Cafes

CAFES

   Right: A roadside sign ca. 1920 pointing to De Leon’s New American Cafe three miles away.  The sign indicated that the cafe was open “All day” and “All night”.  It also noted that the cafe was “just the place to eat and enjoy it.”  The location of the cafe is unknown.

   Jones Cafe was located on the northeast corner of Texas and Gonzales due north of Smiths.  The exterior photo was taken in July 1940. 

Left:  The interior of the cafe in 1952.  On the left side is (front to back) Bobby Richardson, J.D. Richardson, Willard Decker, unknown.  Counter (F-B) Dude McCaren, unknown, unknown.  Behind the counter:  Mary Hollad, Unknown, Vess Spruill, Floyd Jones (father of Blanton Jones who provided the picture.

     See Narry and Northcutt Cafe below.

Above: There was a cafe located at Fincher Feed in the late 1930s.  The name of the cafe is unknown.

   Left”  The Onyx Cafe was located immediately south of Smiths (Franks Appliance) in what would become the Leon Theater.  This photo is from about 1940.