Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Where was Orange Julius?

I have a puzzle for you today.
In 1931, musician Jimmie Rodgers opened an Orange Julius stand in Kerrville somewhere on Water Street, but where? Information in the newspapers is conflicting.  Do any of my readers know for certain?
Here are some clues:
The September 3, 1931 Kerrville Mountain Sun ran an ad for Orange Julius.  "Served for the first time, September 3 at 7 a.m. in Schreiner Building, next to Guadalupe Cafe."  [The Schreiner Building was a row of shops along Water Street between the old Schreiner Bank and the Arcadia Theatre.  It was called the Schreiner Building because Chas. Schreiner owned it.]
It was in a space "formerly part of the Guadalupe Cafe".
The following conflicting items appeared in the Kerrville Mountain Sun over the course of two years:
October 29, 1931, the address is given as 721 1/2 Water Street.
April 6, 1933,  "The Chief's Place" has opened at 719 Water Street in the "Former Orange Julius location".
August 17, 1933,  "Workmen are  ... remodeling the interior of a building at 721 Water Street. ... The building being remodeled formerly was occupied by an Orange Julius stand."

The Guadalupe Cafe was at 721 Water Street, which no longer exists.  719 is now Baublit's Jewelers.  So, was the Orange Julius stand at the entrance to the Arcadia Theatre, or was it cut out of a corner of the Gaudalupe Cafe?

My best guess is that the address is wrong for "The Chief's Place". Does anyone know for sure?



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