Monday, July 29, 2024

Brookshire Brothers (Alto, Texas)

I have a love/hate relationship with tiny grocery stores (this one is no exception clocking in at 15,000 square feet). On one hand, they're cute, often vintage, and make shopping a snap, on the other hand, they hardly have anything and they almost have higher prices than elsewhere. I came across this particular Brookshire Brothers (272 N. Marcus, Alto TX 75925) during a July 2024 trip. What I wanted was some deli meats and cheeses for a light lunch, what I ended up getting was a single banana and it was still more expensive than what H-E-B usually has. There's a Brookshire Bros. fuel island in the parking lot (originally Conoco).
Astonishingly, the store was not a relic of the 1960s or 1970s...it was built in 1997! The low store number suggests it replaced an even smaller store.
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2 comments:

  1. Scott GreerAugust 14, 2024 at 11:43 AM

    This store number (#7) may have been recycled. It was at one point a B&B Food store. Brookshire Bros. used the B&B name for small town stores like Alto (there were B&B stores in Timpson and Tatum as well). It is possible that 7 is the original number, since Brookshire Bros. is based just down the road in Lufkin.

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  2. Scott GreerAugust 14, 2024 at 12:53 PM

    Alto was formerly B&B Food, Brookshire Bros.' small town chain (there were also B&B stores in Tatum and Timpson). I'm not sure if 7 was an original number to this one or recycled, since Lufkin is close to here.

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