The Blackstone Building holds Tyler’s first union bus terminal
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The Art Deco Blackstone Building on North Broadway, begun in February 1938, housed Tyler’s first Union bus terminal on its ground floor, with oil-company offices above.
By 1945 fifteen oil-related businesses rented offices there.
It stayed the bus terminal until the 1950s.
Sources
- National Register nomination: Tyler Downtown Historic District (listed 2022; THC Atlas)atlas.thc.texas.gov
Construction on the Art Deco office building and bus terminal commenced in February 1938.
The building housed Tyler's first Union bus terminal on the ground floor
The building remained the home base for Tyler's bus terminal until the 1950s.
Construction on the Art Deco office building and bus terminal commenced in February 1938. Preston M. Geren, based in Fort Worth, served as the architect
The building housed Tyler’s first Union bus terminal on the ground floor
By 1945, 15 oil-related businesses occupied the Blackstone Building, including McMurrey Refining Company.
Checked October 15, 2026. How the cards are filed