Texhoma's Highway 54 Businesses

Buildings of Texhoma and their History

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

Texhoma's Downtown
Panhandle Pioneers, Volume 9:64-81, 1989.

Images by Ginger Roach, 1989 and Kurt Schaefer, 2003

Highway 54, south side, west of 2nd Street

At the intersection, 54 and 2nd Street, this restaurant building was built by Lily Long in 1956 and she moved her long time Blue Moon downtown restaurant to this location and renamed it the Golden Spread. Gladys Hackler Long later managed the business for several years. After her death it was bought by Myrtle Howell in 1966 for several years. Lester Long later managed it again. Probably others before it was bought by LeAnns in the 1990s. Le Ann's Restaurant has served the community for many years. It hosts Rotary Club, Chamber of Commerce and other groups.

Just west is the old Last Chance Saloon. It was built by ______Riley, had several different names. Jack Klepper ran it for several years. Delores_________ran it for some time. Joe Pierce owned it awhile. Currently being remodelled into a ??

Home Town Inn owned and operated by Gary and Tommy Goetz


Old building on corner was built by E.R. Cox as an International Implement Company. Later Jack Alexander Implement Co. was there. Jim Smith had an Allis-Chalmers Implement Co. there. Mary Lou Norris later used it for storage.


The old filling station on the corner of 54 & 6th St. was built by Bob Evans for a Shamrock Service Station and Wholesale. Roy Cudd owned and operated it for several years. Roy Hackler ran the business for many years. Naoimi Parsons used it for a running garage sale for several years. No empty.

On this site was a Quonset building Jack Alexander first called Farmer Equipment and later changed to 54 Motors when he added the DeSota Plymouth auto agency. Part of the building burned in 1951. It was bought by Hatfield 1955, and later Ed Hosier had an Implement businesss there. It was later bought by Wheat Growers, and after several years they built a new Metal building there, now standing. Later tore down the quonset and built the present tire center on the site.

It is thought Jesse Riffe built the other filling station on that block, Perhaps Walter Johnson ran it for awhile. Frederick Mason had a Sinclair Station there for several years. Also now empty.


The first airport was just south of the Wheat Growers Elevators with the runway extending to the south, toward the cemetery (top picture). The current Texhoma Municipal Airport was built and its located west of town. Elevation 3465 feet, (lower picture).

Wheat Growers Fuel was originally built by Dan Boothby as a Texaco Retail and Wholesale business. Several other members of his family later ran it; Ray, Frank, D.C. Scotty Blackmore had it awhile, Ed Hoiser later bought it, then Jerry Thomason had it for several years and changed it to a Phillips Wholesale & Retail. Bill Osbornthen bought it, naming it the Red Devil Fuel. Later Milton Meyer owned it for several years, also calling it Red Devil Fuel. Now owned by the Texhoma Wheat Growers. Still operating as a full service station.


Dickie's Cheron and Standard Oil operated by Richard Bachman. Uncertain of the history of the little station building, but at one time Roy Cudd was the owner. Warren McCarney ran it for awhile.