April 30, 2010

1502 avenue h

At the formal opening May 31, 1930, the B. E. Needles Tire & Service Station was touted as the finest and largest on the South Plains. Built at an expense of $50,000 (according to Needles), the building was exemplary of the commercial architecture of the time. Unfortunately, time and lack of funds beat out the Lubbock Heritage Society and historical preservation.

(Comments courtesy Sally Abbe, Lubbock County Historical Committee; City of Lubbock Planning Department "A Guide to Lubbock's Architectural Heritage")