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Submitted by dcrollins (not verified) on Thu, 11/23/2006 - 3:12am
What's the deal with the Bread & Kabob across the street? I can recall one Thanksgiving as an undergraduate too poor to get home in which I had a great turkey dinner at what was then the Steak & Egg.
Submitted by Joe (not verified) on Fri, 12/1/2006 - 5:32am
Around 1985-1987 (and probably outside that somewhat), the central building for the gas station at this somewhat odd intersection was probably no more than 6' by 12' in size. I think they sold cigarettes (and maybe beer) in addition to gas. It was odd: I lived at the south end of Trinity Park, and there was no convenience store near that part of town. I may be wrong, but I don't think the convenience store at the other end of Trinity Park (the Fast Fare/Zippy Mart or whatever it currently is on Club at Buchanan) was there then either. I guess the convenience store is the current equivalent of what used to be little corner groceries scattered all over the place.
Submitted by Joe (not verified) on Fri, 12/1/2006 - 8:07pm
I hear that the Bread & Kabob location is being turned into a "restaurant/sports bar" called "Gatsby's." They're shooting for being open around the end of December.
Submitted by Sequoya (not verified) on Wed, 9/3/2008 - 11:34pm
I drove by this gas station today and noticed that they were tearing it down. I wonder why? I go there a lot and didn't hear anything about it.
Submitted by Wayne Henderson (not verified) on Fri, 9/5/2008 - 11:40am
Just a guess, but since the sign has been left intact and there is no indication that underground tanks have been removed, this may just be a raze and rebuild. The station is not really big enough by today's standards (I design gas station layouts), and it may be possible that they are simply going to reconfigure the site.
Submitted by Gary (not verified) on Fri, 9/5/2008 - 12:48pm
Wayne
Sounds like that is the consensus - that the owners will rebuild a gas station with a different site layout.
GK
Submitted by formertarheel on Fri, 7/5/2019 - 9:00am
Back in 1974 there was a "TOPS" service station located here, operated by Kenan Oil Co. I rode with a Kenan Transport Co. driver to that station to drop a tanker load of gasoline into the underground tanks. I worked for Servicetown Truck Stop, at I-85 and Guess Road, next to Honey's restauant. Also owned by Mr. Frank Kenan. Great memories!!
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