I want to write about this business because I love the name!
The Wide-Awake Garage was, according to a 1931 advertisement, located at the southern city limits on the San Antonio Road. It was across from the main entrance of Schreiner Institute (now Schreiner University).
Owned by Osman & Ward in June 1931, H. N. Luther & Son operated this business at the time of the Kerrville earthquake on August 16, 1931.
It was open 24 hours a day--an unusual service at that time.
The building no longer exists.
The following business had similar description and location and was operating at the same time. Is this the same business, or a different one very close by? All were Texaco stations.
The Kerrville Times for June 4, 1931, reported that J. M. Roberts was moving his business to his new garage and electric shop on the San Antonio Road, just below the city. It was known as the J. M. Roberts Garage and Filling Station "Opposite last gate Schreiner Institute on the San Antonio Road". They advertised they offered "Out of the High Rent District Prices". Roberts Garage was in existence at least into 1937.
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| From The Kerr County Historical Commission Collection |
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