Wood T. Brookshire opens a grocery on the square
Brookshire Grocery Co. traces its start to September 1, 1928, when Wood T. Brookshire opened a 2,500-square-foot grocery on the downtown Tyler courthouse square.
On July 9, 2026, Brookshire’s broke ground on a $17 million store in west Tyler.
Sources
- Brookshire's: About usbrookshires.com
- Tyler Economic Development Council: Success in Tyler, Brookshire Grocery Companytedc.org
- Handbook of Texas: Brookshire Grocery Companytshaonline.org
- Tyler Morning Telegraph, 2026-07-10: Brookshire’s Breaks Ground on New Store in West Tyler, Featuring a Full-Service Stanley’s Famous Pit Barbecuetylerpaper.com
Checked September 29, 2026. How the cards are filed