Buildings of Texhoma and their History

Adopted from Ginger Roach's The History of Texhoma's Downtown
Panhandle Pioneers, Volume 9:64-81, 1989.

Images by Ginger Roach, 1989 and Kurt Schaefer, 2003

Highway 54, north side
Conoco Service Station run by Marcus Sellars 1930s, early 40s Later run by Charles Roach, and Charles Roach and Roy Hook Continental wholesale. A.Y. Ingham later had the wholesale business and then by J.A. Palmer, Mervin Thrasher also ran the station. Now Lana's Beauty Shop
54 Cafe building built by "Fat" Wilkerson, ca 1940. Pearl and Pete Becker later owned it, still later run by Ray & Naiomi Parsons. Opal Eslinger ran it as Opals Cafe. The west side was later added as a dining room. Later the Parsons made an apartment there where they lived. Huck Reed, of Guymon, had a liquor store in the west side, probably in the 1960s, and this was later run for many years by Ethel Reed. Jack and Kathy Shores later bought the entire building, the east side contained an antique store for awhile, and it is now owned by Terry Shores and is empty. Currently remodelled into apartments.
The building just east was first a service station and office for the 54 Motel, built and owned by "Fat" Wilkerson. Then was used strictly for the Motel office. Sam Jackson later owned it, and then E.F. Fisk. several units were used as apartments. Raymond Boldin later owned it for several year, and it is presently owned by Randy McNabb.
The building just east was built by Royce and Mary Lou Norris as the Foodarama in the 1970s. Later bought by Chan Huffman, now called Texhoma Grocery, and a Texaco station and Simple Simon Pizza were added.
The Pizza Ria served Texhoma for a number of years but was later moved to Goodwell Ron and Marie Wagner moved Texhoma Auto Parts from east Main Street, Johnson Brothers building, to this new building in 19??. Gary and Tammy Blain bought the business, but now Tim Wagner has the business
The second livestock building build, 1947, by C.F. Augustine and A.C. McKinley is seen on the left burnt down on January 13, 1963. The newer auction building replaced it and functions with successful auctions every Wednesday at 11:00. Wilma Bolin managers the restaurant and is famous for her pies. History of the Texhoma Livestock Auction occurs in Panhandle Pioneers, Volume 9: 36-38, 1989.
Tommy's Embroidery, Tommy Goetz moved her expanding business from the The Farmer's State Bank building to his new larger building
All of the elevators are now operated by Texhoma Wheat Growers with the expection the elevator on the right is part of Murphy Farms of Texhoma, hog feeding mill. The white elevator in left background was owned by Collingwood Grain,

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2nd Street north of Main Street
2nd Street north of Main Street, east side
2nd Street north of Main Street, west side
2nd Street south of Main Street
2nd Street south of Main Street, east side
2nd Street south of Main Street, west side
Main Street east of 2nd Street
Main Street, east of 2nd, north side
Main Street, east of 2nd, south side
Main Street west of 2nd Street
Main Street west of 2nd Street, north side
Main Street west of 2nd Street, south side
Along Highway 54
Highway 54 Businesses, north side
Highway 54 Businesses, south side, west of 2nd Street
Highway 54 Businesses, south side, east of 2nd Street
Other Businesses
Some Other Businesses

Texhoma's Location and History
Texhoma, Oklahoma/Texas