Moore Grocery, Tyler’s first wholesale grocery
Addison P. Moore opened a market at East Ferguson and North Spring streets in 1887.
His Moore Grocery Company grew into Tyler’s first wholesale grocery firm, building a three-story brick warehouse of 350,000 local bricks by 1893.
Sources
- National Register nomination: Tyler Downtown Historic District (listed 2022; THC Atlas)atlas.thc.texas.gov
had begun in 1887 when Addison P. Moore opened a market at the corner of East Ferguson and North Spring Street.
Business boomed for Addison P. Moore, and his company evolved into Tyler's first wholesale grocery firm.
A.P. Moore purchased 350,000 bricks from Charles Moore's brickyard, located northeast of the Cotton Belt tracks.
his company evolved into Tyler’s first wholesale grocery firm.
A.P. Moore purchased 350,000 bricks from Charles Moore’s brickyard, located northeast of the Cotton Belt tracks.
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