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TxDot Expansion Uncovers a Surprise
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A postcard of what the Erwin Petzold’s Gulf Station looked like in its heyday where the Pharmhouse parking lot is now.
Contractors working for Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) uncovered a piece of La Grange history while working on improvements to the intersection at US 77 and SH 71 Business. The contractors were drilling a hole for a new traffic light pole in the parking lot at Pharmhouse Drug when they struck some old underground fuel tanks. That corner of the intersection used to be the location of Erwin Petzold’s Gulf Station, which opened in 1924. The tanks were full of water when the contractors uncovered them. The contractors excavated the tanks and pumped them out on Tuesday.
Staff photo by Andy Behlen