have garage doors. These details preserve traces of the past while allowing the building to meet current needs., Did You Know? , In Kendall County in 1926, you needed a headlight certificate. Electric headlights on cars were new with many different designs, some worked and some did not. The county wanted to ensure that they actually worked, which is similar to car inspections today., Captions: , Construction of the Garage in the 1910s , Advertisement in the 1950s , Advertisement. Notice the Phone Number , On Main Street, Horses Were... , ...Replaced by Automobiles , Garage Doors Became Entry Doors , Official Headlight Certificate, 1926